CONTRA BASS

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The Contra Bass band consists of four members: lead guitarist Kosenko Hlib, 15 years old, his sister drummer Kosenko Polina, 15 years old, bass guitarist Lanovenko Andriy, 15 years old, vocalist Daria Kolyada, 16 years old. The band's artistic director, Valery Sorochenko, teaches children to play all instruments. In early summer 2021 the children to participate in the TV show "Ukraine's Got Talent". After performing Ozzy Osbourne's song "Craizy Train", all members of the show's jury voted for them to advance to the finals. With the beginning of the war in Ukraine, children, despite their young age, made a significant contribution to the victory with their creativity. In particular, a full-fledged concert was held for mobilized servicemen. The band took part in the project and joined other adult musicians in raising funds for the purchase of modern unmanned aerial vehicles for the defenders of Ukraine. With the support of the mayor, in May 2022, the band held seven concerts in cities across Poland, and all the funds raised were donated to the city's charitable fund for children's needs. In June 2022, children joined charity concerts organized for military personnel. In April 2023, the band presented their second original song "My Hero" dedicated to all military pilots of Ukraine. The video for the clip was provided personally by fighter pilot Vadim Voroshilov, known as "KARAYA". In 2023-2025, the band received an invitation and took part in the international festival in Kielce, Poland, where they were awarded. At the invitation of the Ukrainian diaspora, on November 17-18, 2023, the band performed a concert in Gdansk, Poland, at the 47th festival of Ukrainian creativity and culture "JARMA Rock", which began in 1977. After the performance at the charity auction, the band presented the audience with a Ukrainian flag with its own autographs and received a considerable cash prize, which was immediately used to purchase necessary humanitarian aid for Ukrainians. Since September 2024, the band has been joined by a new vocalist, Daria Kolyada, with whom the band once again took part in the "School Rock Bands Battle" competition in Kyiv. In the final of the competition, the children performed their original song "Dance of Sansara", in which they first used elements of extreme vocals. In May 2025, the band took part in the charity project "On the Hat", hosted by Sonya Sotnyk, a radio host at Radio Roks, to raise funds for implants for wounded servicemen. In September 2025, the band won the Ukrainian festival "Chervona Ruta-2025" in Lviv. The result of their work in 2025 was the release of their first music album, which included English and Ukrainian songs.

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