Osjan (originally Ossian) is a Polish music band

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/ref> active from 1970 until 2012. ''Osjan'' was formed in 1971 by Jacek Ostaszewski and

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''). Over the years, the musicians performing with ''Osjan'' often changed. The members of the group included Ostaszewski,

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, Milo Kurtis, Radosław Nowakowski, Jorgos Skolias, Tomasz Hołuj, and Zygmunt Kaczmarski. Collaborators of Osjan included

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, Paweł Jarzębski, and Jerzy Słomiński.

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External links

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Group discography (in Polish)

Osjan at progressive rock archives (in English)

at Rate Your Music (in English)
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