KOSY: Gorgeous Interpretations of traditional music from Lower Silesia in Southwest Poland

Kosy brings together four women from different artistic backgrounds - folk, jazz, classical, and avant-garde theatre - to rediscover forgotten gems of the traditional music of Lower Silesia in southwest Poland, a region with a turbulent history, seat of the ancient Kingdom of Poland, bordering on modern-day Germany and the Czech Republic. Utilising shamanic drums, percussion, harmonium and violins and their four perfectly attuned voices they explore the multi-faceted repertoire of the “land of the blossoming apple tree” with a fresh celebratory spirit, that has seen them pick up awards at various Polish folk festivals. Their music is featured in the recently released film Dzień i Noc (Day and Night), which interweaves stories about female friendship and life close to nature, in the presence of supernatural phenomena and magic.

Since its inception in 2019, KOSY has won the Audience Award (MIKOŁAJ 2019) and the Jury's Mention at the XXIX International Festival of Folk Music Mikołajki Folkowe, 1st Prize at the Wrocław Choir and Soloist Review in the traditional repertoire "Wrocławskie Kluskwicki" 2020, 1st Prize at the Local Festival of Tradition "Road to Me" 2020, 2nd prize at the Watchtower of Tradition Local Folklore Festival in Siedlęcin.

KOSY cooperates with many organizations dedicated to saving cultural heritage and its enrichment. They performed at festivals such as: Culture Zone, Kultura za copper, Babska plate, Zalas, European Cultural Days, Midsummer Night, and in cooperation with the Deutch-Polnische Gesellschaft Berlin Foundation, they created a program devoted to Polish-German relations in resettlement areas. Currently, they are working on co-creating music for an artistic film dedicated to the rituals, songs and folklore of Roztocze, "Dzień i noc". In 2021, KOSY will perform at the prestigious international festival WOMEX 21 - Porto. As the only ones, they will represent Poland there and will play among 25 teams from all over the world.