Monika Brodka: From burning cars to musical successes

Memories from Praga North

Monika Brodka, a well-known and acclaimed Polish singer, recently released her latest album WAWA. In a recent interview for Dzień Dobry TVN, the artist shared personal experiences from her early days in Warsaw. She admitted that when she moved to Praga Północ twenty years ago, the reality there was completely different.

‘

There

were sometimes cars burning in front of the house,’ Brodka recalls.

These words show how much the capital city has changed over the past two decades. Today, Warsaw is a dynamically developing city that has gained in safety and attractiveness.

WAWA album – A tribute to Warsaw

Monika Brodka not only sings about Warsaw, but also deeply relives the city’s history. Her new album ´WAWA´ is perfect proof of this. The artist recorded the album on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, which is both a tribute to the heroes of those days and a personal story of her relationship

with Warsaw. ‘I wanted to tell my story with Warsaw and the Uprising in the background, a story from the humanistic side,’ Brodka told Radio One.

The premiere of the album took place

on

26 July in Park Wolności, right next to the Warsaw Uprising Museum.

Life in Warsaw through the prism of music

Monika Brodka moved to Warsaw twenty years ago, which coincided with the opening of the Warsaw Uprising Museum. At the time, she admits, the city had a rougher climate, especially in Praga North, where burning cars could often be seen. Today, Warsaw is a very different place, safer and more developed, which Brodka notes with satisfaction.