Męskie Granie (English: ''Masculine Playing'') is a

concert tour A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often, concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific ...

, initiated by

Żywiec Brewery Żywiec Brewery () is one of the largest breweries and beer producers in Poland. Founded in 1856 in the town of Żywiec, the brewery manufactures pale lager with a 5.5% alcohol volume. Grupa Żywiec S.A. consists of five main breweries: Żywiec B ...

. It is organized each year in the summer in major Polish cities, with the addition of the town

Żywiec Żywiec () is a town on the River Soła in southern Poland with 31,194 inhabitants (2019). It is situated within the Silesian Voivodeship, near the Żywiec Lake and Żywiec Landscape Park, one of the eight protected areas in the voivodeship. H ...

. The first edition was held in 2010. The aim of the tour is to present the creative side of Polish music scene and to encourage the audience to listen to musical experiments, such as jazz musicians playing with rappers. Major Polish artists participate in the tour.

Editions

Męskie Granie 2010

Six concerts were organized: in

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

(17 July 2010),

Katowice Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. K ...

(24 July 2010),

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

(31 July 2010),

Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...

(7 August 2010),

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

(14 August 2010) and

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 ...

(21 August 2010). Additionally, a special concert in the town

was organized on 24 September 2010, it was attended by 10,000 people. The concerts were attended by 30,000 people. Wojciech Waglewski was the art director of the tour. The artist line-up included:

Abradab Marcin "AbradAb" Marten (born 12 November 1978 in Katowice) is a Polish rapper, actor and music producer. Marten is a founding member of big Polish hip-hop group Kaliber 44 and, since 2002, a solo artist. He is a member of Polish Society of the ...

, Smolik, Bajzel, DJ Eprom, Homosapiens, Kim Nowak,

Leszek Możdżer Leszek Możdżer (Polish pronunciation: born Lesław Henryk Możdżer, 23 March 1971, Gdańsk) is a Polish jazz pianist, music producer and film score composer. Life and career Możdżer was born on 23 March 1971 in Gdańsk. He began to play t ...

, Maciej Maleńczuk, Michał Jacaszek, Mitch & Mitch,

Nergal Nergal ( Sumerian: d''KIŠ.UNU'' or ; ; Aramaic: ܢܸܪܓܲܠ; ) was a Mesopotamian god worshiped through all periods of Mesopotamian history, from Early Dynastic to Neo-Babylonian times, with a few attestations indicating that his cult surv ...

, Oxy.gen, Pogodno, Tin Pan Alley,

Tomasz Stańko Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (; 11 July 1942 – 29 July 2018) was a Polish trumpeter and composer associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. In 1962, Tomasz Stańko formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with saxophonist Janusz Muniak, pianist ...

, Voo Voo and Wojciech Waglewski. In each of the cities, there were exhibitions of photographs by Tomasz Sikora, animations by Mariusz Wilczyński and scenography by Jarosław Koziara. The tour was promoted by a single "Wszyscy muzycy to wojownicy" ("All musicians are warriors"), performed by Wojciech Waglewski, Maciej Maleńczuk and Abradab. The lyrics and music were written by Wojciech Waglewski. On 22 November 2010, a

double album A double album (or double record) is an audio album that spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording ...

Męskie Granie Męskie Granie (English: ''Masculine Playing'') is a concert tour, initiated by Żywiec Brewery. It is organized each year in the summer in major Polish cities, with the addition of the town Żywiec. The first edition was held in 2010. The aim of ...

'' was released. The record, which contained songs by artists participating in the tour, was certified Platinum in Poland and won a

Fryderyk The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the US Grammy and British BRIT Awar ...

award in the category ''Album of the Year - Alternative''. On 1 January 2011, in

Polskie Radio The Polish Radio (PR; Polish: ''Polskie Radio'', PR) is a national public-service radio broadcasting organization of Poland, founded in 1925. It is owned by the State Treasury of Poland. On 27 December 2023, the Minister of Culture and Nationa ...

's studio a special Męskie Granie concert was held and the artists receive the platinum certification.

