Will never forget being in the room for this - a special memory and an incredible intro to Ukrainian culture. Hope they are safe and sending love to Ukraine!
You're kidding me?!? U got to see their Tiny Desk LIVE?!? THAT sounds like more than a special memory... Its like u can hear the pain & pride of their ancestors in their voices... like a battle cry. Moves me to relax and evaluate my life every listen. I've watched lots of their performances on YT, and Tiny Desk has that wonderful intimate feel, I had no idea there was even room for an audience in there! ;) Sending love to dakhabrakha and their people of Ukraine. Thanks for sharing your unique music w the rest of the world ❤🧡💛💚💙💙💜✌🌍
@@_Amor_Fati very special indeed. it was part of a composers residency at the Kennedy Center I did in 2015 called Betty Carter Jazz Ahead. Great program that changed my life. Towards the end they took us on a tour of NPR Music. and to our surprise we walked right into a tiny desk concert, which happened to be this one! let's just say the room is much bigger than it looks haha
What the--? It's rock, it's New Age, it's Tibetan drone, it's African call and response, it's Slavic folk, it's so old and so new and it makes me want to headbang and hippie groove and do the cossack dance at the same time! I am joyful right now because of this joyful, utterly unique music!!!
why not slap another label on this you poor excuse for a music critic...it's not rock...it's ethnic...and ethnic music can't be progressive because if you do, it ceases to be ethnic.
@@nasticanasta Chill man... It's not like everybody has that deeper understanding of music genres like you, the enlightened one, has. Don't be so full of yourself and let other people experience music in their own due time.
@@selechesh Well the way it was said maybe was bit off, but it's true, the vast majority of what they do is Ukrainian folk. They have a few songs that have modern influences, but those are obvious. It doesn't have to be Tibetan just because it has drone tones, a ton of folkmusic has drone tones, it also doesn't have to be African just because it has call and response, also quite common in folkmusic.
there is an unconscious step 6, Edward Bernays supplies it, you will feel it when you watch news about the Russian aggression against Ukraine, be it true or not.
How can a person NOT get into this band?? Holy Christ have they just created their own genre? This is some of the most incredible music I've ever experienced. I am now one of your greatest American fans!!!
I've seen them live in a festival in Devon, England. Nobody knew what the music would be like. As the performance ended and the audience 'recovered' from the fantastic experience, everyone were running to the CD shop to buy their album. Stunning gig.
Just had first row seats at a dazzling concert by this fascinating group! Not only was their performance incredible, but, on the large screen behind them, the graphics were beautiful, the photos moving, and the film brought tears. If you have a chance , GO SEE AND SUPPORT THIS WONDERFUL GROUP!!
They are so insanely good that they have nothing left to prove, so they can afford to do something really wild, and unique. Three brides in Cossack hats! And they have so much fun it's infectious!
It's been said before but the engineering on these concerts is incredible. These guys have acoustic instruments and they're being mic'ed from across the desk but it sounds great on headphones.
Saw this quartet a year and a half ago in Toronto. Audience ages from 12 to in their 80s. About the third song, I noticed that everyone in the audience was rocking out in a chair dance, to every song. One of the best concerts I've been to, ever.
O.M.G. - my new favorite group! They remind me of a cross between the wildness of Ukranian Eugene Hutz's Gogol Bordello and the famed vocal harmonies of the Bulgarian Women's Choir with a bit of West African beat thrown in. Simply amazing!
Agree! It gives me such loving appreciation for Tiny Desk, THIS is the video that I pull up to show to others what tinydesk is, and why it's so great! ❤✌🌍 Bringing artists of all styles together without fighting for the front row at a concert. Not to mention their audio quality is top notch! I hope to someday be there in person.
One of my favorite Tiny Desk Concerts ever, what a gem... seriously high energy, high drama... Bob Boilen, you are a genius to give opportunity to such offbeat talent
+Riley Schwarcz This is exactly why I love Tiny Desk Concerts... how else would I ever hear a great band from Ukraine? I watch all the TDCs, every single one of the over 500 concerts... I really like about 10% of them enough to mark as favorites, and to listen again and again... that is 50+ bands I never would have heard of otherwise.
