MIGRATION AND EUROPEAN CULTURE
Music and Migration: Poland
The Influence of Migration on Music:
Some Examples 1
Kayah, Goran Bregovic and Cesaria Evora
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Kayah is one of the most successful female Polish singers / songwriters, has released several albums and won numerous awards. Kayah (Katarzyna Szczot) was born on 5 November 1967 in Bialystok.
At the start of her career, Kayah sang in choirs and with many bands such as Tilt and Atrakcyny Kazimierz. She made her solo debut with the song "Daughter" in 1988 at the Sopot Festival. She also relased the single "Aniol Wiedzial" ("Holy Angel") from an album on which she duetted with Cesaria Evora in Portuguese.
In 1999 she recorded one of the most popular Polish albums ever together with the Balkan composer Goran Bregovic, entitled "Kayah & Bregovic". It was a blend of old Slavic songs and modern rhythms.
Her discography:
1993 Kayah
1996 Kamien (Stone)
1997 Zebra
1999 Kayah & Bregovic
2000 Jakajakayah
2003 Stereotyp
2005 The Best & The Rest
2007 Skala (Rock)
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Goran Bregovic was born on 22 March 1950. He is one of the most recognizable modern composers of the Balkans. Composer and guitarist Goran Bregovic has been a household name in the Balkans for over two decades. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (then Yugoslavia), Bregovic has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesaria Evora.
The colaboration between Bregovic and Kayah resulted in a fruitful blend of instruments, melody and sounds that can break anybody's heart, especially those far away from their lands. It makes you cry, laugh, dance and sing, and most of all, makes you go back to your roots in Eastern Europe, because there is nowhere like home. Their most popular songs are 'Prawy do lewego' and 'Spij kochanie spij', unforgettable hits.
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Cesaria Evora was born on 27 August 1941 in Cape Verde. Nicknamed the "barefoot diva" for her habit of performing without shoes, Evora is perhaps the best-known practicioner of morna — a local genre related to Portuguese fado and Brazilian modinha, with a sensibility often compared to the blues.