Męskie Granie 2011

In 2011, seven concerts were held, gathering and audience of 35,000. Wojciech Waglewski was the art director of the tour for the second time. Scenography was designed by Jarosław Koziara. Several artistic projects were also organized. The tour was promoted by a single "Kobiety nam wybaczą" ("Women Will Forgive Us"), recorded by Wojciech Waglewski,

Lech Janerka Lech Andrzej Janerka (born 2 May 1953 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. In the 1980s he was leader of a notable Polish post-punk Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of music that emerge ...

, Spięty,

Fisz Fisz (born Bartosz Waglewski 19 March 1978) is a Polish rap artist. The musical style of Fisz is unconventional. At the very beginning of his career he started out as a hip hop artist, but went experimental soon after releasing Tworzywo Sztuczne ...

and

, with music written by Wojciech Waglewski and lyrics by Wojciech Waglewski, Lech Janerka, Spięty and Fisz. On 24 October 2011, a

triple album A double album (or double record) is an audio album that spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording i ...

''Męskie Granie 2011'' was released. It contained a DVD with a 20-minute documentary "Making of Męskie Granie 2011". The album was certified platinum in Poland.

Concerts

;Żywiec, 16 July 2011 DJ Eprom and

Emade Emade (real name Piotr Waglewski) (born December 15, 1981) is a Polish hip-hop producer, brother of rapper Fisz and son of the Polish musician Wojciech Waglewski, lead vocalist of Voo Voo. He started out playing percussion at the age of 13 in ...

, L.U.C, Spięty,

Tworzywo and

Adam Pierończyk Adam Pierończyk (born 24 January 1970) is a Polish jazz saxophonist and composer. He plays tenor and soprano saxophones, as well as the zoucra. Early life Pierończyk was born in Elblag, Poland, on 24 January 1970. He learned the piano for three ...

with DJ Eprom,

Raz Dwa Trzy Raz, Dwa, Trzy (Polish for ''One, Two, Three'') is a Polish music band, which joins rock, jazz and folk with contemporary poetry. It was founded in February 1990 by students of the Pedagogical College in Zielona Góra (now University of Zielona ...

and Krzysztof Popek, Wojciech Waglewski and Mariusz Wilczyński, Voo Voo ;Warsaw, 23 July 2011 DJ Eprom and Emade,

Cool Kids of Death The Cool Kids of Death is a Polish alternative rock band formed in Łódź in 2001. Their name comes from a Saint Etienne song A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of ...

, Janusz Staszewski, Lao Che,

, Fisz Emade Tworzywo and Adam Pierończyk with DJ Eprom, Lech Janerka and Krzysztof Popek, Wojciech Waglewski and Mariusz Wilczyński, Voo Voo ''The first concert transmitted online, watched by 120,00 people.'' ;Kraków, 30 July 2011 DJ Eprom and Emade, Kombajn do Zbierania Kur po Wioskach, Kroke and Marek Bałata, Spięty,

, Fisz Emade Tworzywo and Adam Pierończyk with DJ Eprom, Lech Janerka and Krzysztof Popek, Voo Voo, T.Love ;Lublin, 6 August 2011 DJ Eprom and Emade, Muchy, Deriglasoff, Pink Freud,

and Piotr "Gutek" Gutkowski, Spięty, Lech Janerka and Krzysztof Popek, Fisz Emade Tworzywo and Adam Pierończyk with DJ Eprom, Voo Voo, T.Love ;Gdańsk, 13 August 2011 DJ Eprom and Emade, Muzyka Końca Lata, Kumka Olik, Pink Freud, Lao Che, Lech Janerka and Krzysztof Popek, Fisz Emade Tworzywo and Adam Pierończyk with DJ Eprom, Voo Voo, T.Love ;Wrocław, 20 August 2011 DJ Eprom and Emade, Jazzpospolita, Bajzel, Pink Freud, Lao Che, Fisz Emade Tworzywo and Adam Pierończyk with DJ Eprom,

Myslovitz Myslovitz is a Polish rock band. The band take their name from their industrial hometown of Mysłowice in the Upper Silesia region of southern Poland. Band history Guitarist and vocalist Artur Rojek started the band in 1992 as "The Freshmen ...