Seen them live twice!! Mindblowing!!! Best live concert ever! Powerful, enthralling, fascinating, humurous, addictive, energizing,, one of my favorite bands ever! See them live if you can!!!
Music is universal. I don't understand half of Jenny and the Mexicats, and almost nothing of Eugene Hutz, but who cares if it grooves. (just to make it clear, I'm agreeing with you, not suggesting you said that you care you don't understand the lyrics)
Just discovered DakhaBrakha last Friday and am currently obsessed. In light of the current war on Ukraine I searched for Ukrainian music and certainly wasn't disappointed. Ukraine is in my heart.
11:45-12:50 gets me every time. "Carol of the bells' as you've never heard it before. This group is amazing. Just saw them in Odessa, Ukraine. Thank you so much for hosting talent like this from around the world!
I was waiting for someone to mark this sequence. They isolated it with harmonies genuinely. Nothing but respect for this group. Oh hey something I meant to ask when I commented first was, did you get a chance to see them play "Baby" live? That's on my bucket list but my goodness that's a goose bumper for the ages!
Why this is not more popular I've no idea. Tiny Desk should be a Radio Station in every town world wide! Where I live, it's all 40, 50 year old rock or country that you've heard to death. This is soooo refreshing!
I didn't expect to see Ukrainian performers here! It's great to see your native language speakers in an international community like this. So I hope to see more of Ukranian singers here in the future:)
HI. Saw you perform with my Mum in a free concert Downtown Los Angeles. We were right up front. Mum, when she was MUCH younger was part of a Ukrainian Dance Troupe. i have a couple photos. WE BOTH SO ENJOYED THE MUSIC AND THE POLITICS!!!!! bought one of your CDs. One of the best times Mum and I spent together. Riveting, Captivating, Mesmerizing, Beautiful
Just one week ago I saw DakhaBrakha perfomance here, in Toronto. They are the best ethno group ever! Being a Ukrainian myself I am not too shy to say that:) Talented, vibrant, colorful, UKRAINIAN!!:)
this group was just here in Taos, NM this past December…I went and saw them and the whole crowd feel madly in love with them…they were INCREDIBLE live.
Unfortunatunately they're not safe. As long your US brain has no president, excuse me, as long as long has no... fugde it! I'm old . (Who's in charge of my prompter? Xe's fired!)
Congratulations NPR Music for the work you're doing, bringing authentic, international music to people who are looking for true good music, done by people who play from their hearts and souls. This is what people are craving for nowadays, it's easy to understand that, just look at the number of views...2 Million so far. Thank you for that !!!
Came back again to listen today because I remembered they're from Kiev, Ukraine! Sending Love to Ukraine! Thanks for a chilling performance. Chills start @2:00 ❤🧡💛💚💙💜✌🌍
@@nasticanasta set and setting, if it were in a tent village in the middle of a grassy field around a campfire it could be enjoyable. In the middle of a cramped room in a chair surrounded by people I don't know, that's a different story lol
This is so... interesting! I can hear so many musical influences that they're able to weave in together; it just works. Love the energy, vocal arrangement, hip-hop groove, and funk rock bass lines. I'm sold. :)
I cannot describe or otherwise put into words my absolute attraction to these folks. The muses get it and approve, and that's good enough for me. I LOVE this.
OhMyGod, the cello player is absolutely adorable! I've hear the advice to performers "look like you're having fun" and thought it was kind've dumb, but Jesus, she just draws your eyes with that grin!
Wow. Just wow. There is an invisible barrier between certain kinds of music and people like me. This kind of music, for example. People like me are the kind who love music but who feel a terrible embarrassment at the idea of being one of these musicians and - for want of a better expression - doing the shouting/wooping/screaching parts. It is precisely this kind of music, however, that brings out of me the kind of feeling that makes people do those things in the song. That unashamed expression of feeling/passion/happiness(or indeed sadness) which is so important a part of the music, but which would be terribly embarrassing for me to do... that's... what... 'power', 'freedom' or something like it. Perhaps that's too deep a way to thinkg about it. Anyway, thank you so very much for what I wil call the most enjoyable almost-random-click of the second half of 2019.
