Akurat

Akurat Is A Polish Band Formed In November 1994 In Bielsko-Biała. 'Akurat' Has Two Meanings In Polish 'exactly' Or 'yeah Right'. Music Of The Band Can Be Credited As A Fusion Between Punk Rock Reggae Ska And Pop.
Last Year Akurat Gave Almost 100 Concerts Becoming One Of The Most Popular College Groups. Their Main Asset Is Unique Unpretentious Style Escaping Classification. Some Link Them To Reggae Legends Like Daab And Gedeon Jerubal And Even To UB40. To Others They Are The Heirs Of The Independent Stars Like Mr.Zoob Kazik And Kult. AKURAT Created Their Own Recognizable Style. Their Music Has Loads Of Positive Energy And Reflects The Joy Of Playing. It’s A Mixture Of Rock With A Solid Dose Of Ska Music And Intriguing Lyrics Perfectly Describing Reality. AKURAT Was Set Up In November 1994 In Bielsko-Biała – The City In Southern Poland Called “the Second Cracow” - By Students With Different Professional Aspirations - Graphic Designers A Filmmaker An Actor And Two ”educated” Musicians. The Members Of The Band Did Not Change And They Are - Tomasz Kłaptocz Vocals Trumpet Piotr Wróbel And Wojciech Żółty Guitars Przemysław Zwias Saxophone Flute Ireneusz Wojnar Bass And Łukasz Gocal Drums . Their Career Begun With A Few Amateur Contests Which Brought Them Prizes In Bielsko And Andrychów . Later They Made Their Way To Przystanek Woodstock Festival In Żary Where They Performed Three Times In 1998 1999 And 2001 For Thousands Of People. They Also Gave Concerts In Germany Denmark Netherlands Czech Republic And Slovakia. In 2001 AKURAT Recorded Their First Album ”Pomarańcza” Orange – With Hits ”Hahaczyk” ”Espania” ”Droga Długa Jest” Long Is The Road And ”Lubię Mówić Z Tobą” I Like Talking With You . Their Next Album ”Prowincja” Province Was Issued With Their Own Resources And Despite Of Little Promotion Turned Out To Be A Success – Singles ”Wiej-Ska” And ”Do Prostego Człowieka” To The Simple Man – Were On Charts In Independent Radio Stations. Charismatic Vocalist Great Sound Of Brass Excellent Guitarists And Efficient Rhythmic Section Are The Main Assets Of The Band Which Will Publish Their New Album “Fantasmagorie” Fantasmagories In Late Spring ‘2006. The Album With No Doubt Will Bring Them Right To The Top Of The Polish Music Scene. read less