DakhaBrakha

Albuquerque fans, DakhaBrakha performs at the KiMo Theatre on December 4!

DakhaBrakha is a music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Using Ukrainian polyphony as its foundation, they interweave complex rhythmic and melodic structures from India, Arabia, Africa, and Australia. Their music has textural, layered sounds with distinctive percussive heartbeats, thumping bass lines, distorted electric guitars, and influences of jazz, spoken word, rap, and punk. DakhaBrakha calls this tapestry of influences “ethno chaos.”

Their history spans years of performances prior to Russia’s 2022 invasion, but war is in everything now. They are troubadours, activists, and educators. They aim to help audiences see Ukraine not as a monolith, but as a cosmopolitan culture that takes in other cultures and gives in return.