TZN Xenna () was one of the early
Polish
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punk rock
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bands.
Members
Current members
* Krzysztof „Zygzak” Chojnacki – (
vocals
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) (1981–1983; 1984–1987; 2011 - present)
* Dariusz „Dynia” Dynowski – (
drums
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) (1984–1987; 2011 - present)
* Wojtek „Tele Kesur” Rusak – (
guitar
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) (2011 - present)
* Krzysztof „Panek” Pankiewicz – (
bass
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) (2013 - present)
*Krzysztof Chojnacki ''Zygzak'' (
vocals
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)
Past members
* Marek „Markus” Kucharski – (
guitar
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) (1981–1982; 1984–1987)
* Piotr „Czombe” Dubiel – (
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Wood
* Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
) (1981)
* Tomasz „Gogo Szulc” Kożuchowski – (
drums
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) (1981–1983)
* Jacek „Sydney” Zientała – (
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Wood
* Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
) (1981–1983)
* Andrzej „Falkonetti” Kuszpyt – (
guitar
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) (1982–1983), (
bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Wood
* Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
) (1984–1987)
* Robert „Mionek” Micorek – (
guitar
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) (1986–1987)
* Tomasz „Klaus” Wrześniowski – (
bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Wood
* Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
) (2011 - january 2013)
History
TZN Xenna was founded in August 1981 in
Warsaw
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by Zygzak, Gogo Szulc and Piotr Dubiel. The first name was ''Kamash and the Eckers''. According to Marek, the name translated into English would be "That Means Xenna" (tzn translating as "that means" and xenna being just a word with no meaning, like a name).
Their first
concert
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group had on September 11, 1981 in "Skarpa" club. In the same month band took part in
new wave Festival in
Toruń
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, but without success.
Polish punk rock groups
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