On Friday, January 23, you will enjoy folk-rock listening and dancing to “Perkalaba” band at “Arsenal” nightly dynamic club. Why should you come to this party of Gutzul energetic drive? You’ll find these interesting facts about “Perkalaba” below.

1. “Perkalaba”, the Orchestra of Joy and Happiness, is a Ukrainian band from Ivano-Frankivsk that is 17 years old. 

2. It is named after a dinstant Hutsul village in the Carpathian Mountains neighbouring with Chernivetska and Ivano-Frankivska distrcirs and bordering with Romania. “Perkalaba” started their career in 1998 when the band performed at “Chervona Ruta” festival for the first time.

3. There are 9 musicians in “Perkalaba”: Sha Man – a vocalist, Petro "Petrovych" Skazkiv — cembalo, back vocal, Serhiy Shvayuk — trumpet, accordion, back vocal, Uncle Vitya — trombone, Beresen — drums, Viktor Novozhylov — guitar, vocal, Danya Skapankovych — bass, Taras Kolomiyets — fagott.

4. At first “Perkalaba” played music similar to ska-punk and reggae but later started to add more elements of Gutzul music. Now the Orchestra of Joy and Happiness call this style “Gutzul roots.”

5. “Perkalaba” realesed 6 gramophone records: “Horry!” (2005), “Qzzaargh vs Perkalaba” remix album (2006), “Ivano-Frankivsk is Speaking!”(2007), “!Chydro”(2009), “Dido” (2011), “Djerga” (2013). Two concert albums-double live UnderOpera were recorded in “Left Bank” restaurant (Lviv) in 2009; Live in Moscow recorded in 2007 in RJ club; remix album Rok'it Кuzьmооk (2009); double tribute album "Familia PERKALABA. Tribute to Gutzul Sound System (2015)".

6. Qzzaargh is one of the pseudonyms of Serhiy Kuzminskyy – Kuzya who was a vocalist of Ukrainian band “Braty Gadyukiny ”.

7. Djerga is the album released to “Perkalaba” 15 anniversary.  Djerga means “carpet” in Gutsul dialect.