Kazik Staszewski

Kazik Staszewski (born March 12, 1963) is a Polish singer, songwriter, and leader of the band "Kult".

Kazik helped found "Kult" in 1982. Their latest album is 2005's "Poligono Industrial".

In 1991, he started a solo career as "Kazik" with what may be the first Polish rap album "Spalam się" ("I'm burning"). Kazik's latest album is "Los się musi odmienić" ("Fate Must Change"), released in 2005.

Kazik is a very popular but somewhat controversial artist in his criticizing 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 the life in Poland, its government and issues. Another notable song, titled "100 milionów" (or "100 millions") was a critical take on Lech Walesa's election promises, and was publicly commented by Lech Walesa himself.What is specific of Kazik's lyrics is that they typically contain a lot of references to pop culture, high culture, current events; as well as auto-references (inside jokes, such as quotes of or allusions at earlier works), often cryptically conveyed and sometimes seemingly random.

Discography

= with Kult =

* "Kult" (1986)
* "Posłuchaj to do ciebie" (1987)
* "Spokojnie" (1987)
* "Tan" (1989)
* "Kaseta" (1989)
* "45-89" (1990)
* "Your Eyes" (1991)
* "Tata Kazika" (1993)
* "Muj wydafca" (1994)
* "Tata 2" (1996)
* "Ostateczny krach systemu korporacji" (1998)
* "Salon Recreativo" (2001)
* "Poligono Industrial" (2005)

as Kazik

* "Spalam się" (1991)
* "Spalaj się!" (1993)
* "Oddalenie" (1995)
* "12 Groszy" (1997)
* "Melassa" (2000)
* "Czterdziesty pierwszy" (2004)
* "Los się musi odmienić" (2005)

with Kazik Na Żywo

* "Na żywo, ale w studio" (1994)
* "Porozumienie ponad podziałami" (1995)
* "Las Maquinas de la Muerte" (1999)
* "Występ" (2002)

with El Dupa

* "A pudle?" (2000)
* "Gra?" (2007)

as Kazik Staszewski

* "Melodie Kurta Weill'a i coś ponadto" (2001)
* "Piosenki Toma Waitsa" (2003)

with Buldog

* "Płyta" (2006)

See also

* Stanisław Staszewski

External links

* [http://www.staszewski.art.pl/artykuly/index.php?id=rocksinger an article about his early lyrics (English)]
* [http://www.staszewski.art.pl/ staszewski.art.pl (in Polish)]
* [http://www.kazik.pl/ www.kazik.pl (in Polish)]
* [http://www.kult.art.pl/ www.kult.art.pl (in Polish)]