Biweekly about culture
“You Poles are so, so…, erm, cultured! Yes, that’s the word, cultured!” My English musician friend used to t
Posts Tagged cultural beast
Fresh Polish music: Michał Zygmunt
When I say fresh here, I mean new – new to me at least. I’ve discovered Michał by accident when someone posted a link
My Spotify list is now social
Those of you who use Spotify probably know now that it’s become social and can be linked to Facebook. This way your Facebook f
Nigel Kennedy’s Polish Weekend
If you’re based in London – or are visiting at the end of May – this might be your biggest chance this year to sam
Karbido
Have a look at this. This is a Polish group called Karbido, they use only one instrument – a wooden table: They apparently performed during the
Fresh Polish music: Dagadana
Well, Polish-Ukrainian. With some Argentinian influences. Dagadana is a new group, which has just taken Poland by storm. Their debut CD was released
Miroslaw Balka at Tate Modern
You may have heard about the latest installation at Tate Modern in London by Miroslaw Balka, called How it is. It’s been there since October la
Chopin in Time Out (London)
Remember my Chopin post from a few weeks ago? Looks like London is getting ready for some Chopin celebrations too this year – just saw this in t
Dear Santa….
I just want one CD for Christmas. I know it’s almost a year old, but I’ve only just been told about it. (Yeah, thanks, ‘friends̵
Basia is back
Matt Bianco fans have a reason to be cheerful this autumn. Basia, whose voice is familiar to anyone who in the early 1980s danced to Whose Side Are Yo
Robert Kusmirowski’s Bunker @ The Barbican
The cultural autumn in London will have a distinctly Polish flavour. And you don’t even need to look far. A new Polish movie called ‘Trick
Wycinanki at the Horniman Museum
Quite a few good Polish cultural events are taking place in London this autumn. I’ll have more details nearer the date (mid-September). Now howe
Spotify playlist – don’t forget!
I completely forgot to mention in my previous post thepolskiblog’s Spotify playlist – if you’re a Spotify user, click here to see a
Fresh Polish music – Gaba Kulka
So Madonna’s first Polish gig this week in Warsaw seems to be the biggest musical event of the summer (in the pop category at least – Brit
