Eastern Slavic folk

Warszawa Wschodnia

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The group aims to preserve the unique vocal styles and traditional repertoire of the Eastern-Slavonic music culture, mostly polyphonic one.

The band was established in 1999 as Muzyka z Drogi ("Music From the Road") and then changed its name and the line-up, but remaining with the style of performance and interests.

Warszawa Wschodnia ("East Warsaw Ensemble"), mainly vocal ensemble, documents, reconstructs and performs Polish, Ukrainian and Russian traditional folk music. Amongst the repertoire of the group are songs recorded during field trips in Ukrainian Polesia, southern Russia, and in Polish regions of Kurpie, Kujawy and Mazowsze.

Polish, Ukrainian and Russian music archives remain very important sources of information. The most important inspiration however is the contact with local artists – singers of older generations, whom the members of the ensemble have been visiting for many years.