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09/15/2015
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DakhaBrakha/6:30pm (Arneson)/8 pm (Maverick)
Ukrainian quartet DakhaBrakha is the unopposed contender for "Saturday set you'll catch twice because it's so damn good." A mashup of the Ukrainian words for give & take, DakhaBrakha describes its music, indebted to West Africa as much as the streets of Kiev, as "ethno-chaos".
Fair enough. When the four singers of DakhaBrakha shout harmonies & odd Ukrainian modes, it's a torrent of belting, beautiful music. With two drums, an accordion, & a viola, the quartet's rhythmic exploration is as rewarding as its harmonic boggle (think a Ukrainian folk Dirty Projectors).