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This CD of Magda Piskorczyk, titled 'Magda Live', was recorded at Radio Gdansk by Magda and her band with the active participation of the audience which was regularly involved in collective singing, clapping hands or stamping their feet, emotional shouting. The album contains 13 acoustic songs full of music with great energy and true emotions, seasoned with two reflective ballads. Magda serves her own tasty arrangements and personal interpretations of a few standards taken from various genres, for example: jazz ('All of Me'), blues ('Walking Blues'), gospel ('Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho'), as well as modern compositions of the authors such as: Tracy Chapman ('Crossroads') or Paul Rodgers ('Muddy Water Blues'). A very unique element of the album is a jazzy version of Jacques Brel's song with English text titled 'Hearts' which have reached number one on the Radio Cracow ALP List. The CD contains also multimedia with 15 minutes video filmed at the presented concert. 'Magda Live' was nominated to the Fryderyk Award 2009, the most prestigious award of the Polish Phonographic Industry. MAGDA PISKORCZYK (pronounce: Peas-KOR-chick) is a young singer with a mature, low and unusual voice timbre. Described in France as 'la voix noire et au costume blanc' (Black voice in a white costume). She is a guitar, bass guitar and percussion player, as well as a song writer. Magda performs music of Afro-American and African heritage. She is a two-time Semifinalist of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, USA. Readers of the Polish blues quarterly chose her the Female Vocalist of the Year 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2009. She has released three CDs: 'Magda Live', 'Blues Travelling' feat. Michal Urbaniak, a reknown jazz violinist, and 'Live at Satyrblues' with Swedish musician Slidin' Slim. In 2009 Magda was invited to play with Konoba, an international band performing traditional West African music. She regularly performs with her band and has given shows at many festivals almost all over Europe. She has performed with many well-known musicians, such as Bob Margolin, Bob Brozman, Slidin Slim, Greg Zlap, Billy Gibson and Engerling group. THE MUSIC OF MAGDA PISKORCZYK is her tasteful arrangements of funk, blues, gospel, soul, rock and jazz classics and her own original compositions as well. Despite her music being deeply set in the Afro-American tradition, it is very personal and innovative at the same time. Joy and humour, great emotions and energy are mixed with deep messages, melancholy, and moving sincerity. An unusual, very expressive usage of voice and perfectly matched sounds of guitars, a violin, a saxophone, percussion or other instruments make this music unique and captivating. Performers: Magda Piskorczyk (vocal, acoustic guitar, arrangements) and her band: Aleksandra Siemieniuk - dobro and acoustic guitar; Arkadiusz Osenkowski - tenor saxophone; Roman Ziobro - double bass; Maksymilian Ziobro - drums.