Luiku

Luiku is an exciting world beats band from Kiev, Ukraine. Their passionate music is inspired by Mediterranean and Ukrainian traditions and Balkan music cultures, and is played with electronic as well as analogue percussion, powerful brass, magical female voices, accordion and much more. The band leader and songwriter is the well-known Ukrainian musician and producer Dmytro Tsyperdyuk. The Luiku project began as a soundtrack commission for a documentary film and then developed into a full concert programme. The name "Luiku" refers to the character "Loiku Zabara" from the famous film "The Gypsy Camp Moves to Heaven" and the West Ukrainian word for uncle, "Vuiko". The use of numerous and varied ethnic motifs in Luiku's music is the result of Dmytro's long-standing passion for world music. During his long journeys to the Transcarpathian regions, he recorded exclusive musical material and learnt to play various indigenous instruments. As a result, Luiku's music is a colourful mixture of different musical styles found in the vast Carpathian region. Sounds from the Ukraine, Turkey, Poland, Hungary and from Roma and Romanians, as well as from all over the Balkans can be found. And this dynamic mix of hot Carpathian beats is one thing above all: extremely danceable!

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