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Ludwik Konopko
Ludwik Konopko - Polish guitarist and composer. He was born in Lviv and has been living in Poland since 1991. He had his first public appearance as a guitarist at the age of 19, when he performed in an orchestra at the Lviv National Philharmonic. In 1989 he co-created his first band Tea Fan Club (TFC), which is still considered today a legendary musical project in Ukraine. In 1999 he created the band Cocotier together with Andrzej Krośniak and in 2002 Ludwik Konopko founded his own Acoustic Travel Band. Both groups performed all over Europe for several years and participated in many musical festivals. In 2005 Ludwik Konopko performed with Acoustic Travel Band as support before the world acclaimed guitarist Al di Meola at the Non-Stop Festival in Wroclaw. Between 2016 and 2018 he cooperated with one of the best Polish flamenco fusion groups Que Passa. In 2019 Ludwik Konopko founded his own ZOA Band and remains its leader until today. The guitar music of Ludwik Konopko combines several styles, among others jazz, blues, flamenco, folk and world music. His creativity, musical feeling, extraordinary guitar technique, and freedom of improvisation gained him many fans. Records independently produced by Ludwik Konopko, covering mostly his own compositions, were sold in Poland in tens of thousands of copies.
Awards
Ludwik Konopko received a Special Mention from the Jury of the International Songwriting Awards (UK) and an Honorable Mention from the Jury of the 2022 Unsigned Only Music Competition (USA). He was also a finalist of the 20th & 21st UK Songwriter Contest (UK), the 18th International Acoustic Music Awards (USA), and the 23rd Annual Great American Song Contest (USA).
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'World class guitar playing, that has your weary head feeling so much more thoughtful than before.' Llewelyn Screen (A&R Factory). 'A talent show, a true show of passion for music and especially for the guitar.' Guilherme Barreiros (Roadie Music). 'One of the many skills on show, is Ludwik’s ability to understand just what a song needs and make sure that he allows room for everything to breathe.’ Dave Franklin (Dancing About Architecture). 'Konopko displays his virtuosic style with years of experience aiding the fingertips to float across the fretboard
