| Kazik Staszewski | |
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Staszewski performing in Mega Club, Katowice 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kazimierz Piotr Staszewski |
| Also known as | Kazik |
| Born | 12 March 1963 |
| Origin | Warsaw, Poland |
| Genres | Rock, alternative rock, punk rock, rapcore, folk rock, yass, experimental rock |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, saxophones, sampler, synthesizer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Associated acts | Kult, Kazik Na Żywo, Buldog, El Doopa |
Kazik Staszewski (born 12 March 1963) is a Polish lead singer, songwriter, and leader of the band Kult.[1]
Kazik founded Kult in 1982. Their latest album, Hurra, was released in September 2009.[2]
In 1991, he launched a solo career as Kazik with what may be the first Polish rap album "Spalam się" ("I'm burning" or "I'm getting stoned"). Kazik's latest album is Los się musi odmienić ("Fate Must Change"), released in 2005.
Kazik is an immensely popular and somewhat controversial artist thanks to his famous criticism of politics — Poland's politics in particular. His songs often comment on daily life, whether that life be of a typical man, a Pole, or the artist. Hits such as "Polska" ("Poland"), "Hej, czy nie wiecie" ("Hey, don't you know"), "Wódka" ("Vodka"), etc. deal with life in Poland, its government and issues. Another notable song, titled "100 milionów" (or "100 million") was a critical take on Lech Wałęsa's election promises, and was publicly commented on by Lech Wałęsa himself. Song "Komandor Tarkin" is a critic of taxation and privileges of authorities and expression of libertarian views. What is distinctive of Kazik's lyrics is that they typically contain a lot of references to pop culture, high culture, current events; as well as self-references (inside jokes, such as quotes or allusions to his earlier works), often cryptically conveyed and sometimes seemingly random.
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