Daughters of Donbas

Biography

Daughters of Donbas is a musical project dedicated to the roughly 20,000 Ukrainian children abducted from the occupied regions of Donbas and taken to Russia. Each song is a testimony: a stolen name, a ruined childhood, a silenced voice.

At its head, Marichka — Ukrainian-Canadian singer, former member of Balaklava Blues and Lemon Bucket Orkestra, ethnomusicologist, Amnesty International Award winner, war correspondent and volunteer combat medic, who regularly travels between Canada and Ukraine. Bandura, violin, viola, cello, bass, keyboard and polyphonic voices carry the message.

The debut album, Songs of Stolen Children (20 February 2026, Six Degrees Distribution), reached number one on the World Music Charts Europe in April 2026, and its track “Foreign Land” ranks among CBC's best tracks of 2025. In 2026, the ensemble presented the program at WOMADelaide, Tallinn Music Week, Folk on the Rocks in Yellowknife and Ottawa Chamberfest, building toward one goal: performing in The Hague, near the International Criminal Court.

Stages and milestones

WOMADelaide — Australia, March 2026 · Tallinn Music Week — Estonia, April 2026 · Folk on the Rocks — Yellowknife, 17-19 July 2026 · Ottawa Chamberfest — July 2026 · Toronto, 13 August 2026 · Chia Productions night — Mundial Montréal OFF, 20 November 2026

Discography

Songs of Stolen Children (debut album, 20 February 2026 — Six Degrees Distribution): “Foreign Land”, “Rusalka”, “Ocaryna”, “Who Am I”, “Enchantress”, “Riddle”, “4.5.0”, “Lullaby”, “I Believe in You”, “Another Heaven”, “Red Boots Tango”, “Soon, I Will Be Back”

Gallery

Calendar

• 20 November 2026 — Montreal, O Patro Vys — Chia Productions night (Mundial Montréal OFF nights) · 8:15 p.m.

Show formats

• Concert — vocal and instrumental ensemble (bandura, strings, keyboard, voices)