Perkalaba

Perkalaba is a Ukrainian band from Ivano-Frankivsk playing music combining elements of hutsul-folk, ska and punk rock. It is compared to artists like Goran Bregović or Zabranjeno pušenje. It is named after a tiny Hutzul-village in the Carpathian mountains, which is their musical Zion. They mix all kinds of music of the Ukrainian regions with punk and ska-elements to an energetic Hutzul-Ethno-Ska. It is their freaky show, the charismatic singer and their joy of playing what fascinates the audience even at extended two and a half hours gigs of theirs. Moreover, the band's regular unplugged sessions which are full of nonsense and so spontaneous at all imaginable places are one of their peculiarities. Perkalaba started their career in 1998 in Ivano-Frankivsk and at first played ska punk with slight roots reggae influences in local underground clubs. Later the band turned more towards their roots - Hutzul-music. Initially they toured across Ukraine and then played several gigs in Poland, Russia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkalaba) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)