· Member joins
Katarzyna Szurman joins the band
lead vocals
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Photo: Wojciech Pędzich · CC BY 4.0 · credits
Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Warsaw Village Band
Group · Poland · formed 1998
a band from Warsaw, Poland, that plays traditional Polish folk music tunes combined with modern elements
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Also known as Warsaw Village Band · Aarsaw Village Band · 華沙鄉村樂隊
Timeline
15 events▣ Album 11+ Member joins 1◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1− Member leaves 1
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Hopsasa
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
· Member leaves
Katarzyna Szurman leaves the band
lead vocals
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography576 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1311925897
Biography
Warsaw Village Band (Polish: Kapela ze wsi Warszawa) is a band from Warsaw, Poland, that plays traditional Polish folk music tunes combined with modern elements.
About the band
According to the band's manifesto, it was formed as a response to mass culture and narrow-mindedness, "which in fact leads to [the] destruction of human dignity." After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the expansion of the European Union to most of the former Warsaw Pact countries, Poland's economy has grown dramatically, as has investment by multinational corporations, raising concerns about the loss of Poland's cultural identity under globalism.
Warsaw Village Band was conceived as a response to this trend that would explore Poland's musical traditions and make them relevant to its new capitalist economy. Member Wojciech Krzak has stated that "after the nightmare of Communism, we still have to fight for our identity, and we know that beauty and identity are still in our roots." Krzak has further stated that the band are "trying to create a new cultural proposition for the youth in an alternative way to contemporary show-biz." The band's very name appears to evoke what troubles Krzak about Poland's new capitalism: many large Polish cities do not have suburbs in the traditional sense, leading to unsettling transitions directly from city to field. To this end, in Wykorzenienie (Uprooting), the band traveled throughout Poland to find and record older musicians who still played almost-forgotten styles of music, thereafter incorporating those melodies into new songs and expounding upon them.
The band also incorporate socially conscious folk lyrics in their songs. The song "Kto się żeni" ("Who is Getting Married") on their second album, Wiosna Ludu
Wiosna LuduSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Do ciebie Kasiuniu5:132Taniec chasydzki4:113U mojej matecki4:174Niołam kochanecka4:015Czerwone jabłuszko6:096Polka szydłowiecka2:377Kto się zani2:538Bystra woda2:449Cóżeś ty Kasiu1:4110Polka Folkisdead1:4611Pada deszczyk8:5612Żurawie3:5013Maydów4:4214Matecka (Indo European Minimal mix)5:2315Joint Venture in the Village6:10 (People's Spring), discusses a young country girl who refuses to be married off, opting instead to "sing,
dance, and be free rather than being dependent on someone."
Warsaw Village Band have appeared at several international music festivals, including the 2005 Roskilde Festival in Denmark, the 2004 Masala Festival in Hanover, Germany, and the 2000 International Ethnic Music Fest in Germany.
Instrumentation
Notably, Warsaw Village Band have revived several musical traditions that were all but lost in Poland. The band use instruments rarely heard in modern music: frame drums, the hurdy-gurdy and the suka, a Polish folk fiddle from the 17th century stopped with the fingernails rather than the fingers, similar to the Bulgarian gadulka, the sarangi, or the rebec. The suka was practically unknown to the Polish people until member Sylwia Świątkowska began to play it in the band's concerts, and, later, on their albums. Additionally, many of the band's vocals are sung in a loud and powerful style remarkably like the "open-throated" singing styles in Bulgarian music, called biały głos (white voice). This style of singing was used by shepherds in the Polish mountains to be heard for long distances.
Warsaw Village Band have also used modern elements in their music. Wykorzenienie contains scratching by the Polish hip hop artist DJ Feel-X, most likely as a nod to the phenomenal popularity of hip hop in Poland. The same album also includes electronic siren sound effects by the band's sound engineer, Mario "Activator" Dziurex, leading to a peculiar juxtaposition of new sounds upon old melodies.
