In next week's paper I have a preview for the super Ukrainian group Dakhabrakha, who made their local debut at last year's World Music Festival: Chicago, and return to the city for some performances at Mayne Stage on Sunday. I'd like to think Dakhabrakha and members of the Russian group Volga don't share any of the current political and racial animosity roiling the border regions of those two nations (and their respective administrations), because they both share an appreciation for their own folklore—traditions that don't ultimately sound too far apart.…
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