, Lech Janerka and Krzysztof Popek, Wojciech Waglewski and Mariusz Wilczyński, Voo Voo ;Poznań, 27 August 2011 DJ Eprom and Emade, Snowman, Transistors, Muniek with guest

Jan Nowicki Jan Nowicki (5 November 1939 – 7 December 2022) was a Polish actor. Biography He appeared in 90 films and television episodes since 1967. He had two children, Sajana Nowicka and Łukasz Nowicki, a television presenter, journalist, and actor ...

, Lao Che, Leszek Możdżer, Fisz Emade Tworzywo and Adam Pierończyk with DJ Eprom, Lech Janerka and Krzysztof Popek, Wojciech Waglewski and Mariusz Wilczyński, Voo Voo and Titus

Męskie Granie 2012

In 2012, the art director of Męskie Granie was Kasia Nosowska. Six concerts were held. The scenography was created by Małgorzata Szabłowska, with visual arts by Paweł "Spider" Pająk. The tour was promoted by a single "Ognia!", recorded by Kasia Nosowska and Marek Dyjak, with lyrics by Kasia Nosowska and music by Marcin Macuk.

Concerts

;Warsaw, 14 July 2012 Crab Invasion,

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, BaBu Król, Kamp!, Muzykoterapia, Marek Dyjak, Pablopavo i Ludziki with

brass instruments A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. The term ''labrosone'', from Latin elements meaning "lip" and "sound", ...

and Marika,

and

, Kasia Nosowska (with guest appearances by Wojciech Waglewski and Iza Kowalewska, Leszek Możdżer and Tomasz Stańko), Grabek ;Kraków, 21 July 2012 Afro Kolektyw, Mitch & Mitch, Kari Amirian,

Łąki Łan Łąki Łan () (Polish: ''Meadow's Field'') is a Polish band consisting of Jarosław Jóźwik, Michał Chęć, Piotr Koźbielski, Piotr Pacak, and former Sistars musicians Bartek Królik and Marek Piotrowski. Its style is a mixture of "punk an ...

Julia Marcell Julia Marcell (born 1982) is a Polish singer-songwriter and pianist. Career Marcell was born Julia Górniewicz in Olsztyn, Poland in 1982. Her father, Józef Górniewicz, is a Polish pedagogue and was the dean of the University of Warmia and Ma ...

, Marek Dyjak, O.S.T.R. Tabasko and Noise Trio, KNŻ,

Czesław Śpiewa Czesław, (, , ) is an old given name derived from the Slavic names, Slavic elements ''ča'' (to await) and ''slava'' (glory). Feminine form: Czesława/Česlava. The name may refer to: * Ceslaus, Christian Saint * Czesław Białobrzeski, Polish p ...

(with a guest appearance by Kasia Nosowska), Kasia Nosowska (with a guest appearance by

Kazik Staszewski Kazimierz Piotr Staszewski (born 12 March 1963), also known as Kazik, is a Polish singer and songwriter. He is the son of the architect and poet Stanisław Staszewski. He is the frontman of the band Kult, which he founded in 1982; their latest ...

, Grabek ;Gdańsk, 28 July 2012 Gypsy Pill, Hanimal, Łona and Webber & The Pimps, UL/KR, Łąki Łan, Muzykoterapia,

and Spitfire,

Dezerter Dezerter, founded as SS-20 in May 1981 in Warsaw, is one of the most popular punk bands from Poland. The band was founded by three students of Warsaw's vocational high school ( technikum) - Robert "Robal" Matera (guitar), Krzysztof Grabowski (dru ...

(with guest Kasia Nosowska), Kury, Hey (with guests Iza Kowalewska and Tymon Tymański), Grabek ;Poznań, 4 August 2012 Sorry Boys, Julia Marcell, O.S.T.R. Tabasko, Aleksandra Kurzak accompanied by Orkiestra Feel Harmony, Kamp!, Mitch & Mitch, KNŻ,

Acid Drinkers Acid Drinkers are a Polish thrash metal band formed in September 1986 in Poznań. Acid Drinkers were formed on 21 September 1986 consisting of Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki (vocals, bass) and Robert "Litza" Friedrich (guitar, vocals). The band's style ...

