Jan Błaszczak

Born in 1987. He works as a program department employee at the Ursynów Cultural Center "Alternatywy." Author of the book "The Dom: New York Bohemia on the Polish Lower East Side," which was published in 2018 in the American series by Wydawnictwo Czarne. He has also published articles in magazines such as "Polityka," "Machina," "Wprost," and "Gazeta Magnetofonowa," and as a reporter, he has collaborated with Program II of Polish Radio.
Ghost-Summoning Drums
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Ghost-Summoning Drums

Piotr Cichocki, an ethnographer and curator of the 1000Hz record label, talks about the Vimbuza dance ceremony in Malawi.
Jan Błaszczak
The Sound of Radioactivity
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The Sound of Radioactivity

Hildur Guðnadóttir talks about how she composed the scores for “Chernobyl” and “Joker”, and what it was like to work with Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Jan Błaszczak
The Double Life Of Israel
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The Double Life Of Israel

The life of Hawaiian singer-songwriter Israel Kamakawiwoʻole is easily romanticized, especially by those who promoted his covers of American songs. The reality is much more melancholic.
Jan Błaszczak