Alibabki
Alibabki was a Polish all-female vocal band active during 1963-1988. All the performers resided in Warsaw. Their major musicals styles were pop music, "big beat", and ska. They performed both as an individual band and as a support group for various musicians. Alone and together with other artists, Alibabki performed about 2000 songs. Their singing was used in a number of Polish films. Occasionally the group name is incorrectly referred to as Ali-babki. The band was a recipient of multiple awards.
The name of the band is a pun, a portmanteau of "Ali Baba" and "babki", the latter word being a colloqiallism for "women", an example of exoticism in pop music of Communist Poland.
Awards and recognition
- A number of awards from the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, including for the songs „Idzie świt”, „Gdy zmęczeni wracamy z pól”,„To ziemia”, and „Kwiat jednej nocy”
- 1967: They were backup singers for the award-winning song by Czesław Niemen
- 2009: Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.
- 2009: A star for Alibabki was installed at the in Opole