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Krzikopa (eng. pron.: Kshee-copa) performs old folk songs from Silesia, the most industrial part of Poland. using their own progressive elektro-folk style. As well as traditional polish singing and acoustic instruments like accordion or violin, but also a DJ's console and a customised drum set. This makes the old songs sound modern and danceable, just like they did a hundred years ago, making Krzikopa's music a unique mix of time and space dimensional journey. Silesia is located on Poland's border with The Czech Republic, Slovakia, and earlier, with Germany. The cultural influences mixed throughout the ages, creating a very unique culture of the region and unique mix describes Krzikopas music perfectly. The band's sound is a blend of traditional instruments (accordion, violin and traditional singing) enriched by an electronic sound system and a customised drum set. Apart from silesian folk the inspiration comes from world music (such as rythms from the Balkans, Scandinavia or even Cuba), contemporary music styles (like heavy-metal or various electronic music), and some of our favourite „classical” composers (like Bach, Beethoven or Strawinsky). Krzikopa is bringing back traditional, silesian folk songs to the status they initially had: so that people can dance to them. The style of dancing since then has significantly changed, but the energy is there and we revive it in a modern style. The idea is widely appreciated by the fans, who, when jumping to old silesian evergreens, make our mission fulfilled and is the best kind of support. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.