Ethno fusion

Karolina Cicha & Bart Pałyga

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Fot. Tomasz Kaczor

Karolina Cicha & Bart Pałyga is a multiinstrumental duo inspired by a heritage of the Podlaskie region, which is the borderline between the East and the West.

In 2013 they released "9 Languages" album showing multidimensionalness of Polish and East European culture. The same year they win Grand Prix and the Audience Prize at the "New Tradition" - the biggest Polish folk contest organized by Polish Radio. They were invited to perform in Official Selection at WOMEX 2015.

The Duet performed at: 'World Music Fest' (Chicago, USA); 'TFF Rudolstadt' (Germany); 'FMM Sines Festival' (Portugal); 'Ethnoport' (Poland); 'Cheoyong Culture Festival' (South Korea); 'Art Pole' (Ukraine); 'Menuo Juodaragis' (Lithuania); 'Folkbaltica' (Germany/Denmark); 'Euroradio Folk Festiwal' (Sweden); 'Kamianitza' (Bielaruss); 'Isole che Parlano' (Sardinia); 'Legion Arts' (Cedar Rapids, USA); 'Global Union' (Milwaukee, USA); ‘Lotus Fest' (Bloomington, USA); 'Gypsy Festival Drom' (New York, USA); 'Music Mela' Festival (Pakistan); 'Les Traversées Tatihou' (France); 'WOMEX' 2015 oficial selection (Hungary).

Band:

Karolina Cicha - vocals, accordion, keyboard, percussion sampler, darabuka, sleigh bells and other noise makers
Bart Pałyga - throat singing, overtone singing, electric cello, morinhoor, duduk, kobyz, dothar, knee fiddle, fiddle from Płock, frame drum, shankauyz, jew's harp, saz