Lao Che is a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 music band formed in 1999 by former members of the band Koli. Lao Che's musical genre is a crossover of various styles such as alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

, punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

, ska

Ska

Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...

, ambient

Ambient music

Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

, and folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

. The band's popularity grew quickly after their Powstanie Warszawskie

Powstanie Warszawskie (album)

Powstanie Warszawskie is a second studio album released in March of 2005 by Polish band Lao Che. It consists of 10 songs illustrating the course of 1944 uprising in Warsaw, Poland. The album received many prestigious nominations and awards:* No...

(Polish

Polish language

Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...

 for "Warsaw Uprising

Warsaw Uprising

The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army , to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces...

") concept album, which received many prestigious nominations and awards.

Band members

Current members

• Mariusz "Denat" Denst – sampler
• Hubert "Spięty" Dobaczewski – vocals, guitar
• Michał "Dimon" Jastrzębski – drums
• Filip "Wieża" Różański – keyboard
• Rafał "Żubr" Borycki – bass guitar
• Maciek "Trocki" Dzierżanowski – percussion

Former members

• Jakub "Krojc" Pokorski – guitar
• Michał "Warz" Warzycki - guitar

Discography

• Gusła (2002)
• Powstanie Warszawskie
  Powstanie Warszawskie (album)
  Powstanie Warszawskie is a second studio album released in March of 2005 by Polish band Lao Che. It consists of 10 songs illustrating the course of 1944 uprising in Warsaw, Poland. The album received many prestigious nominations and awards:* No...
  
  (2005) POL #13
• Gospel (2008) POL #3
• Prąd stały/Prąd zmienny (2010) POL #5

External links

Official website Official website