“There is nothing wrong with having young people who want to perform on stage especially prepared for it,” said Dariusz Piontkowski, the education minister.Įducation minister Dariusz Piontkowski is reported to have given the proposal his backing. So far the mayor’s idea has already won the tacit approval of central government. People have pointed that Michałowo lies in a disco-polo hotbed so the school’s courses should prove popular.įor many Poles, particularly urban ones, disco-polo, with its simple electronic melodies and boy-meets-girl lyrics, is a source of national shame, and they waste little time heaping their scorn and disdain upon the genre. e-Muzyka/YouTubeīut it remains enduringly popular in Poland’s rural heartlands where its cheerful and up-beat rhythms provide the soundtrack for parties and small-town discos across the country, and have ingrained themselves into the local culture. One of the biggest names in disco polo is Marioo. Grzegorz Momot/PAPįor many Poles, particularly urban ones, disco-polo, with its simple electronic melodies and boy-meets-girl lyrics, is a source of national shame, and they waste little time heaping their scorn and disdain upon the genre. The support of disco-polo record label Green Star could mean that leading disco-polo stars such as Zenek Martyniuk could visit the school to pass on their expertise and advice. The news that teenagers could soon be learning the ins-and-outs of disco-polo at school has raised eyebrows across Poland. The label’s backing could mean that leading disco-polo stars such as Zenek Martyniuk could visit the school to pass on their expertise and advice. He has also enlisted the support of Green Star, a disco-polo record label. The music’s cheerful and up-beat rhythms provide the soundtrack for parties and small-town discos across the country, and have ingrained themselves into the local culture. “Our main goal is to create the conditions for our young people to develop their passions as well as providing them with an education and preparing them for their leaving exams,” the mayor wrote in a letter to local cultural institutions. The school in Michałowo lies in a disco-polo hotbed so the courses should prove popular. The classes are part of a proposal formulated by Marek Nazarko, the mayor of Michałowo, a small town to the east of Białystok, who believes a course in disco-polo could help attract artistic children to the school and unleash the creative energy of its students. Pupils at a high school in the east of Poland could soon be attending classes on disco-polo, the indigenous music genre that invokes either joy or the depths of despair depending on the tastes of the listener. In the first decade of 21st century it was getting back with help of major labels and growing interest of young people.The classes are part of a proposal formulated by the mayor of Michałowo who believes a course in disco-polo could help attract artistic children to the school. It was compared to pre-war inferior dancing-halls, vaudevilles or ballads performed by street bands in Warsaw. There were also journalists who defended it as new folk music. Its huge popularity made several non-disco-polo artists give it a try, like Happy End or Krzysztof Krawczyk who is one of very few male vocalists in the genre who did not use excessively high-pitched vocals.ĭisco polo got criticised due to oversimplification - both in music and lyrics - and spoiling listeners' tastes. Some well-known acts are Akcent, Top One, Boys, Shazza.
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TV shows "Disco Relax" and "Disco Polo Live" broadcasted by Polsat and magazines such as 'Super Disco po Polsku', 'Disco Polo', 'Disco Hit' were devoted to it. Its huge popularity made several non-disco-polo artists give it a try, like Happy End or Krzysztof. Thanks to mass production cassettes could be bought on street bazaars, therefore it was often called muzyka chodnikowa (pol: pavement music). Some well-known acts are Akcent, Top One, Boys, Shazza. Its emergence was made possible when the Polish musical industry stopped being controlled by the state. The genre was very popular in the early 1990s. Lyricists' sense of humour may be ribald but does not tend to break commonly accepted conventions. Sawomor wierzyski founded PPP (from Polska Muzyka Taneczna Polish. Politics and religion are mentioned too but not so often. However, the fact that its customers were seeking disco polo music (which did not. Lyrics concern love, parties, freedom, Gypsy lifestyle. High-pitched and clear vocals are usually accompanied by keyboards.
Just like those tunes disco-polo songs are poorly arranged and main emphasis is put on danceable rhythm and catchy melodies. Style of Polish pop music descended from contemporary folk tunes (played at weddings and feasts) and Italo-Disco.
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