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Powstanie Warszawskie | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 2005 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, punk rock, ska | |||
Length | 45:17 | |||
Label | Ars Mundi | |||
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Powstanie Warszawskie (Polish for "Warsaw Uprising") is a second studio album released in March 2005 by Polish band Lao Che. It consists of 10 songs illustrating the course of 1944 uprising in Warsaw, Poland. The album received many prestigious nominations and awards:
Titles in brackets are translated from Polish.
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