Kazma-Kazma

Kazma-Kazma (Казма-Казма) was a Soviet Ukrainian avant-garde musical group formed in Kharkiv in 1991 by Yevhen Khodosh.

Considered the most prominent group of the Kharkiv independent scene in its day, alumni from this musical group became influential within Ukrainian music; flautist Dmytro Kurovskiy went on to found long running Ukrainian band Foa-Hoka (uk:Фоа-Хока)[2] while bassoonist Oleh Mykhailyuta became a member of TNMK.

[3] Kazma-Kazma was a major player in the Kharkiv music union "Novaya Scena";[4] the name "Novaya Scena" later became associated with the experimental underground music of Ukraine among western audiences.

[5] Their debut album Plyaski trubadurov was listed in Alexander Kushnir's 100 Tapes of Soviet Rock.

On this album, Kazma-Kazma combined medieval music with post-punk and avant-prog.