NANGA is the project of LAO CHE’s keyboardist and percussionist Filip Różański and Maciej Dzierżanowski featuring keyboardist and saxophonist Karol Gola also from Lao Che and vocalist Magda Dubrowska (Gang Śródmieście, Utrata Skład). They released their first album “Cisza w Blok” in November 2020. Różański recalls the beginnings of work on the album: “When I started to wonder how and when NANGA was created, I realised that it had probably always been there, it was enough to discover it. Everything that ultimately led to the creation of this album happened spontaneously and without any predetermined plan. We planned to release only an EP with four stylistically diverse tracks and with four different vocalists. When Magda appeared and we heard her text and voice, however, everything became clear. She needed to stay with us for longer.”
Dzierżanowski adds: “Together with Filip, we have a completely new role in NANGA. It is our brainchild, which was born in an atmosphere of mutual inspiration, experience and passion. Together we are heading towards the unknown, full of fears, uncertainty, but also hope for a brilliant adventure.”
They released the EP “Jesień w Pekinie” (Autumn in Beijing) in December 2022 featuring their latest material.
The squad:
Magda Dubrowska – vocals, bass, sampler
Karol Gola – sax, flute, keys
Maciek Dzierżanowski – drums, sampler
Filip Różański – keyboards, sampler, vocals
Magda Dubrowska recalls how she got engaged with the project: “One day I got a message on Messenger from Maciek and Filip asking me if I wanted to do one song with them. We didn’t even know each other then. Of course I agreed, because I really like such adventures. The song they sent me immediately inspired me and that same evening I started writing the text. When I came to Włocławek a month later for the recording, we finally met in person and there was a spark.”
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