Jacek Kaczmarski

Jacek Kaczmarski was born in Warsaw in 1957 into an artistic family. He studied Polish literature at the University of Warsaw and began his artistic career in the mid-1970s, quickly standing out for the literary quality of his lyrics and his powerful stage presence. His first broad recognition came with “Obława”, and the real breakthrough arrived with the program “Mury”, created in 1979 with Przemysław Gintrowski and Zbigniew Łapiński. That repertoire turned him into one of the most symbolic figures of the musical opposition of the 1980s. Although “Mury” was widely received as Solidarity’s anthem, Kaczmarski’s work was much broader. He wrote historical, philosophical, literary, and political songs, many of...