Wednesday 4 June 2014

ZAKOPOWER

A popular Polish band with folk influences, found in 2005. The name Zakopower refers to the city Zakopane, which lies at the foot of the Tatra Mountains.


Zakopower - Boso
lyrics here. (you can see the English translation by clicking on "tłumaczenie")

The band consists of ten musicians: Sebastian Karpiel-Bułecka (vocals, violin), Wojciech Topa (vocals, violin), Bartek Kudasik (vocals, viola), Józef Chyo-Scepon (vocals, basy podchalańskie(~cello)), Piotr Rychlec (keyboard), Michał Trąbski (bass guitar), Łukasz Moskal (drums), Tomasz Krawczyk (guitar) and Dominik Trębski (trumpet). 
(the ones in bold are the real highlanders)





The founder of Zakopower, Sebastian Karpiel-Bułecka - vocalist and violinist - has been born in Cracovia. He is an architect of profession. He has been learning to play the violin since he was a child, but started the musical school at the age of 16 and that's when he learned how to read the notes.

Zakopower - Milczenie Owiec
lyrics here. ("tłumaczenie" = translation)
This song's lyrics are not really in Polish, but in podhale subdialect.

The band is generaly very popular in Poland - not only because of their original music, but also due to the leader's looks and charisma...



Zakopower - Drętwa mowa
lyrics here. (no translation available)

Zakopower - Ubiję, usiekę
lyrics here. (no translation available)

Zakopower - Kropla
lyrcis here. (no translation available)

Zakopower - Salomanga
lyrics here. (no translation available)



Band's official site: http://zakopower.pl/


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