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Legendary Piast rulers transformed into rock stars to raise interest in Polish history

The MTV-style rock videos each tell a story about the rulers of the Piast dynasty in the early Middle Ages. Dawid Stube/Muzeum Początków Państwa Polskiego w Gnieźnie

VIDEO: The MTV-style rock videos are part of the project Piast Superstars from the Museum of the Origins of the Polish State in Gniezno. Each video tells a story about the rulers of the Piast dynasty in the early Middle Ages.

Mysterious rock art depicting ‘alien-like figures’ uncovered by Kraków academic

The cave paintings dating back hundreds of years were found at a site called Amak'hee 4 in the Swaga Swaga Game Reserve in Tanzania.

Polish punk, reggae icon Pawel Rozwadowski dies aged 58

Pawel 'Kelner' Rozwadowski, a renowned Polish musician, writer and co-founder of the reggae band Izrael and punk rock band Deuter died on Sunday at the age of 58 after long illness.

Artwork carved into mountain rocks sheds intimate light on locals’ war and post-war experiences

Located in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia, the village of Skawica has been attracting researchers intrigued by drawings and words inscribed in large rocks by locals living through the turbulent times of war and communism.

Rocking Poland One Gig at a Time: Aleksander Milwiw-Baron

Growing up the son of a famous saxofonist has certainly not hurt Aleksander Milwiw-Baron, known simply by his surname, Baron. His rock band Afromental has been on the Polish music scene for years but he's catapulted to national fame in the top music programme 'Voice of Poland.' 

Super Trupa Trupa! Gdańsk band sign to ‘Nirvana label’ Sub Pop, but fame is the last thing on their minds

As the Seattle studio that came to define the grunge music genre in the 1990s plans to take Trupa Trupa global with a new international album to be released later this year, the band tells TFN: “Our priority is our spiritual path, not the conquest of the world.”

President: Passing away of Kora means the end of an era

The passing away of Kora for many people of my generation, including myself, means a symbolic end of an era, President Andrzej Duda wrote on Twitter following the death of the singer, composer and leader of the band 'Maanam'.

Culture Ministry: Kora an important artist for generations of Poles

Kora was an important artist for generations of Poles, the Culture Ministry wrote on Twitter on Saturday morning, expressing condolences over the death of the singer, composer and leader of the band 'Maanam'.

Kora, rebellious rock diva, dies of cancer aged 67

Singer, song-writer and poetess. There were few female figures in Polish popular culture who had such an impact.

Concert: Guns N' Roses

The legendary band give a concert at Stadion ŚLĄSKI/Chorzów as part of their ‘NOT IN THIS LIFETIME TOUR’.

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A high-living bon vivant, Karol Jaroszyński’s youth was characterised by wild spending and long nights in Europe’s most glamorous casinos. And then he literally broke the bank of Monte Carlo by winning 774 kilos of gold at the roulette table.

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