Warsaw Village Band
The Warsaw Village Band was found in 1997 as a response against the narrow-mindedness of the music scene which they believed was leading to the destruction of human dignity. That is why they turned to their roots in search for musical inspiration by “exploring the folklore and archaic sounds of their ancestors and instincts”.
In early 2004, they were presented with the BBC WORLD MUSIC AWARD 2004 in Edinburgh. In 2006, they won the Polish Grammy "Frederik Award". These distinctions were followed by composition commissions for video games and movie sound tracks, theatre productions and concerts all over the world. The BBC honoured the band with a sixty-minute portrait which has been broadcast in several European countries. Their CDs were licensed in America and Japan, and the Warsaw Village Band is meanwhile the most successful Eastern European ensemble outside the mainstream.
In 2012 and their, NORD, charted at #2 in the European World Music charts and the band embarked on their first ever trip to Australia. The also toured extensively to promote the album ‘Sun Celebration’ returning to Australia in 2017.
The Warsaw Village Band is a symbol of young, intelligent Eastern European music which combines tradition with modern elements and is capable of eliciting enthusiastic responses from rock audiences and traditionalists alike.
"Traditional Polish songs, with their cutting vocals and meshed fiddles are the foundation of Warsaw Village Band's repertory. But while their lineup is primarily acoustic - hand drums, hammered dilcimer, violins, cello - their sensibilities are modern. They hear dance -club drive and trancey echoes in the songs and they use recording studio techniques to heighten the central drones and eerie percussive sounds in their songs. Hints of reggae and guests like a scratching disc jockey should further infuriate purists. THIS IS THE SOUND OF GLOBALISATION" - THE NEW YORK TIMES
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