Rawa Blues Festival (pronounced ''rava'') is the world's largest indoor blues festival. The festival was named after the

Rawa River Rawa (pronounced: ; older name ''Roździanka'') is a minor river (about 19.6 kilometres in total length) in Silesia, Poland.http://www.bspnews.kiss.pl/bspnews/991/991-34.htm#RAWA Rawa River Project It is the largest right tributary of the Brynic ...

, which flows through the city of

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popu ...

in Poland. The first edition was held in April 1981. Among the highlights of past festivals were: Luther Allison, Junior Wells,

Koko Taylor Koko Taylor (born Cora Anna Walton, September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues and soul blues. Sometimes called "The Queen of the Blues", she was known f ...

Carey Bell Carey Bell Harrington (November 14, 1936 – May 6, 2007) was an American blues musician who played harmonica in the Chicago blues style. Bell played harmonica and bass guitar for other blues musicians from the late 1950s to the early 1970s befo ...

John Cephas Cephas & Wiggins were an American acoustic blues duo, composed of the guitarist John Cephas (September 4, 1930 – March 4, 2009) and the harmonica player Phil Wiggins (born May 8, 1954). They were known for playing Piedmont blues. Histo ...

and Phil Wiggins, C. J. Chenier,

Nora Jean Bruso Nora Jean Bruso (born June 21, 1956) is an American Chicago and electric blues singer and songwriter. She has penned over 700 songs, and worked with Carl Weathersby and Dave Specter. Fellow blues singer, Koko Taylor once commented, "Nora Jea ...

Rory Block Aurora "Rory" Block (born November 6, 1949, in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American blues guitarist and singer, a notable exponent of the country blues style. Career Aurora Block was born in Princeton and grew up in Manhattan. Her father, Allan ...

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, as well as many Polish blues musicians such as

Tadeusz Nalepa Tadeusz Nalepa (26 August 1943 in Zgłobień, Poland – 4 March 2007, Warsaw) was a Polish composer, guitar player, vocalist, and lyricist. Career Nalepa graduated from the Music Academy in Rzeszów in the departments of violin, clarine ...

, Slawek Wierzcholski,

Dżem Dżem is a blues rock band formed in Tychy, Poland. Ryszard Riedel, one of the most famous vocalists from Poland, worked with the band. Their songs include: "Czerwony jak cegła" (''Red as a Brick''), "Whisky", " Wehikuł czasu" (''Time Machin ...

and many others.

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* Music festivals established in 1981 Culture in Katowice Silesian culture Music festivals in Poland Blues festivals in Poland Folk festivals in Poland 1981 establishments in Poland Tourist attractions in Silesian Voivodeship {{music-festival-stub

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