Thanks for that thoughtful comment that represents my thinking and feeling too. I found this music after a healing session which I was lead to experience more feelings in my heart..well if this is an indication of what happens when I do, I'm all ears and I'm excited!
Thank you so much for this recording. It was the first time I heard them and I was stunned by the playful complexity of their music. These days they are one of the bands closest to my heart and it's all thanks to this.
At last I’m going to see them live in London tomorrow night (20 January 2022). Postscript: it was possibly the best gig I have ever been to, which considering I have seen a great many world class acts (Led Zep, the Floyd, Yes, Genesis etc.) I am genuinely astounded by how good DB are live! ❤️
These folks are truly great. I am really surprised at how much some of the female vocal elements sound like Native American music. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with the world...
This the region where most of the First Peoples of the Americas are from; when they crossed the Siberian land bridge 30,000 years ago. The proto Sythian cultures of Mongolia.
@@thothmysteryseeker1126 The Well Actually Guy says: "Well, actually, a couple thousand miles west of those folks." It's easy to overdo connections. I'm satisfied to say that most roots music and folk music is in touch with aspects of being human that ALL societies share and resonate to.
Wonderful music and even though this concert took place a few years back. It could be a homage to Ukraine to carry on listening to it now. All my love to you Ukrainian people in these very difficult times.
That was a good idea, well done! Don't be afraid to give a shot also to their old stuff... it's rough but if you think you'll like it, you'll definitely love it
Sometimes that's better! There are a bunch of songs where I'm down with the music, but the whole experience was destroyed by rock stupid lyrics. No danger of that when you don't know the language.
In a perfect world beauty and creative genius would annihilate destructive stupidity every time. Maybe it still will. You're wonderful, DakhaBrakha❤❤❤. Bless you!
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Came for the hats, stayed for the music
lynn pehrson perfect observation. Agreed!
some how i can see the b-52's doing a combo
Came for the hats, left from the music.
I didn't even realize that's what happened to me until I read your comment.
Same
Will never forget being in the room for this - a special memory and an incredible intro to Ukrainian culture. Hope they are safe and sending love to Ukraine!
God I hope they are ok right now
You're kidding me?!? U got to see their Tiny Desk LIVE?!? THAT sounds like more than a special memory... Its like u can hear the pain & pride of their ancestors in their voices... like a battle cry.
Moves me to relax and evaluate my life every listen. I've watched lots of their performances on YT, and Tiny Desk has that wonderful intimate feel, I had no idea there was even room for an audience in there! ;)
Sending love to dakhabrakha and their people of Ukraine. Thanks for sharing your unique music w the rest of the world
❤🧡💛💚💙💙💜✌🌍
@@_Amor_Fati very special indeed. it was part of a composers residency at the Kennedy Center I did in 2015 called Betty Carter Jazz Ahead. Great program that changed my life. Towards the end they took us on a tour of NPR Music. and to our surprise we walked right into a tiny desk concert, which happened to be this one! let's just say the room is much bigger than it looks haha
@@MikeCaseyMusic unreal. What an incredible life you opened yourself up to. Congrats!
I went down a memory rabbit hole and went searching for this..I forgot they were from Ukraine! Prayers
Dear Marco, Irina, Elena and Nina, we hope very much you are well in these troubled times. We wish you all the best.
What the--? It's rock, it's New Age, it's Tibetan drone, it's African call and response, it's Slavic folk, it's so old and so new and it makes me want to headbang and hippie groove and do the cossack dance at the same time! I am joyful right now because of this joyful, utterly unique music!!!
That's how I should have expressed my thoughts about this.
You did it so much more meaningfully than me.
its like western europe got hit with a music bomb from the B52s
why not slap another label on this you poor excuse for a music critic...it's not rock...it's ethnic...and ethnic music can't be progressive because if you do, it ceases to be ethnic.
