SFJAZZ presents DakhaBrakha
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Monday, March 13, 2023

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[7:33 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}

1. [7:34 PM] Tataryn
   [7:37 PM] {greetings from Marko}
2. [7:37 PM] Sho S-Pod Duba
   [7:40 PM] {short talk from Marko}
3. [7:41 PM] Sonnet
   [7:47 PM] {short talk from Marko in Ukranian}
4. [7:48 PM] Dostochka
   [7:56 PM] {intro story from Marko about time before the invasion}
5. [7:57 PM] 9 Nedilechok
   [8:04 PM] {intro by Nina: next is a Crimean Wedding Song}
6. [8:05 PM] Salgir Boyu
   [8:10 PM] {MH swap to cajon}
7. [8:11 PM] Monakh (also check out the nutty narrative video for this one!)
   [8:16 PM] {MH back to accordion}
8. [8:17 PM] Rozhestvo
9. [8:26 PM] Ya Siv Ne V Toy Litak (I've Boarded the Wrong Plane)
   [8:34 PM] {thanks from Marko; intro by Olena: “This song is dedicated to the victims of Russian agression”}
10. [8:35 PM] Plach (Lament)
    [8:44 PM] {intro by Iryna: “This song is dedicated to those who fight for freedom and stand with Ukraine”}
11. [8:45 PM] Plyve Choven (A Boat Is Sailing)
    [8:48 PM] {thanks from Marko: “We belive in our victory, and after our victory, real spring”; MH & IK swap to garmoshka}
12. [8:49 PM] Vesna
    [8:57 PM] {MH back to accordion; IK swap to zgaleyka}
13. [8:58 PM] Divka-Marusechka
    [9:02 PM] {set ends; ends; flag-waving; bows in all directions; all off; back quickly}
    
    Encore
14. [9:05 PM] Konoplia
    [9:07 PM] {show ends; more bows & waves}
    [9:09 PM] {lights up!}

DakhaBrakha

• Nina Garenetska: vox, cello, percussion, bass drum;
• Iryna Gorban: manager;
• Marko Halanevych: vox, mouth trumpet, accordion, garmoshka (button accordion), cajon, darbuka, tamborine;
• Iryna Kovalenko: vox, djembe, bass drums, garmoshka (button accordion), percussion, bugay, zgaleyka, keyboards;
• Olena Tsibulska: vox, drums, percussion.

Dang these folks are good! As best as I can tell, tonight's setlist is identical to that performed and streamed on 3/14.

I really enjoyed both the performance and the accompanying video projections – those were really well done! I added links in the setlist above to some of the official videos from the DakhaBrakha YouTube channel…unfortunately, none of those match what was shown during the live show. Seems like a missed opportunity (not to share those online), but if you watched the 3/14 SFJAZZ stream or YouTube you got to see snippets of them.

Of course the continuing war casts a pall over the evening: I'm sure it's hard to celebrate life and joy in your art knowing that your friends and countrymen at home face dire circumstances and sudden death at any moment. Hopefully the political situation will improve soon!

Andrew Gilbert posted an interested promo article for the show with the Mercury News.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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