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Infobox musical artist| name = Budka Suflera| image = Budka Suflera 02.jpg| image_size = 250| caption = Budka Suflera performing in 2005| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| genre = Rock music|Rock , Progressive rock | origin = Lublin , Poland | years_active = 1969, 1974-present| label = New Abra , EMI , Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music | website = http://www.budkasuflera.pl www.budkasuflera.pl| associated_acts =| current_members = Krzysztof Cugowski Romuald Lipko Tomasz Zeliszewski Lukasz Pilch Miroslaw Stepien Piotr Kominek Anna Patynek Malgorzata Orczyk Irena Kijewska | past_members = Zbigniew Zielinski Stanislaw Wenglorz Andrzej Ziólkowski Jan Borysewicz (muzyk)|Jan Borysewicz Zdzislaw Janiak Romuald Czystaw Felicjan Andrzejczak Piotr Plecha Krzysztof Mandziara Andrzej Sidlo Stanislaw Zybowski Arkadiusz Smyk Janusz Biegaj Marek Raduli Mieczyslaw Jurecki
Budka Suflera is a Poland|Polish Rock and roll|rock musical band|band which was started in 1969 in Lublin by Krzysztof Cugowski , and, after disbanding soon thereafter, resurrected by Cugowski and Romuald Lipko in 1974 and active to this day. They are perhaps best known for their rock ballads, such as "Jolka Jolka" and "Za ostatni grosz" that are often quoted as some of the best songs of Polish rock .
History
Early days (1969-1974)
The band was started in 1969 with jam sessions by Krzysztof Cugowski (vocals), Krzysztof Brozi (lead guitar), Janusz Pedzisz (bass guitar) and Jacek Grün (drums). They performed cover versions of John Mayall , Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin in local venues and disbanded after making a few radio recordings and several concerts.
In 1970 Cugowski joined a band Stowarzyszenie Cnót Wszelakich, led by his school mate Romuald Lipko. Soon the band was renamed to Budka Suflera. After few member changes the band finally made in March 1974 to be their first major recording, "Sen o dolinie" as the Polish cover of Bill Withers ' " Ain't No Sunshine ". The song received much airplay, which resulted in an offer from Polskie Nagrania record label, as well as numerous concert proposals.
Breakthrough (1975-1976)
In autumn 1974 the next song is recorded, "Cien wielkiej góry", inspired by death of two Polish mountaineers (Zbigniew Stepek and Andrzej Grzazek) in Himalayas in 1973. It instantly became a hit and appeared on many compilations and live albums since then. The band also recorded "Lubie ten stary obraz" in November 1974 and "Memu miastu na do widzenia" in the beginning of 1975. The drummer Zbigniew Zielinski was replaced by Tomasz Zeliszewski soon after this.
The first album, entitled Cien wielkiej góry after its first track, was released in 1975. This record saw some contributions from Czeslaw Niemen , who played his Moog synthesizer psychedelic parts in a majestic rock suite (music)|suite called "Szalony kon". Clocking over 19 minutes, this track took a whole B-side of the LP album|long play .
The radio hit "Sen o dolinie" as well as "Memu miastu na do widzenia" were not placed on the album. The first one was rejected by the record label , because it was a cover of a foreign artist and the latter was written by Lipko solely (there was a sort of deal among the band members, they wanted only songs written by Cugowski and Lipko together on the first album).
The release became a success and the band went on a tour to East Germany . There, few German versions of band's greatest hits were recorded. There were plans to release an album in Germany, but they failed as Cugowski missed a recording session. A second attempt failed, too, because of the exhausting tour that ended just before.
In 1976 another band's record, named Przechodniem bylem miedzy wami was released. It did not repeat the success of its predecessor. After the release, Cugowski decided to leave the band and start a solo career. He was replaced by Stanislaw Wenglorz, an ex-singer of Skaldowie . He has only appeared on few records ("Rozmowa", "Kula nocnego swiatla", "Slady na piasku", "Zyciowy numer"), then unreleased and quit soon after. The next vocalist became Romuald Czystaw.
Members
The band's line-up has changed many times over the years. Since 2005 the band members are:
Krzysztof Cugowski – vocal music|vocals
Romuald Lipko – Keyboard instrument|keyboards
Tomasz Zeliszewski – drum kit|drums
Lukasz Pilch – guitar
Miroslaw Stepien – bass guitar
Piotr Kominek – keyboards
Anna Patynek – percussion
Malgorzata Orczyk – backing vocals
Irena Kijewska – backing vocals
Discography
Studio albums
Cien wielkiej góry (1975)
Przechodniem bylem miedzy wami (1976)
Na brzegu swiatla (1979)
Ona przyszla prosto z chmur (1980)
Za ostatni grosz (1982)
Czas czekania, czas olsnienia (1984)
Giganci tancza (1986)
Ratujmy co sie da (1988)
Cisza (album)|Cisza (1993)
Noc (album)|Noc (1995)
Nic nie boli, tak jak zycie (1997)
Bal wszystkich swietych (2000)
Mokre oczy (2002)
Jest (album)|Jest (2004) POL #2 http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp? idlisty=220& lang=pl
Zawsze czegos brak (2009) POL #19 http://acharts.us/album/51800
Minialbums
American Tour (1987)
4 Pieces to Go (1992)
Live albums
''Budka w Operze, Live from Sopot '94 (1994)
Akustycznie (1998)
Live at Carnegie Hall (2000)
Compilation albums
1974-1984 (1984)
The Best of Urszula Kasprzak|Urszula & Budka Suflera (1988)
Greatest Hits (1992)
Underground (1993)
Greatest Hits II (1999)
Antologia 74-99 (1999)
Budka Suflera dla tp.internet (2000)
The Best Of (5 track CD) (2002)
Pale sobie... (5 track CD) (2003)
Posluchaj sobie (5 track CD) (2003)
Leksykon Budki Suflera 1974-2005 (2006)
Gwiazdy Polskiej muzyki lat 80: Budka Suflera (2007)
