Po swojomu by Hajda Banda / Гайда Банда
"Po swojomu" EP
Hajda Banda / Гайда Банда
Karrot Kommando, 16 min
2022-04-08
The EP "Po swojomu" is the first release by the Polish-Belarusian group Hajda Banda / Гайда Банда. The band performs a traditional dance and vocal repertoire from Podlasie (a historical and ethnographic region in northeastern Poland) and western Belarus. Old polkas, obereks (fast-paced Polish whirling dances), folk waltzes, tangos, and songs from both sides of the Białowieża Forest (an ancient forest straddling Poland and Belarus) are played with youthful energy and artistic finesse — "po swojomu" (with a personal touch!). The group was founded in the autumn of 2021 by violinist Daria Butskaya and includes musicians from well-known folk bands such as Krzikopa, Pokrzyk, Żemerwa, R.U.T.A., and Orkiestra Taneczna Bonanza. The recordings were made inside the Muzeum Małej Ojczyzny (Museum of the Small Homeland) in Studziwody (a district of Bielsk Podlaski, a town in northeastern Poland).
Tracklist
| 1. | Oj chodziła dziewczyna | 3:03 |
| 2. | Oberek od S. Rosy | 3:01 |
| 3. | Polka poleska | 3:56 |
| 4. | Tango | 3:32 |
| 5. | Kołuszka | 2:40 |
Credits
"Po swojomu" EP
Hajda Banda / Гайда Банда
Karrot Kommando, 16 min
2022-04-08
Recorded lineup:
Daria Butskaya – violin
Nika Jurczuk – violin, vocals
Mateusz Dobrowolski – frame drum
Paweł Iwan – cymbaly (a hammered dulcimer, common in Eastern European folk music)
Kuba Zimończyk – harmonia trzyrzędowa (three-row button accordion)
Guest appearance: Anna Fionik – vocals (1) [Żemerwa]
Tracklist:
PLB842200012 Oj chodziła dziewczyna (Oh, a girl walked) – 03:03
PLB842200013 Oberek od S. Rosy (Oberek from S. Rosa) – 03:01
PLB842200014 Polka poleska (Polesian polka) – 03:57
PLB842200015 Tango – 03:32
PLB842200016 Kołuszka – 02:40
Credits:
Oj chodziła dziewczyna
Music: trad./Daria Butskaya; Lyrics: trad.
Performed by: Daria Butskaya, Nika Jurczuk, Mateusz Dobrowolski, Paweł Iwan, Jakub Zimończyk, Anna Fionik (Żemerwa)
Oberek od S. Rosy
Music: trad./Daria Butskaya
Performed by: Daria Butskaya, Nika Jurczuk, Mateusz Dobrowolski, Paweł Iwan, Jakub Zimończyk
Polka poleska
Music: trad./Daria Butskaya
Performed by: Daria Butskaya, Nika Jurczuk, Mateusz Dobrowolski, Paweł Iwan, Jakub Zimończyk
Tango
Music: trad./Daria Butskaya
Performed by: Daria Butskaya, Nika Jurczuk, Mateusz Dobrowolski, Jakub Zimończyk
Kołuszka
Music: trad./Daria Butskaya
Performed by: Daria Butskaya, Mateusz Dobrowolski, Jakub Zimończyk
License
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Hajda Banda / Гайда Банда is a Belarusian-Polish band performing traditional dances and songs from eastern Poland’s Podlasie region, the western parts of Belarus, and Polesye on the Polish-Ukrainian-Belarusian border.