Since 2008 DAGADANA has triumphantly merged elements of Polish and Ukrainian culture through jazz, electronic, and world music.
It all started with a jazz workshop in Cracow, where a mutual love for music has become a spark that ignited a great friendship and lead to the formation of the band.

Poland and Ukraine are neighbouring countries, both of Slavic origins, with similar languages and customs. When exploring these roots in search for musical inspirations, you will find a multitude of surprising similarities and differences that emphasize their uniqueness. This is exactly what you will find in the songs of DAGADANA, a band that attempts to blur the boundaries and build bridges that will connect both nations (since, as it is known, the dynamics between them would vary a lot).

One of these meetings has lead to the recording of the new album entitled “Meridian 68”. Folk songs from Poland and Ukraine constitute the very heart of the album. The Eastern influence is a result of an encounter with extraordinary musicians from North Lab band – Hassibagen from Inner Mongolia and Aiys Song from China – during DAGADANA’s visit to Beijing. Even though musicians didn’t know each other’s languages, they communicated easily through music.

DAGADANA is a group of outstanding musicians from Poland and Ukraine who have taken part in many important music projects home and abroad: Daga Gregorowicz, Dana Vynnytska, Mikołaj Pospieszalski and Bartosz Mikołaj Nazaruk.

Prior to the release of its first album, DAGADANA had been invited to one of the biggest musical festivals in Europe – Glastonbury (UK) or Open’er Festival (PL).

Their debut record “Maleńka” has won massive acclaim among the media and cultural opinion- makers, and was championed by Polish Radio 3. DAGADANA won the Fryderyk 2011 Award in the World Music Album of the Year category and was nominated for the Phonographic Debut of the Year. Their second album “Dlaczego nie” was nominated for the Fryderyk 2012 Award in the World Music category. The third record “List do Ciebie” (with poetry by Janusz Różewicz) was warmly praised in both musical and literary circles. The “Meridian 68” (2016) album hit #48 at the prestigious World Music Charts Europe and #14 at the Transglobal World Music Charts. Moreover,  “Meridian 68” has been nominated for polish Grammy Award “Fryderyk 2016″ in “Roots Album of the Year” category. This album was also released in Western Europe by JARO Medien in 2018 and will be released in China soon.

DAGADANA played concerts in places such as Moroccan deserts, The Forbidden City in China, at the Brazilian Virada Cultural, legendary Glastonbury, and at numerous other spots, collecting excellent reviews from both the critics and the audiences. They have performed around  1000 concerts on four continents in 25 countries (Argentina, Algieria, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Malaysia, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, United Kingdom and Ukraine).