(with guest appearance by Kasia Nosowska), Kasia Nosowska (with guests Julia Marcell and Kazik Staszewski), Grabek ;Wrocław, 11 August 2012 Drekoty, Paula & Karol, Tides From Nebula, Pogodno, UL/KR (with guest Kasia Nosowska), Natu Kozmic Blues, Raz Dwa Trzy and Spitfire, O.S.T.R. Tabasko, Hey (with guest

), Grabek ;Żywiec, 1 September 2012 Bueno Bros, Jazzpospolita, Acid Drinkers (with guest appearance by Kasia Nosowska), O.S.T.R. Tabasko, Marek Dyjak, Brodka, Czesław Śpiewa, Hey (with guests Brodka, O.S.T.R. and Czesław Śpiewa)

Męskie Granie 2013

In 2013, the art directors of Męskie Granie are singer Kasia Nosowska and rapper O.S.T.R. Together, they recorded a single "Jutro jest dziś" ("Tomorrow is today"), which promotes the tour.Męskie Granie. 2013. Jutro jest dziś ( Katarzyna Nosowska & O.S.T.R )

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In the Art Zone, audience can watch projects by Martyna Czerwińska, Marek Mielnicki, Paweł "Spider" Pająk, Magdalena Wosińska.

Concerts

;Kraków, 13 July 2013 O.S.T.R. +

Michał Urbaniak Michał Urbaniak (born January 22, 1943) is a Polish jazz musician who plays violin, lyricon, and saxophone. His music includes elements of folk music, rhythm and blues, hip hop music, hip hop, and symphonic music. History He was born in War ...

, Natu Kozmic Blues + Kasia Nosowska, 2Cresky Feat. Lach, Hey, Warsaw Village Band, Kim Nowak, Lao Che, Maja Olenderek Ensemble, Marek Dyjak, Pink Freud, Small Synth Orchestra ;Chorzów, 20 July 2013

+ O.S.T.R.,

Stanisław Soyka Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, Kherson Oblast, a coastal village in Ukraine * Stanislaus County, ...

+ Nosowska, 2Cresky Feat. Lach, Ballady i Romanse,

Tworzywo, Hey, Grażyna Łobaszewska, Maria Peszek, Très.b, Krzysztof Zalewski, Small Synth Orchestra ;Wrocław, 27 July 2013 BRODKA + Nosowska, O.S.T.R. +

, 2Cresky Feat. Lach, Ballady i Romanse, Hey, HIFI BANDA, Maria Peszek, Patti Yang Group, Pink Freud, Soniamiki, Small Synth Orchestra ;Gdańsk, 3 August 2013 BRODKA + Nosowska, O.S.T.R. + Michał Urbaniak, 2Cresky Feat. Lach, Domowe Melodie, Hey, Łagodna Pianka, Mela Koteluk, Muchy,

Őszibarack Őszibarack is a popular Polish Electronic music, electronic/pop band, founded in 2003 in Wrocław. The band name means ''peach'' in Hungarian language, Hungarian. The band has performed on major festivals, such as Open'er Festival (2005, 2008 ...

, Patti Yang Group, Très.b, Small Synth Orchestra ;Poznań, 10 August 2013 BRODKA + Nosowska, O.S.T.R. + Michał Urbaniak, Hey, Warsaw Village Band, Kim Nowak, Lao Che, Pink Freud, Skalpel, UL/KR, Small Synth Orchestra ;Warsaw, 17 August 2013 Leszek Możdżer + O.S.T.R., Stanisław Soyka + Nosowska, Hey, L.Stadt, Maria Peszek, Marek Dyjak, Patti Yang Group, Skalpel, Stanisława Celińska, Bartek Wąsik, Royal String Quartet, Très.b, Michał Urbaniak, Small Synth Orchestra ;Żywiec, 31 August 2013 Zorak + O.S.T.R., O.S.T.R. + Michał Urbaniak, Nosowska, Hey, Kaliber 44, Mela Koteluk, Modulators,

, Small Synth Orchestra

References

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