Płyta Tatarska / Tatar Album

This is one of those folk albums recorded outside a studio, in this case in an old wooden house in the Suwałki region of Poland, no doubt the artists wanting to feel "closer" to the music they were performing. It goes without saying that this recording features a lot of traditional folk instruments, heavy on multiple fiddles, but also employing accordion, bells, rattles, and, of course, soft, deep percussion. Karolina Cicha takes the vocal lead with her high, evocative Slavic voice, Bart Pałyga instead indulging in a bit of throat singing, coming forward only at certain moments of playful gruffness. This album celebrates the historical minority Tatar language.