Mandry

Mandry () is a Ukrainian folk-rock/blues/ska band formed in 1998 in Kyiv. The band's vocalist and lead member is Serhiy Fomenko. Their music combines traditional Ukrainian folk music with modern rhythms, influenced by urban life, French chansons, reggae, blues, rock and punk.

== Biography == Mandry were formed in 1997 by singer-songwriter Serhiy Fomenko, who had previously been active in the Kyiv underground music scene with the group Den' Vmyraye Rano (Day Dies Early). The band initially performed as a three-piece acoustic band, before several line-up changes, including the addition of accordionist Leonid Bieley in October 1997, percussionist Salman, and drummer Andriy Zanko, and Serhiy Chehodayev replacing Oleksandr Kokhanivsky on bass. As a result of these changes, the band developed a new sound, inspired by contemporary rhythms and French melodic influences, which became known as "folk music of the cities". They performed their first concert with this new style on 24 December 1997.