Despite Poland being a rather unknown neighbour for most Western Europeans, the Polish folk scene is in vogue and the Warsaw Village Band (WVB) is one of its best-known groups. Their success is founded on their great love for their Polish musical heritage and their will to preserve it; on their wish to bring back the spirit of old songs to here and now. Discovered internationally in 2003, Kapela ze Wsi Warzszawa (the group’s original name) has since then been critically acclaimed, participating in many musical events, touring worldwide and receiving prizes such as the BBC World Music Award for Best Newcomer 2004.

The Warsaw Village Band has successfully built a solid and very attractive bridge between the more traditional rhythms and the new Polish sounds, combining multiple genres related to techno or trance. They show the dimensions popular music can acquire with knowledge and sensibility.

With their five records –Kapela ze wsi Warszawa (98), Wiosna Ludu (01), Wykozrenienie (05), with which they established themselves worldwide, Upmixing (07), with versions by different DJs, and Infinity (08) – the WVD has developed a completely unique, identifiable sound, presenting themselves as a rebellion against the loss of cultural identity in Poland after the fall of communism, and as a musical alternative to other more commercial works. And above everything, they keep true to a maxim: Remember the past and keep it alive in the future.

www.warsawvillageband.net