@@nasticanasta Chill man... It's not like everybody has that deeper understanding of music genres like you, the enlightened one, has. Don't be so full of yourself and let other people experience music in their own due time.
@@selechesh Well the way it was said maybe was bit off, but it's true, the vast majority of what they do is Ukrainian folk. They have a few songs that have modern influences, but those are obvious. It doesn't have to be Tibetan just because it has drone tones, a ton of folkmusic has drone tones, it also doesn't have to be African just because it has call and response, also quite common in folkmusic.
Confused. Alarmed. Aroused. Joyous. Fascinated. The 5 steps of the DakhaBrahka experience.
there is an unconscious step 6, Edward Bernays supplies it, you will feel it when you watch news about the Russian aggression against Ukraine, be it true or not.
Ok. I'll stay too, especially if there's a chance of musical arousal....
To me it was just first contact love, and love to the end. Cheers from Greece!
Hahahaha. Love it.
@@MrShbbz true it is
How can a person NOT get into this band?? Holy Christ have they just created their own genre? This is some of the most incredible music I've ever experienced. I am now one of your greatest American fans!!!
It comes from Ukrainian folk
European Urban Folk.
@@heidihemore7812 *Eastern European
@@lanagukina3338 Yes, of course Eastern
Це Україна, музика волі, так співає вільна душа. Слава нації.
I've seen them live in a festival in Devon, England. Nobody knew what the music would be like. As the performance ended and the audience 'recovered' from the fantastic experience, everyone were running to the CD shop to buy their album. Stunning gig.
I'm in Devon, wish I had known about them back then!!!
It is what you can call Slavic soul. I see a lot of elements from Ukrainian folklore.
Where they at sidmouth folk festival
I wouldn't mind betting they were at Sidmouth
Don’t understand a single word, but I know great songs when I hear em!!!!!
Three beautiful women in wedding dresses and a guy yelling. Couldn't get any better! Love the music.
Magic is real and alive in Ukraine - this is some of the best musical expressions of that magic. Victory, Peace, and Glory to Ukraine!
well, they wont get any of these three. thanks to western war machine 👍
Just had first row seats at a dazzling concert by this fascinating group! Not only was their performance incredible, but, on the large screen behind them, the graphics were beautiful, the photos moving, and the film brought tears. If you have a chance , GO SEE AND SUPPORT THIS WONDERFUL GROUP!!
They are so insanely good that they have nothing left to prove, so they can afford to do something really wild, and unique. Three brides in Cossack hats! And they have so much fun it's infectious!
Extraordinary discovery : never heard such original music. Many thanks to Tiny desk and its team.
@@AFNacapella I saw that performance last night. I went BINGO!!
@@AFNacapella thanks for the recommendation, I'll look that up !
The first song is actually a Ukrainian cover of “Friday” by Rebecca Black
It's been said before but the engineering on these concerts is incredible. These guys have acoustic instruments and they're being mic'ed from across the desk but it sounds great on headphones.
It blows my mind every time
Legit sounds better than most studio releases
been said before, but still very much worth repeating. Sounds dope!
Saw this quartet a year and a half ago in Toronto. Audience ages from 12 to in their 80s. About the third song, I noticed that everyone in the audience was rocking out in a chair dance, to every song. One of the best concerts I've been to, ever.
If this group isn't cast as the band in the next Star Wars dive bar, then somebody isn't paying attention. Got to love me some DakhaBrakha!!
I got cantina band vibes too
🤣😂... So PICTURED it... ❤❤❤❤❤❤....
Best comment ever
Yesss!!!
O.M.G. - my new favorite group! They remind me of a cross between the wildness of Ukranian Eugene Hutz's Gogol Bordello and the famed vocal harmonies of the Bulgarian Women's Choir with a bit of West African beat thrown in. Simply amazing!
I immediately was reminded of Bulgarian Womens' Choir too.. ❣️❣️❣️❣️
This is awesome on so many levels. Easily one of the best Tiny Desk Jams ever.
