Alibabki was a Polish all-female vocal band active during 1963-1988 (with a hiatus during the 1980s). All the performers resided in

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. Their major musicals styles were

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, "big beat", and

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. They performed both as an individual band and as a support group for various musicians. Alone and together with other artists, Alibabki performed about 2000 songs.Alibabki: Brniemy dalej w to radosne szaleństwo
an interview July 5, 2017, ''

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'' Their singing was used in a number of Polish films.Article ''Ali-Babki'', in: , ''Leksykon Polskiej Muzyki Rozrywkowej'', Warszaw, Agencja Wydawnicza Morex, 1995, , pp. 3–4. Occasionally the group name is incorrectly referred to as Ali-babki. The band was a recipient of multiple awards. The name of the band is a pun, a

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of "

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" and "babki", the latter word being a colloqiallism for "women", an example of exoticism in pop music of Communist Poland.

Awards and recognition

*A number of awards from the

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, including for the songs „Idzie świt” (1964), „Gdy zmęczeni wracamy z pól” (1965),„To ziemia” (1968), and „Kwiat jednej nocy” (1969) *1967: They were backup singers for the award-winning song ' by

Czesław Niemen Czesław Niemen (; born Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki; February 16, 1939 – January 17, 2004), occasionally credited mononymously as Niemen, was one of the most important and innovative Polish singer-songwriters and rock balladeers of the 20th cen ...

* 2009: Silver

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. * 2009: A star for Alibabki was installed at the in

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"Nowe gwiazdy w w Alei Gwiazd w Opolu"
(retrieved December 15, 2017)

References

External links

Alibabki singing their largest hit, ''Kwiat jednej nocy''
a documentary at the Digital Repository of National Film Library (Repozytorium Cyfrowe Filmoteki Narodowej) * {{Authority control Polish rock music groups Polish pop music groups Polish ska groups Musical groups established in 1963 1963 establishments in Poland