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12/05/2014
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DakhaBrakha @ The Rialto Theatre
“For all the fireworks, there was a lot of subtlety in how they brought their simple, harmonically-rich melodies up gently and then set them alight with a gleeful grin.” –New York Music Daily
From the world’s revolutionary hot spot! Their music has been called “subversive Ukrainian punk-folk.” The musicians themselves call it “ethno-chaos” – a reference to both their aesthetic eclecticism and their creative process. An assortment of drums, cello, piano, accordions, and zgaleyka pipes complement close vocal harmonies as traditional Ukrainian melodies meet punk rhythms.
“So mesmerizing that you cease worrying about meaning and just go with the flow.” –The Guardian