Agree! It gives me such loving appreciation for Tiny Desk, THIS is the video that I pull up to show to others what tinydesk is, and why it's so great! ❤✌🌍
Bringing artists of all styles together without fighting for the front row at a concert.
Not to mention their audio quality is top notch! I hope to someday be there in person.
The perpetual smile on the cellist's face makes her very beautiful.
+christinertheweiner they're all so talented!
atownlefttrain ,haha love the honesty and straight forwardness of that
Gotta make sure that all music makers are recognized for the hot pieces of tail that they are, male and female alike!
I love your Zardoz avatar, btw
How dare you comment on her physical appearance positively good sir? I believe we are all equally appalled by your boorish behavior. Tsk-tsk.
One of my favorite Tiny Desk Concerts ever, what a gem... seriously high energy, high drama... Bob Boilen, you are a genius to give opportunity to such offbeat talent
+billder999 they're actually a fairly large band in Ukraine
+Riley Schwarcz This is exactly why I love Tiny Desk Concerts... how else would I ever hear a great band from Ukraine? I watch all the TDCs, every single one of the over 500 concerts... I really like about 10% of them enough to mark as favorites, and to listen again and again... that is 50+ bands I never would have heard of otherwise.
+billder999 She is also enjoying herself more than the others.
+billder999 great math, bro
We 3rd worlders tend to believe americans know Rihanisms and Adelisms only. But we´re wrong, aren´t we?
Seen them live twice!! Mindblowing!!! Best live concert ever! Powerful, enthralling, fascinating, humurous, addictive, energizing,, one of my favorite bands ever! See them live if you can!!!
I’m seeing them tomorrow at NC State. Waited 5 years for this!! So stoked!!
I did NOT understand one word but TOTALLY love every bit of this performance.
See also: Dagadana
The members are from Ukraine and Poland, so lots of similarities. Well worth checking out if you enjoyed this.
Me neither.
But unlike you I'm ... Ukrainian native speaker. :LOL
I think they're singing about two lovers that meet in a Skoda factory & go hunting for Elk.
Music is universal. I don't understand half of Jenny and the Mexicats, and almost nothing of Eugene Hutz, but who cares if it grooves.
(just to make it clear, I'm agreeing with you, not suggesting you said that you care you don't understand the lyrics)
As ukrainian I assure you that most of their lyrics have no sense.
Loved it. I am a slav to the rhythm.
Nice!!!!
Fuck this just got me good. One thumbs up for you good sir
Booh...
Not really a pun as the word 'slave' comes from the world 'slavic' originally.
joo juniper That’s just one offbeat theory...
Sending prayers to Ukraine, heartbreaking news,.
Thank you Martin! They are appreciated!
Nazis at Government and sorry to say not only at the Goverment.
...bur the music is nice.
Угомонись дружок. Мир уже давно поделили "хозяева" и скоро душераздирающие молитвы будут из под Китая и с Восточного побережья США.
This isn't music, this is an experience. So much art here. Thank you!!!
😂 I just hear Polish music
Music is the universal language. No clue what they are saying, but I'm in love!
Just discovered DakhaBrakha last Friday and am currently obsessed. In light of the current war on Ukraine I searched for Ukrainian music and certainly wasn't disappointed. Ukraine is in my heart.
One of three reasons the internet is a good thing. This!! ☝🏿
11:45-12:50 gets me every time. "Carol of the bells' as you've never heard it before. This group is amazing. Just saw them in Odessa, Ukraine. Thank you so much for hosting talent like this from around the world!
I was waiting for someone to mark this sequence. They isolated it with harmonies genuinely. Nothing but respect for this group. Oh hey something I meant to ask when I commented first was, did you get a chance to see them play "Baby" live? That's on my bucket list but my goodness that's a goose bumper for the ages!
It is a Ukrainian folk song actually.
@@MrMaxlines Щедрик!
Why this is not more popular I've no idea. Tiny Desk should be a Radio Station in every town world wide! Where I live, it's all 40, 50 year old rock or country that you've heard to death. This is soooo refreshing!
