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 [...]
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Another week, another interesting Polish release. This time it’s the highly-acclaimed and relatively well-known to many UK folk music fans the Warsaw Village Band. In fact, they won the BBC3 World Music Award in 2004 and in September and October this year toured a few British cities and played the Musicport Festival in Bridlington. They [...]
I’m glad to report that more and more quality Polish music is being released in the UK. The Guardian recently reviewed Anna Maria Jopek and Pat Metheny’s ‘Upojenie’ CD, which has just – six years after its Polish debut – been released in the UK. People have always been a bit ambivalent about her. There [...]
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