Chaika (band)

Chaika is an Australian band.^[1] Originally formed as Di Khupe Heybners^[2] they play a mix of styles including folk, jazz, chamber music and they sing in Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Romanie and English.^[3]

Chaika
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Members	Susie Bishop Laura Altman Emily-Rose Sarkova Laura Bishop Johan Delin Rendra Freestone

Their third album, Arrow, was nominated for the 2019 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.^[4]

Members

• Susie Bishop (violin, guitar, vocals)
• Laura Altman (clarinet, vocals)
• Emily-Rose Sarkova (accordion, piano, vocals)
• Laura Bishop (percussion, piano, accordion, vocals)
• Johan Delin (double bass, vocals)
• Rendra Freestone (percussion, guitar, vocals)
• Phillippa Murphy-Haste (clarinet, vocals)
• Sarah Myerson (cimbalom, vocals)
• Mirabai Peart (violin)

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak positions
		AUS
Songs of the Vulgar Boatwomen (as Di Khupe Heybners)	Released: June 2008[5] Label: Formats: CD	—
Chaika	Released: July 2012[6] Label: Chaika (Chaika 001) Formats: CD	—
I Monti	Released: 2014 Label: Chaika (Chaika 002) Formats: CD	—
Arrow'	Released: 2019 Label: Chaika (Chaika 003) Formats: CD, Digital	—

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2019	Arrow	Best World Music Album	Nominated	[7]