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03 Jan, 2009

Polish music: Czesław Śpiewa

Posted by: Michał In: cultural beast

And now for something completely… quirky. Czesław śpiewa (Czesław Sings) is a one-man band by a 29-year-old Pole, Czesław, who left Poland as a kid and settled in Denmark with his parents.

He recently returned to Poland and now lives in Kraków, which probably inspires his quirky blend of rock, cabaret, folk and whatever else.

Czesław still plays with his Danish group called Tesco Value (!) and his recently released debut CD became one of the most popular records of 2008 in Poland. The lyrics to some of his songs were co-written by internet users in Poland, who contributed via a website.

The video below, ‘Maszynka do świerkania’, has won two awards – for the best non-English vid at Crave Fest 2008 in Canada and a viewers’ award at Yach Film festival in Gdańsk.

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3 Responses to "Polish music: Czesław Śpiewa"

1 | RafNo Gravatar

January 4th, 2009 at 12:23 am

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Nice to see your blog but… you’re a bit late with this. ;-)
Check this link out:
http://uzar.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/networking-art/

All the best,
Raf
http://uzar.wordpress.com/

2 | MichałNo Gravatar

January 4th, 2009 at 1:04 am

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Thanks for that. Not late at all, this blog is not about chasing trends :) Besides, good music never grows old.

3 | DannyNo Gravatar

November 30th, 2010 at 1:48 am

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I just heard a record with this guy and a band named Let Me Introduce You To The End, its free for download here ryansocash.eu cool post.

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