Hajda Banda: “In the past years, the trend has been to accept our Slavic connections” | Songlines
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Hajda Banda: “In the past years, the trend has been to accept our Slavic connections”

By Simon Broughton

Poland’s prize-winning Hajda Banda are seeking out the sounds of their country’s eastern border regions. Simon Broughton reports…

Hajda Banda By Michał Kalita MKM 7307 (3)

Hajda Banda’s Mateusz Dobrowolski, Daria Butskaya, Nika Jurczuk, Kuba Zimończyk, Paweł Iwan

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