Albums
Hop Sa Sa (released in US and UK as Kapela ze wsi Warszawa) - 1998
Wiosna Ludu (People's Spring) - 2002
Wykorzenienie (Uprooting) - 2004
Wymiksowanie (Upmixing) - 2008
Infinity - 2008
Nord - 2012
Święto Słońca - 2015
Re:akcja mazowiecka - 2017
Uwodzenie - 2020
Sploty - 2024
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (15 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 58:50
1Przyjdź Jasieńku1:252Śtyry konie4:413Jechali baby5:204Powolniak4:085Stara baba4:486Warzyła baba lebiodę2:337Ober jasionowy3:328Ja do ciebzie5:239Dyscyk3:3610Kajzer majzer2:0611Dobry dzień3:2212Na strykowskim polu / Heta10:5213Biśki1:4114I pojechał Jasieńko5:232001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:04:33
1Do ciebie Kasiuniu5:132Taniec chasydzki4:113U mojej matecki4:174Niołam kochanecka4:015Czerwone jabłuszko6:096Polka szydłowiecka2:377Kto się zani2:538Bystra woda2:449Cóżeś ty Kasiu1:4110Polka Folkisdead1:4611Pada deszczyk8:5612Żurawie3:5013Maydów4:4214Matecka (Indo European Minimal mix)5:2315Joint Venture in the Village6:102004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 43:14
1Roots: Józef Lipiński0:192In the Forest3:323Woman in Hell2:494At the Front of the Gates3:325Polka From Sieradz Region2:176Matthew2:357Roots: Janina Zdrzalik0:368Let's Play, Musicians4:159The Owl4:4310Grey Horse [intro: Kazimierz Zdrzalik]3:4111Roots: Kapela Mariana Pełki0:3812When Johnny Went to Fight in the War2:4713Lament2:3214I Slayed the Rye4:1415Roots: Kazimierz Zdrzalik0:4716Fishie3:572007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:12:07
1In the Forest (Elven mix)5:192In the Forest (Kalinka remix)4:053Let's Play, Musicians! / Spiritual Revival (Studio AS One remix)5:184Matthew (Horn Lane Skank)4:335Let's Play, Musicians! (Pro Baltie version)4:426The Owl3:507Goat (Roots Azok mix)4:348Woman in Hell3:449At the Front of the Gates (Waiting at the Front of the Gates)6:0610At the Front of the Gates (Przewrotny mix)4:0311Grey Horse (Yezza remix)5:0012Woman in Hell (Studio AS One Herbal mix)4:5813In the Forest3:0114Polka From Sieradz Region (Warsaw Warrior mix)4:0515Fishie (Papillons Noir)3:5216Matthew (Lounge/Chillout remix)4:572008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 55:54
1Wise Kid Song4:3021.5 h6:213Over the Forest4:374Skip Funk3:095Is Anybody In There?3:356Heartbeat (Maja & Natu IncarNated chant)5:077Polska Fran Polska6:048Lazy Johnny Dance3:149Polka Story4:3410I've Met The Girl3:3511Little Baby Blues (feat. Jan Trebunia Tutka)6:2512Circle No. 14:432012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:02:05
1Ej ty, gburski synie3:412Grajo gracyki3:343Moja dolo6:134Kujawiak Czart4:445Hola byśki hola4:396Musiałaś ty dziewce4:497Kołysanka konopna4:428Ingunn3:429Polka emigrantka2:0610Bendzie wojna3:5611Polka żydóweczka5:0212Gospodynie7:4213Step Owy7:152015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:04:50
Disc 11Leeeć4:502Jan Sobótkowy3:363Na sobotce była5:124Kalinowy ober1:245Kalinowy sadek4:396Tarninowy ogień10:267Isue/Palinocka3:30Disc 21Zakołysanka - alap1:452Zakołysanka5:533Polka Ryfka3:534Wianuszkowy6:495Bida Blues4:546Ku Słońcu7:592017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 47 tracks · 2:01:31
