Post by Bonobo on Jul 14, 2018 16:44:43 GMT 1
Most of my students know this kind of music because they hear it at discos and home parties. However, it is a little disgrace to admit you like it because it isn`t high art so most people,when asked, will say they hate disco polo.
Most songs are average, made according to the same pattern but I like a few songs which have a nice melody.
Good DJ - about disco dancing
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_polo
Disco polo is a genre of popular[1][2] dance music,[3] created in Poland in the late 1980s, initially known as sidewalk music (Polish: muzyka chodnikowa)[4][5] or backyard music (Polish: muzyka podwórkowa).[6] It is an urban folk music,[3] popular in the mid-late 1990s,[3] with it's popularity peaking around 1995–1997.[7] Language Dictionary Polish Publishing PWN defines the genre as a Polish variant of disco music, with simple melodies, and often ripe lyrics.[8]
A gradual decline in popularity began in the early part of the 21st century. However, a resurgence of the disco polo came in late 2007.[9]
Characteristic
Classic disco polo songs were characterized by simple diagrams harmonic[clarification needed],[1] simple melodies[8] often drawing from the folk music tradition of steady rhythms,[3] coupled with syncopated samples of drums, and accompanying delicate synthesizer sounds[10] or keyboard instruments.[3] Lyrics are often melodramatic tales of unhappy love,[5][11] although they are also often playful,[3] and holiday themed.[5]
History
The roots of this genre and its beginnings
The genre is derived from the music played at weddings with a repertoire of Polish folk music and weddings, with electronic alternatives to the traditional acoustic instruments, electronic keyboards instead of the traditional acoustic keyboard instrument for example.[3] The most common influential themes were melodramatic texts about unrequited love.[5][11] In addition to these traditional foundations, a large influence on the occurrence of this genre was other popular music from within Europe, including Poland genres of disco - Italo disco. The first band that is representative of this genre - Bayer Full, founded on November 19th, 1984[12][13]. Another band representative of the genre - Top One was established in 1986,[14] and both bands have become one of the pioneers of this genre of music.[5] In the late 80s and early 90s, bands like Akcent, Atlantis, Boys and Fanatic,[5]. The first official record label that captures the music of disco polo - Blue Star.[5] The main centers of music sidewalk, and later disco polo was Białystok and other cities lying on the Podlasie (just in this part of Polish artists for the majority of the genre), and Żyrardów and Sochaczew near Warsaw.[5] One of the most famous songs derived from this genre was "Mydełko Fa" ("Soap FA") recorded in 1991 by Marek Kondrat and Marlena Drozdowska, which was to be a pastiche of the music, but it was a big hit and it has contributed to the popularity of the genre. His followers adopted it as their anthem.[5] The name itself was conceived by Sławomir Skręta from the group Blue Star as a replacement for an older term, piosenka chodnikowa (sidewalk music) - which originated from the main means of distribution of its recordings in the early 1990s - sidewalk stalls on streets and at bazaars[15]. Disco polo could be heard mostly at country picnics, county depots, weddings or during political campaigning for Polish parliament and presidential elections. Former president Aleksander Kwaśniewski was one of the most notable examples of a politician who used disco polo during his presidential campaign.[11]
Additional information
Disco Polo was met with severe criticism from supporters of other musical genres, who accused it of primitiveness of music, text naivety, poor performance and lack of originality (duplication motifs and designs, often derived from Polish and foreign music of the 60s and 70s). This criticism, however, did not affect the popularity of this music. Themselves supporters of this species and the teams performing it argue that currently progressing professionalization disco polo, musical and lyrical layer has improved, and the performers are increasingly avoiding the playback singing.[48][60]
At the same time, some of the older generation featured performers took part in the creation of mainstream disco polo or used on its popularity (e.g. Janusz Laskowski, Marlena Drozdowska, Bohdan Smoleń, Andrzej Rosiewicz, Stan Tutaj, Marek Kondrat, Piotr Pręgowski and Cabaret OT.TO).
In the early 90s Krzysztof Krawczyk sang and recorded songs in the italo disco current, on the basis of which disco polo came into being.[61][62]
The promotion of disco polo in Poland was often in the hand of the leaders of criminal organization Pruszków mafia and Wołomińska mafia.[7] At the height of the success of this music, in 1995–1997, criminal organizations controlled approx. 70 percent of the market.[63]
Most songs are average, made according to the same pattern but I like a few songs which have a nice melody.
