Guitarist Raphael Roginski reinterprets the music of the Kurpi region of Poland, performed with vocalist Genowefa Lenarcik who was born in 1940 in the village of Krobia, part of the Kurpi region, and is the daughter of folk singing legend Stanislaw Brzozowy; together they bring out the rich heritage of this region, expanded by the natural sounds of the forests of Northeaster Poland.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2016 Country: Poland Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold 3 Panels Recorded in the forests of northeastern Poland, July 2016.
"Populista is proud to present a new music reinterpratation by Raphael Rogiński. After Coltrane, he is now paired by Genowefa Lenarcik to perform music from Kurpie. The singer is a daughter of legendary Stanisław Brzozowy, famous caretaker of kurpian folk, the tradition she is now developing. According to Rogiński, the only musicians he can compare her with are bluesmen from Sahara. Together, they form a duo just as unconventional as natural. In the end, Żywizna in kurpian language stands for Nature."-Bolt Records
"Kurpie (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkurpjɛ]) is one of a number of ethnic regions in Poland, noted for its unique traditional customs, such as its own types of traditional costume, traditional dance and distinctive type of architecture and livelihoods. Kurpie is also the name of the people of this culture.
The Kurpie region is located in Poland on a lowland plain called the Mazovian Region (Mazowsze), which was once covered over by two forests known as the Puszcza Zielona (the Green Wilderness) and the Puszcza Biała (the White Wilderness).
The Green Wilderness (Puszcza Zielona) is usually associated with the White Wilderness (Puszcza Biała), and together the two forests are often referred to as the Kurpie Forest (Puszcza Kurpiowska) because the two forests were populated by inhabitants who, over the centuries of isolation, developed a unique culture of their own, called Kurpie.
On today's map, the Kurpie region comprises Mazovia, Podlasie and, to a small extent, the Warmia and Mazury region. Populated areas in Kurpie today are generally in the towns of Myszyniec and Ostrołęka and the villages of Czarnia, Dylewo, Jednorożec, Kadzidło, Lipniki, Łyse and Zbójna."-Wikipedia