*Warning: watch the following videos at your own risk!*ĭisco-Polo is and it will be one of the most popular musical genres in Poland, but it will continue being hated or loved by many people. Do you like Disco-Polo? Which is your favourite song? And remember this: a Polish wedding without Disco-Polo, it is not a Polish wedding.Disco polo is a genre of popular dance music, created in Poland in the 1980s, it was initially known as "sidewalk music" ( Polish: muzyka chodnikowa) or "backyard music" ( Polish: muzyka podwórkowa). This genre, being a part of the musical folklore, had great popularity in the 1990s, with its peak in 1995-1997. Then came a gradual decline in the popularity of this genre, which made the last – as it was thought at the time – decline at the beginning of the 21st century. The comeback of disco polo happened in the winter of 2007. The Polish PWN dictionary defines the genre as a Polish variant of disco music, with simple melodies and often ribald lyrics.
The service Rate Your Music defines disco polo as a Polish variant of dance-pop. CharacteristicsĬlassic disco polo songs are characterized by simple chord progressions and melodies, and takes further influence from the steady rhythms found in folk music.
These are often accompanied by syncopated samples of drums, synthesizers and keyboard instruments. The genre is dominated by compositions in the 4/4 time signature. Lyrics are often sentimental and playful, written around themes of love and sometimes holidays. The genre originates from music played at weddings by bands with a repertoire of Polish folk music and wedding songs. Later, electronic instruments were adopted over traditional acoustic instruments.
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