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Disco Polo
Disco polo is a music genre, genre of popular dance music, created in Poland in the 1980s. It was initially known as ''sidewalk music'' () or ''backyard music'' ('). This genre, a type of Polish urban folk music, had great popularity in the 1990s, peaking in 19951997, then gradually declining in popularity through the early 21st century. The genre then had a resurgence in the winter of 2007. The Polish Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, PWN dictionary defines the genre as a Polish variant of disco music, with simple melodies and often ribald lyrics. Characteristics Classic disco polo songs are characterised by simple chord progressionsdisco-polo. [in:] Encyklopedia Powszechna. T. 3. Kraków: Kluszczyński, 2009, p. 290. . and melodies, and take further influence from the steady rhythms found in folk music. These are often accompanied by Syncopation, syncopated Sampling (music), samples of drums, synthesizer, synthesisers and keyboard instruments. The genre is dominated by compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobylnica, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kobylnica () is a town in Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kobylnica. It lies approximately south-west of Słupsk and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. Etymology The name of the town comes from the Polish word ''kobyła'', which means "mare", with the suffix ''-nica'' being common for various towns and settlements in Poland. History The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century, and after its fragmentation into smaller duchies at various times it was ruled by dukes from the houses of House of Griffin, Griffin, House of Sobiesław, Sobiesław and Piast dynasty, Piast. From the 18th century, it formed part of Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia, and from 1871 also of Germany. After the defeat of Germany in World War II in 1945, it passed again to Poland. See also * The SwePol, HVDC Swepol, Bruskowo Wielkie Static Inverter Plant Power station lies approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronics
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Podlaskie
Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to that region. The capital and largest city is Białystok. It borders the Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, Belarus to the east, and Lithuania to the northeast. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998, from the former Białystok and Łomża Voivodeships and the eastern half of the former Suwałki Voivodeship. Etymology The voivodeship takes its name from the historic region of Poland called ''Podlasie'', or in Latin known as Podlachia. There are two opinions regarding the origin of the region's name. People often derive it from the Proto-Slavic ''les'' or ''las'', meaning "forest", i.e., it is an area "by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok Uplands of the Podlachia, Podlachian Plain on the banks of the Biała (Supraśl), Biała River, (124 mi) northeast of Warsaw. It has historically attracted migrants from elsewhere in Poland and beyond, particularly from Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. This is facilitated by the Belarus–Poland border, nearby border with Belarus also being the eastern border of the European Union, as well as the Schengen Area. The city and its adjacent municipalities constitute Metropolitan Białystok. The city has a Humid continental climate#Dfb/Dwb/Dsb: Mild to warm summer subtype, warm summer continental climate, characterized by warm summers and long frosty winters. Forests are an important part of Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice (magazine)
''Vice'' (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian-American magazine focused on lifestyle, arts, culture, and news/politics. It was founded in 1994 in Montreal as an alternative punk magazine, and its founders later launched the youth media company Vice Media, which consists of divisions including the printed magazine as well as a website, broadcast news unit, a film production company, a record label, and a publishing imprint. As of February 2015, the magazine's editor-in-chief is Ellis Jones. On 15 May 2023, Vice Media formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as part of a possible sale to a consortium of lenders including Fortress Investment Group, which will, alongside Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital, invest $225 million as a credit bid for nearly all of its assets. In February 2024, CEO Bruce Dixon announced additional layoffs and that the website Vice.com will no longer publish content. The print magazine returned in September 2024. History The precursor to ''Vice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sławomir Skręta
