The DakhaBrakha group of four extraordinary performers conquered the whole world with its unusual sound with folk Ukrainian motifs combined with hip-hop, soul, minimal, blues.
The beginning of the creative path of the folklore group
The DakhaBrakha team was formed in early 2000 by the permanent artistic director and music producer Vladislav Troitsky.
All members of the group were students of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. Nina Garenetskaya, Irina Kovalenko, Elena Tsibulskaya have been working together for 20 years, and outside of work they were best friends.
The basis of the group consists of amateurs and performers of folklore and folk genres, members of the Dakh Theater troupe (now the Kiev Center for Contemporary Art "DAH"), headed by Vladislav Troitsky, who brought the team together.
The name is also interpreted with the name of the theater with derivatives from the verb "give" (give) and "brother" (take). Also, all musicians of the band are multi-instrumentalists.
Initially, the project was conceived as a live accompaniment to the unusual theatrical productions of Troitsky.
The group gradually began to acquire an unusual, unique sound, which smoothly moved them to the next musical production project "Mystical Ukraine".
Already 4 years later, the musical group went on various tours, began work on their debut album. In addition, the DakhaBrakha group did not stop musical and theatrical activities, continuing to create bewitching melodies for various performances.
In 2006, the release of the first disc of the group "Na Dobranich" took place, in which talented Ukrainian sound engineers Anatoly Soroka and Andriy Matviychuk participated. The following year, the album "Yagudi" was released, and in 2009 - "On the border".
In 2010, under the leadership of the musician, founder of the Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy and producer Yuri Khustochka, the DakhaBrakha group released a new album, Lights.
In the same year, the Sergey Kuryokhin Prize was awarded in the field of the modern music industry, which was awarded to the Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha.
The Belarusian musical project Port Mone Trio, which performs experimental music in the genre of minimalism, has proposed a joint project Khmeleva Project. The process of work took place in Poland under the supervision of the music agency "Art-pole".
Group career
The beginning of the musical career of the DakhaBrakha group took place under the leadership of the Dakh Theater. Being permanent participants, the musicians created compositions for theatrical productions and performances.
The most popular and well-known accompanying parties are the Shakespearean cycle, which included the classic Macbeth, King Lear, Richard III).
The group also became a member of the Dovzhenko National Theater in 2012 to fulfill an individual order in writing the soundtrack and musical arrangement for the restoration film "Earth" (1930).
The musical sound of the group was called "ethno-chaos" by many critics due to the continuous diversity of sound and the search for new sounds, instruments, and various techniques.
The team used in their work various musical instruments from different parts of the world, which have become indispensable for the performance of old Ukrainian folk chants.
The instrumentation of the group is very diverse. Musicians play different drums (from classic bass to authentic national), harmonicas, rattles, cello, violins, string instruments, grand piano, “noise” percussion instruments, accordion, trombone, African and other pipes, etc.
Nina Garenetskaya is a member of the theater project of the Center for Contemporary Art and the Dakh Daughters Theater, performing in dark cabaret performances under the direction of Vladislav Troitsky.
DakhaBrakha group today
Today, the DakhaBrakha team occupies an honorable place in the global music industry of modern sound. Since 2017, the musicians have been composers of popular American TV series and European films, such as Fargo, Bitter Harvest.
In addition, the members of the group participate in the musical arrangement for advertising various popular brands and Ukrainian films of world distribution.
The DakhaBrakha group also participates in various world festivals: the British Glastonbury, the American Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.
Participation in world-class concerts and tours in Europe, Asia, the USA was noticed by the notorious music publication Rolling Stone.
The first participation in the Australian music festival WOMADelaide amazed the global music industry, which subsequently named the group as the main festival opening of the year.
Since 2014, the team has stopped touring and organizing concerts in Russia due to events related to the annexation of the Crimean peninsula of the Russian Federation and political upheavals in Ukraine.
For 2019, the band's career includes more than a dozen successful musical collaborations with famous musicians from around the globe.
In addition, the DakhaBrakha group is a constant participant in charity concerts and events of national and state importance.