I didn't expect to see Ukrainian performers here! It's great to see your native language speakers in an international community like this. So I hope to see more of Ukranian singers here in the future:)
Sergey Lagutin Are these some kind of traditional songs?
WLOMA I think, they have mostly their own unique style. But the lyrics sounds very traditional and familiar to me.
WLOMA it's a mix of traditional songs and sounds adapted for musical storytelling
+Mike Bee TV their last song ended in a traditional ukrainian Christmas choral.
Sergey Lagutin dude maybe you can help me. what are they singing about?
No matter how many times I watch this, it never loses it's magic. Beautiful performance
I agree!
I'm hooked I keep trying to get all my friends to watch their performance
God I sure hope they are safe and ok right now during these dark times in Ukraine. Strength be with you wherever you are!
HI. Saw you perform with my Mum in a free concert Downtown Los Angeles. We were right up front. Mum, when she was MUCH younger was part of a Ukrainian Dance Troupe. i have a couple photos. WE BOTH SO ENJOYED THE MUSIC AND THE POLITICS!!!!! bought one of your CDs. One of the best times Mum and I spent together. Riveting, Captivating, Mesmerizing, Beautiful
I live in Ukraine now and got to see them on concert. It was incredible!
WOW!!!!! NICE!!
Hope you are safe 🙏
This song started it all. I'm so in love with this band. They've changed my life❤️💯☮️🇺🇦
How?
Which one?
yah that song changed my life too
We truly lived in an amazing era. Saw the Cubs take the title and was fortunate enough to listen to this in my life. Thank you universe.
Universe-Bid "U" don't mess with that
Colo Riqueno : yeah but indians lost 😞
Just one week ago I saw DakhaBrakha perfomance here, in Toronto. They are the best ethno group ever! Being a Ukrainian myself I am not too shy to say that:) Talented, vibrant, colorful, UKRAINIAN!!:)
Love you 4 people
You make my ears smile
Thank you
The moment when you listen to a song for the first time and you want to marry the whole band.
Funnysterste Haha I had a similar thought, which was “I want to be this band!” ☺️❤️👌🏼
YEAH
Well, it's a good thing they wore their wedding dresses.
hahahaha...lol, super comment :)
Including that dude!🙏🏼
I have never seen Nina without a smile.
I love Dakhabrakha, and Dakh Daugthers.
My favourite cellist.
xxx.
In song YELENA she did it all time
they are the best! :)
Thank you for this.
I love this song.
And Nina has her Cello, and Bow!
Thank you, and be safe!
nina's smile literally makes my day better, she must be lovely person to be around
been in LOVE with these girls for years!WOOHOO!!! THANK YOU!!!SLAVA UKRAINI!!!❤️🍺!
this group was just here in Taos, NM this past December…I went and saw them and the whole crowd feel madly in love with them…they were INCREDIBLE live.
I hope these beautiful Ukrainians and their families and friends are safe 🖤🖤🖤 - big love from USA
Came to say the same thing
They're not. See New York Times.
@@lesclampinsdabord359 actually they are fine for now, according to them, not NY Times.
They are currently touring the US
Unfortunatunately they're not safe. As long your US brain has no president, excuse me, as long as long has no... fugde it! I'm old .
(Who's in charge of my prompter? Xe's fired!)
Every single day I pray for Ukraine. Your music helps fashion the pain into beauty
Congratulations NPR Music for the work you're doing, bringing authentic, international music to people who are looking for true good music, done by people who play from their hearts and souls. This is what people are craving for nowadays, it's easy to understand that, just look at the number of views...2 Million so far. Thank you for that !!!
One of the hottest jams I've listened to.
Right there with you, dj bbque
DJ BBQ bbzqtr ro
This is actually the Scissors Girls re-formed as a band, undercover.
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You can check this jam too,from my Macedonia,Balkan Peninsula
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Why does it remind me of the bangles
Came back again to listen today because I remembered they're from Kiev, Ukraine!
