"Ukranine’s answer to the Knife / Fever Ray: dystopian electro-pop madness with deep folk connections and costume pageantry. Go_A were the best thing at Eurovision 2021, now they’re hitting the road to raise money for their home country. Expect massive flute breakdowns in the dance….."
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A
gig
held at The Lanes
on Sunday 26th June. The event starts at 20:00.
All profits go towards a Ukraine fundraiser.
18+ event.
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Go_A makes a reinterpretation of Ukrainian folklore packaged in an electronic sound. Producer Taras Shevchenko with ethno singer Kateryna Pavlenko in 2012. They realized that folk and electronic music are a perfect match, combining energy and emotions into an engaging mix. Pavlenko has studied folklore most of her life and can sing with the so-called “white voice”, an authentic folklore singing technique, and has a command of extreme vocals. In 2020 Go_A won the Ukrainian national selection for Eurovision Song contest, and finally got to play in Rotterdam in 2021.
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