Good DJ - about disco dancing
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_polo
Disco polo is a genre of popular[1][2] dance music,[3] created in Poland in the late 1980s, initially known as sidewalk music (Polish: muzyka chodnikowa)[4][5] or backyard music (Polish: muzyka podwórkowa).[6] It is an urban folk music,[3] popular in the mid-late 1990s,[3] with it's popularity peaking around 1995–1997.[7] Language Dictionary Polish Publishing PWN defines the genre as a Polish variant of disco music, with simple melodies, and often ripe lyrics.[8]
A gradual decline in popularity began in the early part of the 21st century. However, a resurgence of the disco polo came in late 2007.[9]
Characteristic
Classic disco polo songs were characterized by simple diagrams harmonic[clarification needed],[1] simple melodies[8] often drawing from the folk music tradition of steady rhythms,[3] coupled with syncopated samples of drums, and accompanying delicate synthesizer sounds[10] or keyboard instruments.[3] Lyrics are often melodramatic tales of unhappy love,[5][11] although they are also often playful,[3] and holiday themed.[5]
History
The roots of this genre and its beginnings
The genre is derived from the music played at weddings with a repertoire of Polish folk music and weddings, with electronic alternatives to the traditional acoustic instruments, electronic keyboards instead of the traditional acoustic keyboard instrument for example.[3] The most common influential themes were melodramatic texts about unrequited love.[5][11] In addition to these traditional foundations, a large influence on the occurrence of this genre was other popular music from within Europe, including Poland genres of disco - Italo disco. The first band that is representative of this genre - Bayer Full, founded on November 19th, 1984[12][13]. Another band representative of the genre - Top One was established in 1986,[14] and both bands have become one of the pioneers of this genre of music.[5] In the late 80s and early 90s, bands like Akcent, Atlantis, Boys and Fanatic,[5]. The first official record label that captures the music of disco polo - Blue Star.[5] The main centers of music sidewalk, and later disco polo was Białystok and other cities lying on the Podlasie (just in this part of Polish artists for the majority of the genre), and Żyrardów and Sochaczew near Warsaw.[5] One of the most famous songs derived from this genre was "Mydełko Fa" ("Soap FA") recorded in 1991 by Marek Kondrat and Marlena Drozdowska, which was to be a pastiche of the music, but it was a big hit and it has contributed to the popularity of the genre. His followers adopted it as their anthem.[5] The name itself was conceived by Sławomir Skręta from the group Blue Star as a replacement for an older term, piosenka chodnikowa (sidewalk music) - which originated from the main means of distribution of its recordings in the early 1990s - sidewalk stalls on streets and at bazaars[15]. Disco polo could be heard mostly at country picnics, county depots, weddings or during political campaigning for Polish parliament and presidential elections. Former president Aleksander Kwaśniewski was one of the most notable examples of a politician who used disco polo during his presidential campaign.[11]
Additional information
Disco Polo was met with severe criticism from supporters of other musical genres, who accused it of primitiveness of music, text naivety, poor performance and lack of originality (duplication motifs and designs, often derived from Polish and foreign music of the 60s and 70s). This criticism, however, did not affect the popularity of this music. Themselves supporters of this species and the teams performing it argue that currently progressing professionalization disco polo, musical and lyrical layer has improved, and the performers are increasingly avoiding the playback singing.[48][60]
At the same time, some of the older generation featured performers took part in the creation of mainstream disco polo or used on its popularity (e.g. Janusz Laskowski, Marlena Drozdowska, Bohdan Smoleń, Andrzej Rosiewicz, Stan Tutaj, Marek Kondrat, Piotr Pręgowski and Cabaret OT.TO).
In the early 90s Krzysztof Krawczyk sang and recorded songs in the italo disco current, on the basis of which disco polo came into being.[61][62]
The promotion of disco polo in Poland was often in the hand of the leaders of criminal organization Pruszków mafia and Wołomińska mafia.[7] At the height of the success of this music, in 1995–1997, criminal organizations controlled approx. 70 percent of the market.[63]
Without it, we would go mad sooner or later. 