Sending Love to Ukraine! Thanks for a chilling performance. Chills start @2:00
❤🧡💛💚💙💜✌🌍
Whoever is high in that studio is having the best trip of his life.
ever do shrooms? this is the last thing you would wanna hear tripping.
@@nasticanasta No, this would be awesome!
@@nasticanasta set and setting, if it were in a tent village in the middle of a grassy field around a campfire it could be enjoyable. In the middle of a cramped room in a chair surrounded by people I don't know, that's a different story lol
LOL
Whoever's high while listening to this video is having a pretty good trip...
It's artists like this that makes me love music.
Whatever happened between 7:15 - 7:28 touched my soul! It hit so differently. Magical stuff!!
This is so... interesting! I can hear so many musical influences that they're able to weave in together; it just works. Love the energy, vocal arrangement, hip-hop groove, and funk rock bass lines. I'm sold. :)
I am so in love with these guys. I've been playing for half a century and this is some of the most profoundly cool music I have ever heard.
That breakdown toward the end of the third song is so utterly satisfying.
Gotta love the lady on the right who looks like she's having a blast playing this crazy music. I would love to see this group live.
Howdy from Texas!! One of the most unique and original bands since the B-52's!! Keep it coming!!
Well said!!!!
I wasn't the only one who was reminded of the B-52s! Thought it was just me...
Saw them perform at Bonnaroo 2014. They were incredible and the crowd was totally feeling them. A great time was had by all.
So, so wonderful. Joyous, sly, aggressive, and soaring. Thanks for highlighting this band. Bob Boilen for President.
This is the best tiny desk concert I have seen yet.
11:47 Carol of the Bells (which is originally based on a Ukrainian folk song)
Woooooow, I am Blown away! This music stirs something deep inside. I want more. Thank you, NPR. Thank you, DakhaBrakha. You Guys Rock!
this BLOWS my MIND!!! its like I've discovered music again for the first time ....
This Tiny concert just blew my mind! Amazing! Just wowed with this band
i just screamed at the top of my lungs, THIS IS SO GOOD! and i just was blown away by your video of Monsieur Periné.. you're killing me today NPR
What a great concert. Came because I was curious, stayed because it was genuinely good music.
I saw them in Bratislava in December. They were thrilling!! THeir Music moves you tothe core!!❤🔥
This goes on the "Jams" playlist for sure.
I love stuff like this, in a language I don't understand, yet so much emotion is conveyed none the less.
They explore all the rhythms of planet earth this shows again music has no boundaries
Just made my unborn 8m twins listen to it. It felt like blessings to them. Thank u
one of the best Ukrainian music performers!!! Well done DakhaBrakha! Slava Ukraine!!!!
That is fantastic! Surely, proof if you ever needed it, that music can transcend...all. just WOW!!!
I came upon this accidentally and I am hooked. Magnificent. It takes me to another place. Stunning,
What a sensory and visual trip! Music is an international language if ever there was one. Thanks for yet another marvel!
This video never gets old.
Hauntingly beautiful. Hope them and theirs are safe....
I cannot describe or otherwise put into words my absolute attraction to these folks. The muses get it and approve, and that's good enough for me. I LOVE this.
Brand new to me! I just discovered Otaba E ,give them a try
I figured it out. I want to marry the cello player. ; )
I am now just seeing this, and this is such a refreshing original (to me) group. I am gobsmacked!
OhMyGod, the cello player is absolutely adorable! I've hear the advice to performers "look like you're having fun" and thought it was kind've dumb, but Jesus, she just draws your eyes with that grin!
Sending love and prayers for peace to Ukraine and all who are struggling to survive.
I don’t have words for how incredible this is..
Wonderful is a good starting point. I’d love to see them live.
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Agreed my friend, so very cool
They use their voices as another instrument and mix the vocal so well with the sound
Thank you, NPR and Bob Boilen, for introducing one of the best Ukrainian music bands to broader global audiences
Wow.
Just wow.
There is an invisible barrier between certain kinds of music and people like me.
