DakhaBrakha

The Brief

DakhaBrakha returns to Cosmopolite! After a sold-out and profoundly powerful concert with us in 2024, the Ukrainian quartet is back with their uncompromising “ethno-chaos” - a forceful fusion of folk music, theatre, activism, and boundless creativity. The band was founded at the legendary Dakh Theatre in Kyiv and has since become a global symbol of a new Ukraine: free, fearless, and fiercely independent. For more than 20 years, they have developed an expression that is both ritualistic and modern, raw and refined - an artistic signature that has made them an international phenomenon. “A rebellious explosion of colour and reinvention” - Hackney Citizen Their music is rooted in authentic Ukrainian folk songs, collected through travels to small villages where they meet local babushkas and learn traditions directly from the source. These songs are then interwoven with influences from African, Arab, Bulgarian, and Hungarian traditions, resulting in a sonic universe that no one else in the world can replicate. Line-up: Marko Halanevych – accordion, cajón, darbuka Iryna Kovalenko – keyboards, djembe Olena Tsybulska – drums Nina Garenetska – cello Good to know: * Age limit: 18+ * Doors open at 7:00 PM