Kapela Katarzyny Andrzejowskiej

Kapela Katarzyny Andrzejowskiej

Kapela Katarzyny Andrzejowskiej Katarzyna Barbara Andrzejowska – a multi-instrumentalist who plays Polish country music. She drew her lessons from the source – the last generation of rural musicians. She was active in the movement to return to rural music...
Andrzej Malik

Andrzej Malik

Andrzej Malik Harmonist, born in 1955 in Bąków (Kajoki microregion, Radom region). Very versatile, known and liked by older musicians, a student of the famous harmonist Jan Michalski from Klwów. Since childhood he played in wedding bands. Invited by Warsaw’s...
Wiesława Gromadzka

Wiesława Gromadzka

Wiesława Gromadzka Wiesława Gromadzka – née Kołazińska, born in Zdonków near Przysucha, is the only woman playing the three-row pedal accordion in the Radom region and also the most active musician and singer. In her youth, she played with her father Stefan in...
Janusz Prusinowski

Janusz Prusinowski

Janusz Prusinowski Janusz Prusinowski (born 1969 in Mława) – violinist, instrumentalist, composer, folklore researcher. Artistic director of the Mazurkas of the World Festival. Creator of many projects and musical events related to Polish traditional music. In...
Agnieszka Niwińska

Agnieszka Niwińska

Agnieszka Niwińska Animator, teacher, musician. She plays traditional Polish music on frame drums and barabans. She developed her style playing with great rural musicians, including violinists Piotr Gaca, Jan Kmita, Stefan Nowaczek, and accordionist Tadusz Lipiec....
Sławomir Czekalski

Sławomir Czekalski

Sławomir Czekalski Accordion player of the Dobrzeliniacy band, born in 1944 in Wola Popowa, Kutno poviat. He plays the Polish three-row, 120-bass accordion. His repertoire is filled with kujawiak, kujon and oberek pieces, including melodies performed by the legendary...
Maciej Filipczuk

Maciej Filipczuk

Maciej Filipczuk Violinist, student of the rural master Kazimierz Meto. In his musical search, he focuses on the direct master-student transmission, and explores the secrets of old melodies and performing techniques from Mazovia, as well as Lublin and Kielce regions....
Leanne Barbo

Leanne Barbo

Leanne Barbo Musician and returning guest at our festival. She plays bagpipes and kannel and is an expert on Estonian and Latvian traditions and participant of many music projects, as well as renowned music teacher. Allbanddancermusicianotherssinger Monika Kucia...
Luca Buccarella

Luca Buccarella

Luca Buccarella Multi-instrumentalist musician, music therapist and expert teacher of the musical traditions of southern Italy. He is one of the founding members of the Kalascima group, one of the most important and innovative bands in the world music scene....
Stanisław Mazurek

Stanisław Mazurek

Stanisław Mazurek Luthier, musician, instrument collector, renovator of Polish musical antiques and co-author of scientific publications on the subject. He runs Szczecin-based Ditonus atelier, where beside craftsmanship he devotes time to vocal practice: natural voice...
Massimiliano De Marco

Massimiliano De Marco

Massimiliano De Marco Instrumentalist and singer, enthusiast of polyphonic singing and romantic serenades. He plays the guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and tambourine. He learned at a young age from Antonio Calsolaro and performed with musical ensemble from Alessano. He...
Roberto Chiga

Roberto Chiga

Roberto Chiga Percussionist, frame drummer, expert on Italian tamburello, specialized in ancient techniques of Apulia. He learned how to play tamburello from the most important older figures and traditional players of this instrument, such as Uccio Aloisi and Pino...
Taras Kompaniczenko

Taras Kompaniczenko

Taras Kompaniczenko Kobza and hurdy gurdy player, art historian and musicologist, honoured with the title of Ukraine’s Esteemed Artist, founder of Chorea Kozatska. He reconstructs early music of Ruthenia – Ukraine from the Middle Ages through Renaissance and...
Mateusz Raszewski

Mateusz Raszewski

Mateusz Raszewski Born 1980, instrument maker, fiddler, mountaineer. The last apprentice of Jan Gaca and the first of Leon Lewandowski. Does field research in Kalisz region, resulting with hundreds of recordings featuring folk musicians, vocalists and genuine...
Katarzyna Rosik

Katarzyna Rosik

Katarzyna Rosik From 2008 she has researched traditional culture and music of Polish countryside in different regions. She has learned to sing, dance and play tambourine from masters of music craft. She feels particularly close to the music from Kajoki micro region,...
Leon Lewandowski

Leon Lewandowski

Leon Lewandowski Born 1926 in Pałka village, Kalisz region, Brzeziny commune. As a child, he learned to play cheap fiddle while grazing cows, and later became first rate wedding fiddler, playing at weddings within 20 km distance. Used to play with the best harmonists....