DakhaBrakha THURSDAY
18 April
DakhaBrakha will be performing for students at Lincoln High School as part of Opening Nights In Class AT&T High School Series.
High School Series
About DakhaBrakha DakhaBrakha means “give/take” in the old Ukrainian language. A quartet from Kiev, Ukraine, that reflects fundamental elements of sound and soul, DakhaBrakha creates a world of unexpected new music. This Ukrainian “ethno chaos” band was created in 2004 at the Kiiv Center of Contemporary Art by the avant-garde theatre director Vladyslav Troitskyi. SH A R E YOU R RESP ONSE AND FEEDBACK TO OPENI NGNI GHTS @FSU.E DU
Interesting Facts:
About DakhaBrakha’s Music
After experimenting with Ukrainian folk music, the band has added rhythms of the surrounding world into their music, thus creating the bright, unique and unforgettable sound of DakhaBrakha. Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian traditional instrumentation, the quartet’s astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range creates a transnational sound. At the crossroads of Ukrainian folklore and theatre, their musical spectrum is at first intimate then riotous, plumbing the depths of contemporary roots and rhythms, inspiring “cultural and artistic liberation.”
Questions for After the Concert Use the questions below to start a discussion with your students after the show. These questions are designed to help you and your students keep and performance alive . 1. Identify another artist or band whose musical style is similar to that of DakhaBrakha. Explain what about the works of the artist or band makes it similar to that of DakhaBrakha. 2. DakhaBrakha’s performances are intensely visual in writing and sound. Describe what you visualized while listening to the songs during the concert.
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DakhaBrakha’s Musical Influences Russia
Ukraine
Africa and The Arab World
India
Australia
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