DakhaBrakha is world music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Reflecting fundamental elements of sound and soul, Ukrainian “ethno-chaos” band DakhaBrakha, create a world of unexpected new music.

The name DakhaBrakha is original, outstanding and authentic at the same time. It means “give/take” in the old Ukrainian language. Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian traditional instrumentation, the quartet’s astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range creates a trans-national sound rooted in Ukrainian culture.

Live Soundtrack for “Earth”: In addition to their own performances, DakhaBrakha also performs their original live soundtrack alongside a screening of the classic 1930 film, “Earth”, by Aleksandr Dovzhenko (considered to be one of the most important films of the Soviet era). Dovzhenko is a master of composition, and the film—with its intense close-ups and the impressive expanses of the landscape—is a passionate tribute to the countryside, to nature, and to the people that work on it.

What is happening in Ukraine now - this war of Russia to destroy Ukraine - is a catastrophe for the whole democratic world, all humanity, not only ours, Ukrainian. However, Ukraine is now fighting this monster itself. Therefore, we need help to win this fight, to protect refugees, to get weapons, and medical care.

Our performance is a testament to the crime of Russian troops, the humanitarian catastrophe they caused, the horrific deaths of civilians in Kharkiv, Mariupol, Chernihiv, Sumy, Bucha, Gostomel and many other parts of the country.

At the same time, our performance is a hymn to our defenders and to the Ukrainian people, who stand courageously and restrain this evil.

We are here today because we are musicians and artists. It is very important for us to feel support and solidarity with Ukraine. The Ukrainian people became victims of Russian aggression and heroes of resistance at the same time. Because slaves cannot defeat free people.

Also it's important to organise possibility to donate for people. We have 2 Ukrainian humanitarian organizations we trust:

https://razomforukraine.org/partner-projects/humanitarian-shipments

https://savelife.in.ua/

https://www.prorizne.org/

I know it's a lot of work, but we really need it. Now in France we organised 4 concerts from zero... Money from tickets are send to UNISEF or Red Cross.