World Cup World Tour #21: Poland
Though they are allegedly embarassed by it, the biggest music in Poland these days is Disco Polo, a weird hybrid of vulgarized folk songs (Wikipedia’s definition, not mine) and the very worst in Eurodisco. An MP3 doesn’t quite get it across; you’ve got to see it for the full effect. Thus, I’m forced into posting my first video in the World Cup World Tour, “Jeste? Szalona PV” by Boys, apparently the biggest act in the genre. Yikes.
Boys – Jeste? Szalona PV
More fabulous Disco Polo videos here
Daphne Carr is the US’s biggest authority(!) on Disco Polo, having presented an paper on it at last year’s EMP Live. She wrote recently in The Village Voice about Brooklyn’s burgeoning Polish nightclub scene. If you’re looking for a big Disco Polo dance night, Greenpoint’s the spot.
