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19 Nov, 2008

Zakopower

Posted by: Michał In: cultural beast

AKA the band with the hottest singer in Poland (not my words).

Zakopower is a relatively new band, formed in 2005 by Sebastian Karpiel-Bułecka (second from the left), who was born in Zakopane (hence the name), Polish capital of winter sports. They quickly became popular as their music combines ever-popular in Poland folk as performed by the Polish highlanders with very energetic, modern dance elements.

I quite liked their last week’s performance during the Presidential Gala in Warsaw’s Grand Theatre to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Poland’s indepencence:

Here’s another clip, one of their ‘classic songs, ‘Galop’:

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3 Responses to "Zakopower"

1 | Fresh music: Smolik and Novika | the POLSKI blog

December 10th, 2008 at 9:34 am

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[...] for new musical inspiration? Look east. After my recent post on new Polish folk/rock music, time to introduce a bit of [...]

2 | Nigel Kennedy's Polish Weekend | the POLSKI blog

April 21st, 2010 at 10:03 am

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[...] Saturday 29 May one of the hottest bands in the current Polish music scene Zakopower performs at the Royal Elizabeth [...]

3 | Elsie StockdaleNo Gravatar

May 29th, 2010 at 3:14 am

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There’s so much to choose from this weekend, it’s going to be hard to know what to pick, but for a real taste of Poland, make Zakopower one of your choices ! Absolutely not to be missed ! Trust me.

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