Disco polo

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This article is about the musical genre. For the sport, see Disco Polo (sport).

Disco polo is a musical genre unique and native to Poland, which in its present form exists since the early 1990s. It was derived from contemporary folk tunes (mostly somewhat vulgarised ones played at weddings and feasts) and italo disco. The name itself was conceived by Sławomir Skręta from Blue Star as a replacement for an older term, piosenka chodnikowa ("sidewalk music") - which originated from the main means of distribution of its recordings - sidewalk stands on streets and bazaars. Disco polo could have been heard mostly at feasts, weddings or even as a part of political campaigns during Polish government elections.

Traditional instruments came to be replaced by keyboards in the '90s, which contributed to the slight changes in style, which made the songs more similar to modern dance music. The style was extensively marketed by the Polsat TV station, although it finally decreased in popularity in the late '90s, when foreign pop music gained esteem.

Disco polo is in general perceived as primitive and seriously lacking artistic value, but it is still enjoyed by people of all ages.

[edit] Notable disco polo bands

Bayer Full
Boys
Akcent
Toples
Skaner
Top One
Shazza "The Queen of Disco polo"
Mega Dance
Time
Weekend
Milano

Disco
Bright disco - Dance-punk - Disco polo - Euro disco - Hi-NRG - House - Italo disco - Spacesynth
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