Sławomir Skręta is the owner of the Polish record label Blue Star, known for releasing domestic dance music known as disco polo Disco polo is a music genre, genre of popular dance music, created in Poland in the 1980s. It was initially known as ''sidewalk music'' () or ''backyard music'' ('). This genre, a type of Polish urban folk music, had great popularity in the 1990s .... He, his label and its artists are featured in the Polish documentary on disco polo, Bara Bara, by filmmaker Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz. The original name of the genre, muzyka chodnikowa (“sidewalk music”), that referred to cassettes sales from temporary stands on the sidewalks, was changed to the “nobler-sounding” disco polo as a reference to Italo-disco. The changing of the name was an inspiration from Sławomir Skręta, the owner of Blue Star, the first label established to record such music. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reguły
Reguły is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Michałowice, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is located approximately north-east of Brwinów, east of Pruszków, and south-west of Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at .... References Villages in Pruszków County {{Pruszków-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Star Records
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Onet
Onet.pl is the largest Polish-language web portal and online news platform. According to Digital News Report, it is the largest online news source in the country, reaching 42% Internet users every week. It is also one of the most-quoted news media in Poland. History and ownership It was founded in 1996 by Optimus company and is owned by the Kraków-based Grupa Onet.pl S.A. According to Alexa rankings, as of October 2017, it was the 45th most popular website worldwide and the 3rd most popular site in Poland. As of December 2016, it is the 6th most visited website in Poland, 311th in the UK, and 375th worldwide. Ringier Axel Springer Media AG holds the majority of Onet since 2012. Services Among its services is a Polish online encyclopedia, the WIEM Encyklopedia. It also has a licence for Rebtel service (marketed in Poland as OnetRebtel) and Skype service (marketed in Poland as OnetSkype). Its other services include email, web hosting, Usenet access, web forums and online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wirtualna Polska
Wirtualna Polska (WP ) (lit. Virtual Poland) is a group of companies operating in the media and e-commerce sectors. The WP Group owns the Wirtualna Polska horizontal portal founded in 1995 and known for being the first internet portal in Poland. It is currently the second largest online news source and one of the most quoted news media in the country. According to the Gemius/PBI surveys around 21 million Poles use WP's internet products every month. History Wirtualna Polska was created by Leszek Bogdanowicz, Damian Woźniak, Marek Borzestowski anJacek Kawalecat Politechnika Gdańska in Gdańsk, who met each other via the Internet. The early forum of ideas turned in March 1995 into a service using the name Wirtualna Polska. Initially, it was available on www.wp.cnt.pl (CNT = Centrum Nowych Technologii, Centre of New Technologies). In 1998, it was moved to www.wp.pl, which is its current address. In the beginning, Wirtualna Polska functioned as a catalogue of websites and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayer Full
Bayer Full is one of the most popular disco polo bands from Poland. It was founded in 1984 by . As of 2013, they have sold 16.5 million records since their inception. Meaning of the name The name of the group is slang expression and could be translated as "tommyrot" or "poppycock". Discography * 'Blondyneczka' – 'Little Blonde' – 1992 * 'Wakacyjna Dziewczyna' – 'Holiday Girl' – 1993 * 'Kolorowe Oczy' – 'Colourful Eyes – 1994 * 'Legenda Bayer Full' – The collection of 5 radio cassettes – 1998 * 'Od Biesiady do Wesela – Wiatr Miłości' – "From Feast to Wedding – The Wind of Love' – 1998 * 'Biesiada Turystyczna – Gdzie ta Keja' – "Tourist Feast – Where's The Quayside' 1999 * 'Bayer Full – czyste melodyjne brzmienie 1984 – 1999' – "Bayer Full – Pure Melodious Sound 1984 – 1999' – 2000 * 'Album Weselny' – 'The Wedding Album' – 2000 * 'Album Świąteczny' – 'The Christmas Album' – 2000 * 'Przeboje dancingowe – pierwsza godzina zab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. Europe is commonly considered to be Boundaries between the continents#Asia and Europe, separated from Asia by the Drainage divide, watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural (river), Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterway of the Bosporus, Bosporus Strait. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and Europe ... is formed by the Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Black Sea with its outlets, the Bosporus and Dardanelles." Europe covers approx. , or 2% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface (6.8% of Earth's land area), making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
