Kalush Orchestra

The original trio of performers that make up the group Kalush (rapper Oleh Psiuk, multi-instrumentalist Ihor Didenchuk, and dancer Carpet Man) are joined by sopilka player Vitalii Duzhyk and vocalists Tymofii Muzychuk and Oleksandr Slobodianyk to create Kalush Orchestra. The group relishes the chance to show off their unique style, and will do so on a stage that incorporates the blue and yellow of their national flag alongside other decorative motifs that evoke traditional art of the country

Some of the members of Kalush Orchestra are dressed in traditional Ukrainian historical dress from the early 20th century: Oleh is wearing an authentic festive keptar, a vest from the Hutsul, an ethnic group from the Carpathian Mountains, and Tymofiy is in the full costume of the same traditional origin. Oleh’s pink bucket hat, however, is a more modern touch.