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Release Date: 24-10-2005
Label: Jaro Medien
Catalog Number: JARO4269-2
Barcode: 4006180426926
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usual Happiness; Tomasz Kukurba [05:46] | 7 | To You Kasiunia; Warsaw Village Band [05:13] |
| 2 | Polka From Sieradz Region; Warsaw Village Band [02:19] | 8 | The Secrets Of Life Tree; Kroke [03:32] |
| 3 | Roots; Kapela Marian Pelka [00:40] | 9 | Kochanie Na Zatracenie/Loving To Loose; Trebunie Tutki [04:39] |
| 4 | Lament; Maya Kleszcz [02:33] | 10 | Matthew; Warsaw Village Band [02:34] |
| 5 | Train To Heaven; Motion Trio [04:27] | 11 | Matce/For Mother; Anna Trebunia [01:22] |
| 6 | Nasze Reggae/Our Reggae-Tribute To Bob; Trebunie Tutki [03:34] | 12 | Babas Ride; Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa [05:20] |
Description:
Oddly enough, in musical terms, Poland seems to have remained a virtually uncharted area from the end of World War II until about fifteen years ago. The reason was, of course, the so-called Iron Curtain. Now and then, however, an instance of musical innovation did succeed in escaping. Musicians from the world of jazz also made a name for themselves in the West, and some – Zbigniew Seifert, for instance, a violinist who died a tragic and untimely death – even contributed their own concept of jazz. Classical performers (especially pianists specialising in Chopin interpretations) as well as avant-garde electronic musicians were allowed to travel to the West, and in the progressive rock world, Niemen caused quite a stir beyond the borders of the Warsaw Pact. In the meantime, all that has changed radically, and Polish folk musicians – especially the younger ones – can now be observed reviving the almost-forgotten traditional techniques. Many of these young musicians (including the Warsaw Village Band, to name just one example) have studied with and learned from the older ones. The young generation documented on this CD actually goes a step further, combining the traditional with the present-day – and making it clear that reggae dubs and techno-loops are familiar elements of their New Folk, made in Poland.
