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Бумбокс

Бумбокс
Photo: Nnastazja · CC BY-SA 4.0

About

Бумбокс (Boombox) is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian band founded in 2004 by vocalist Andriy Khlyvnyuk and guitarist Andriy Samoilo. Mixing funk, hip-hop, rock and soul - mostly in Ukrainian - they became one of the most-played acts across the post-Soviet space, with the 2006 track «Вахтёрам» turning into a cross-border hit. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the band has channelled its touring activity into fundraising for the Ukrainian Defence Forces through the Andriy Khlyvnyuk Foundation, while Khlyvnyuk himself served in the armed forces. The frontman's voice also featured on Pink Floyd's «Hey Hey Rise Up» (2022), the British band's first new release in nearly three decades.

#1
Ranked among the most popular Ukrainian bands of the 2000s and 2010s
100K+
Copies sold of album «Family Бізнес» in Ukraine (gold status)

What's new

  • 2026-03

    Ukraine's Ministry of Culture granted Boombox the status of a critically important enterprise, giving eligible band members the right to defer military mobilisation and travel abroad for fundraising tours.

  • 2026-02/03

    Boombox completed the European leg of their Dronotour 2026, playing cities including Barcelona, Porto, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Valencia and Naples, with all proceeds directed to the Andriy Khlyvnyuk Foundation.

  • 2025-11

    Boombox undertook a North American 'Drone Tour' in November 2025, performing across the US and Canada to raise funds for Ukraine's Defence Forces.

  • 2025-02

    In early 2025, Boombox announced they would no longer perform songs in Russian, including performing their hit «Вахтёрам» exclusively in Ukrainian going forward.

  • 2025-03/04

    Boombox ran a spring 2025 European tour spanning eight countries and 14 concerts between March and April, continuing their pattern of alternating foreign tours with returns to Ukraine.

Tour

BerlinHamburgMünchenKölnFrankfurtDüsseldorfNürnbergDresdenHannoverLeipzigWarszawaKrakówWrocławGdańskPoznańWien

Tracks

Вахтёрам2006 breakthrough hit, became a cross-border phenomenon after Russian radio airplay
Квіти в волоссіfan favourite from the «Family Бізнес» era, regularly played live
Калинаsignature live staple, featured in Dronotour setlists
Тримай менеpopular ballad, part of the 2007 EP «Тримай»
Таємний Код: Рубікон2019 double album, the band's most recent major studio release before the war

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