The Malisz Band is afamily band from Męcina Mała in the Beskid Niski region, formed by multi-instrumentalist and instrument builder Jan Malisz and his children: Zuzanna and Kacper. The band is inspired by the traditional rural music of its region (Beskid Niski), but also by dances and chants from various areas of Poland. The music…

Andrzej Skupniewicz – a music teacher from Chelmno – has decided to revive the heritage of Chelmno Land (Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province). The task he set for himself is all the more difficult because this region is a white spot on the ethnomusicological map of Poland. Having no recordings, no informants, he used a unique source –…

Joanna Mieszkowicz I have always loved dancing, traveling, meeting people and engaging them in ecological and cultural activities (I am an environmental lady by training). For more than 2 decades I have been exploring the dances of the Chango people by participating in many meetings of dance houses, dance tabors in Romania, Hungary and Poland….

1961, Csíkkarcfalva, ROI worked in Balanbánya (romanian Bălan, a town in Transilvania) until 1990. Many Moldovans worked in Balanbánya, many of them were Csángós, and I noticed their unique speech and archaic features. We became friends with several of them, they were more courageous in using their own language in front of us, they invited…

Farkas Gyulai – violinist, singer, dancer, also plays the koboz, gardon, flutes and, most importantly, is able to teach all this in a very natural and gentle way. Co-founder of the band Szépszerével (2012), founder of the band Szőrénszálán (2023), with whom he often visits Poland. Sympathy for Poland and Poles has also translated into…

Vajk Gyulai – plays flutes and koboz in the amateur folk bands Csenderítők and Mácsonya, with whom he regularly plays concerts and dance events. In the summer of 2023, he played with the Szőrénszálán band (led by Farkas Gyulai) and taught flute playing at our events in Kraków and Toruń (Z czango w las). Since…