====== 2010.03.26 - YAPA ======

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somewhere around two weeks ago i've been in the city of [[wp>Łódź]]. there were 2 reasons for this. first one was concert of [[wp>Rammstein]]. this was one of the best concerts i've ever been on. the funny thing is that you could take a deaf person for this show and (s)he'd be still having a great time. so much pyrotechnics in one place, along with good music... nothing more required! :)

but this was just a beginning of my time there. the unexpected main event was [[http://www.yapa.art.pl|YAPA]]((all pictures presented here are downloaded from this page too)) -- student's festival of tourists' song. why unexpected? well -- i already had my ticket for some time, i planned being there for few months or so... although i was not expecting what i saw. i've been on lot of different concerts in my life, but never ever on anything even remotely close to YAPA! i know no words to describe this specific climate in the air -- song poetry, jokes, constant talking between artists and public... it started at 7p.m and when i had to go out it was already 2:30a.m., but concert still lasted! as i found out, there were 2 more bands playing after i left. my bad luck was that i was able to be only on 1 of the four parts of whole festival. i won't let this happen then next year -- YAPA is just once per year -- such an experience and so little time to enjoy it.

YAPA, since 1974, when it all begun, always starts with [[wp>Can-can]] dance, including the public. then there were few classical, polish tourists songs sung in memory of Zenek Janek -- one of the founder of YAPA, who dies few months ago.

whole festival of [[http://www.zak.lodz.pl/archiwum/yapa2010/|YAPA 2010]] can be listened from the internet. tens of hours of great music, giving a taste of this climate, that cannot by described by words. someone said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. nothing more, nothing else! i strongly encourage you to listen to the [[http://icecast.zak.lodz.pl/yapa2010/sobota-nocny/01-rozpoczecie.mp3|saturdays' night concert opening]]. there are songs that are widely known, and will never be forgotten:
  - 9:34 -- "Grosza nie mam"
  - 16:25 -- "Mój świat" (first song sung on first YAPA's edition)
  - 23:05 -- "Połoniny niebieskie" (sung with the public, in memory of Zenek Janek)

let me introduce you with part of "Grosza nie mam" (along with english translation):

//"grosza nie mam i nie będę nigdy swego domu miał ale za to robił będę to co tylko będę chciał..."// (PL)

//"i don't have a penny and i'll never have my home but instead i'll do always whatever i want..."// (ENG)

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