Niebiesko-Czarni - Psychedelic Blues Rock (Poland)

Niebiesko-Czarni - a vocal and instrumental ensemble founded in 1962 in Gdynia by Franciszek Walicki.

The debut concert of Niebiesko-Czarni (Blue and Black) took place on March 24, 1962 at the club "Żak" in Gdańsk. In the same year, in June, they took first place at the First Young Talents Festival. They made their first radio recordings in September and recordings in November of the same year. In 1962 and 1963 they were the hosts of the Sopot Non-Stop. In January 1963 Jerzy Kossel was appointed to the army, Janusz Popławski replaced him, and in July and August during the Non-Stop left the band: Daniel Danielowski, Henryk Zomerski and Jerzy Kowalski. Their place was taken by: Zbigniew Bernolak, Zbigniew Podgajny and Andrzej Nebeski. Also from Non-Stop in 1963, he began appearances with Blue-Black Micho Burano. In December 1963, together with Michosci Burano, Czesław Niemen and Helena Majdaniec, they performed at the Paris Olympics and recorded the first album in western Europe (DECCA 460.811 M).

In January 1964, the vocalist Wojciech Korda started the band's performance, which from July, after the departure of Krzysztof Klenczon, also served as a guitarist. In the years 1963-1965, the band was awarded at the Polish Song Festival in Opole, also in 1965. Blue-and-Blacks performed in Sopot at the 5th International Song Festival in a concert at ppt. On CDs around the world.

From July 1965, in the place of Włodzimierz Wander, Andrzej Nebeski and Zbigniew Bernolak, who founded the group Polanie, came: Krzysztof Wiśniarowski and Tadeusz Głuchowski from the band Tony. In November 1966, the team Czesław Niemen, who founded his own band Akwarele, left the band. In 1966, together with Michosci Burano, they won the Grand Prix of the Song Festival in Rennes, and in Paris they took the first place in the rock band tournament at the Golf Drout club. In 1967, the band left Krzysztof Wiśniarowski (replaced by Krzysztof Potocki), Helena Majdaniec and Piotr Janczerski. On the night of October 31, November 1, 1967, Blue-Blacks performed on Radio Luxembourg.

In 1968, sections of saxophones were added - it included Wiesław Żakowicz and Mirosław Polarek. In 1969, they appealed to buy the villa of Karol Szymanowski, Atma. During this time, they held numerous concerts in Sweden, Yugoslavia, Hungary, France, the Benelux countries, Finland, the German Federal Republic, Bulgaria, the USA, Canada and the USSR. In 1971, they appeared on the American television program Danny Sulivan Show. After returning from the USA, they began to create the first Polish Rock-Opera Naga, which premiered on April 22, 1973 at the Musical Theater in Gdynia. After exhibiting about 150 performances, Naga Blue-Blacks performed more often abroad than in the country. After the concert in Lviv on June 30, 1976, the band was disbanded.

In the more than fourteen-year history of Niebiesko-Czarni, they recorded 8 full-length LPs and 24 singles and fours with a total circulation of 3.5 million; they gave over 3000 concerts; they traveled over 245,000 kilometers on concert tours.

Occasionally, Niebiesko-Czarni reactivated in 1986, 1987, 1992 and 2002.

1972 - Naga

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