Songs About People with Soul

Grażyna Łobaszewska and Adam Nowak (Raz Dwa Trzy) join forces in the concert “Piosenki o ludziach z duszą”. For both artists, lyrics are just as important as music. The programme will feature their biggest hits as well as lesser-known songs, in new arrangements prepared and performed together with the band Ajagore. As the musicians themselves say, “coś zaiskrzyło” (“something sparked”). Among the biggest hits you will hear:

• “Czas nas uczy pogody”
• “Trudno nie wierzyć w nic”
• “Brzydcy”
• “Pod niebem pełnym cudów”
• “Gdybyś”
• “W wielkim mieście”
• and many more

The organisers also promise songs that never made the charts and whose lyrics the audience may not know.

Grażyna Łobaszewska is regarded as a legend of the Polish music scene and, for many, the First Lady of Polish Song. She has been called the blackest of white vocalists, the Polish Aretha Franklin and the modern Billie Holiday. She has been performing for over 50 years. Her hits include “Czas nas uczy pogody”, “Brzydcy”, “Gdybyś” and “Za szybą (całkiem spokojnie wypiję trzecią kawę)”. She is currently working on a new album.

Adam Nowak is a poet, lyricist, composer, guitarist and vocalist, founder and leader of Raz Dwa Trzy. He has been on stage for over 40 years. Many see him as the Polish Bob Dylan, Nick Cave or Tom Waits, though he himself does not like such comparisons. Anna Dymna says of him: “Adam is not only a wonderful artist, but above all an extremely kind, smiling, likeable colleague, a truly genuine person around whom everyone feels good. He has an excellent connection with the audience”.

Ajagore is a band of friends from Kociewie, associated with Tczew. It belongs to the jam band movement and is strongly rooted in folk, rock and jazz. The leader is Maciej Kortas, guitarist. The lineup also includes:

• Paweł Urowski - bass and double bass
• Łukasz Łapiński - percussion instruments