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

Rocking Poland One Gig at a Time: Aleksander Milwiw-Baron P. A. Ney/TFN

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.' Find out how Baron went from listening to Charles Parker and Miles Davies to dreaming of being Slash in Guns n' Roses and how he finally met his childhood hero. Which song is Baron proudest of? How fame sent his ego skyrocketing. What keeps him humble? Our host @paddyney spoke to Baron about all this and more.

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