Chaika is an Australian band. Originally formed as Di Khupe Heybners they play a mix of styles including folk, jazz, chamber music and they sing in Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Romanie and English.
Their third album, Arrow, was nominated for the 2019 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.
Members Susie Bishop (violin, guitar, vocals) Laura Altman (clarinet, vocals) Emily-Rose Sarkova (accordion, piano, vocals) Laura Bishop (percussion, piano, accordion, vocals) Johan Delin (double bass, vocals) Rendra Freestone (percussion, guitar, vocals) Phillippa Murphy-Haste (clarinet, vocals) Sarah Myerson (cimbalom, vocals) Mirabai Peart (violin)
Discography Albums {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="50"| AUS |- ! scope="row"| Songs of the Vulgar Boatwomen (as Di Khupe Heybners) | Released: June 2008 Label: Formats: CD | — |- ! scope="row"| Chaika | Released: July 2012 Label: Chaika (Chaika 001) Formats: CD | — |- ! scope="row"| I Monti | Released: 2014 Label: Chaika (Chaika 002) Formats: CD | — |- ! scope="row"| Arrow''' | Released: 2019 Label: Chaika (Chaika 003) Formats: CD, Digital | —
Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
! |- | 2019 | Arrow'' | Best World Music Album | | ARIA Award previous winners.
References
External links Chaika. A new direction in Australian folk