This kind of music, for example. People like me are the kind who love music but who feel a terrible embarrassment at the idea of being one of these musicians and - for want of a better expression - doing the shouting/wooping/screaching parts.
It is precisely this kind of music, however, that brings out of me the kind of feeling that makes people do those things in the song.
That unashamed expression of feeling/passion/happiness(or indeed sadness) which is so important a part of the music, but which would be terribly embarrassing for me to do... that's... what... 'power', 'freedom' or something like it.
Perhaps that's too deep a way to thinkg about it.
Anyway, thank you so very much for what I wil call the most enjoyable almost-random-click of the second half of 2019.
I got chills and teared up.
Thanks for that thoughtful comment that represents my thinking and feeling too. I found this music after a healing session which I was lead to experience more feelings in my heart..well if this is an indication of what happens when I do, I'm all ears and I'm excited!
From a 2021 perspective this music make SOOO much sense. And is to me sooooo welcome.
They came to my university last year, and when they played their first song nearly jumped out of my skin!
Thank you so much for this recording. It was the first time I heard them and I was stunned by the playful complexity of their music.
These days they are one of the bands closest to my heart and it's all thanks to this.
At last I’m going to see them live in London tomorrow night (20 January 2022).
Postscript: it was possibly the best gig I have ever been to, which considering I have seen a great many world class acts (Led Zep, the Floyd, Yes, Genesis etc.) I am genuinely astounded by how good DB are live! ❤️
Magnificent, stunning, Real!
Thank you!!
These folks are truly great. I am really surprised at how much some of the female vocal elements sound like Native American music. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with the world...
Who Isn't Surprised
This the region where most of the First Peoples of the Americas are from; when they crossed the Siberian land bridge 30,000 years ago. The proto Sythian cultures of Mongolia.
@@thothmysteryseeker1126 The Well Actually Guy says: "Well, actually, a couple thousand miles west of those folks."
It's easy to overdo connections. I'm satisfied to say that most roots music and folk music is in touch with aspects of being human that ALL societies share and resonate to.
Wonderful music and even though this concert took place a few years back. It could be a homage to Ukraine to carry on listening to it now.
All my love to you Ukrainian people in these very difficult times.
Can't beat a good cello, who needs synthesisers , Folk and a mingus style rhythm, Wonderful !
These folks are wonderful - so talented; such a unique and exciting sound!!!
what a fusion of instruments, voices, music styles... wowwww beautiful !!! congrats for making completely unique music DakhaBrakha big uppp
I've had the privilege of seeing these guys live THREE TIMES! Still the best live act I've ever seen.
Very unique sounds they have. Quality uploads as always, NPR.
This is so good ... love music that makes me feel & yet haven't a clue to what they are saying ... music is Universal. Love everything about them.
This is like hearing the B-52's for the first time, in another dimension. Wonderful.
I totally get that 😁
I’m obsessed with this. Obsessed with them. Immediately after watching this the first time, I ordered two of their CDs.
Know that feeling .If I like a band I Allways buy their albums.rather than free downloads .support your favourite bands period
That was a good idea, well done! Don't be afraid to give a shot also to their old stuff... it's rough but if you think you'll like it, you'll definitely love it
I don't understand a single word and yet I love this so much.
Sometimes that's better! There are a bunch of songs where I'm down with the music, but the whole experience was destroyed by rock stupid lyrics. No danger of that when you don't know the language.
Si... hahaha pero la música es un lenguaje que el alma entiende solo hay que dejar que haga magia en nosotros
Ha, I'm from Ukraine, but I do not know what they sing either, the words are so vague that even they do not understand me as a native speaker.
I usually don't understand a single word when music is performed in English. LOL
But I adore this!
It wasn't about words in the beginning anyway. It was all about the sounds that rhyme and trance.
In a perfect world beauty and creative genius would annihilate destructive stupidity every time. Maybe it still will. You're wonderful, DakhaBrakha❤❤❤. Bless you!
What a group! Inspiring and creative to the max. Ukraine never stops surprising me.