Disc 11Mudang (Powiślak)3:422Plunsy6:093Starozina4:534Dydoj Jasiu,Dydoj4:015Do Ameryki5:006Cięta Polka Okrętówka1:207Poziewaj Zietrecku1:558Zachodź Słonko3:309Usypianka4:2110Oberek Dur- Moll3:5411Odczepiny4:3312Wodny Blues7:2013Raga Mazowiecka4:4514Liganie0:40Disc 21A Schódźcie Sia Wszyscy Ludzie0:362Kozała Kasiunia Wszystkich Gości Wołać2:233Łoj Uśnijze Mi, Uśnij3:294Ober Pobożego1:115Powiślak1:536Polka Żydóweczka1:477Oberek Z Basami2:518Dydoj Jasiu, Dydoj2:059Wyrzundzaj Sia3:4610Hura Gąsańki1:0811A W Niedziela Rano2:2412Mój Bozes1:5913Łoj Tam tam Za Górecko0:5714Grajo Gracyki, Skaco Koniki3:3615Jestem Sobzie Starozina1:4816Po Co Ześ Sia Tak Młodo Łozeniuł1:2417Co Ja Niał, To Ja Niał2:3618Na Carniańskam Polu1:5319Za Bujne Bory, Za Bujne Lasy2:0220A Ja Za Młodych Lat, Zalecać Sia Rad1:2521Skowrunecek Śpiwo2:0522Rano, Rano Ranusieńko2:2523U Młynarecki We Młynie2:1024Oberek Grubego2:0025Wędrowiec3:0126Powolniak Oberkowaty2:0927Witum Jo Was Wszyściuchnych2:3428Koło Juscykowego Płota1:4429Za Stodołum W Cybuli1:3530Od Lewikowskiego1:1531Od Ojca Ludwika1:2432Powiślocek Od Tymienicy1:2633Liganie0:272018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 56:03
1Mudang3:422Wedding Whirl6:093Greybeard4:534Play, Johnny, Play4:015American Dream5:006Snappy Ship Polka1:207Blow, Wind, Blow1:558Clearing Wind3:309Mazovian Lullaby4:2110Oberek in Major‐Minor3:5411Unhitching Hints4:3312Water Blues7:2013Mazovian Raga4:4514Blowing Horn0:402020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Uroda2Oracja Do Wody3Spławiany4Uwodzenie5Potopielka6Chasydzki Z Urzecza7Rzeceńka8Krępiański9Kołyska10Zaginione Urzecze2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:02:28
1Siwa zezulejko6:222Kalinowy mostek6:013Zimna rosa5:044Grady i pioruny (Taniec chasydzki)8:365Lesie, mój lesie4:186W samym sercu6:217Do Ciebie Kasiuniu (intro)4:088Do Ciebie Kasiuniu5:129Czas kosić4:1410Nowy Maydów6:0911Postatnica6:03
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fly My Voice!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:481Fly My Voice!4:48 | 6 May 2014 | ||
| 2015 | Midsummer Rain SongSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:401Midsummer Rain Song4:40 | 12 March 2015 | ||
| 2019 | Fly My DubSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:051Fly My Dub - (remix)5:05 | 12 July 2019 | ||
| 2020 | Water InvocationSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:161Water Invocation4:16 | 17 November 2020 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Warsaw Village Band head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 15 | 91.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katarzyna Szurman | 1997 | 2002 | lead vocals |
| Mariusz Dziurawiec | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kapela_ze_wsi_Warszawa%2C_3-Maj%C3%B3wka_2023_09.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ddc7e73b-2872-45fe-81e3-4f643607a42cdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ddc7e73b-2872-45fe-81e3-4f643607a42ccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1131252genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1131252seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Village_Bandbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Village_Band
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Polish musicians and musical groups
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Wojciech Pędzich · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1131252 · MusicBrainz: ddc7e73b-2872-45fe-81e3-4f643607a42c
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