Furia has been nominated for Poland’s prestigious Polityka’s Passport in the Popular Music category.
Paszport Polityki, in its native language, is an annual cultural award presented by the weekly magazine Polityka. The award has seven categories: film, theatre, books, visual arts, classical music, popular music and digital culture.
In Poland it is considered a distinction for creators who make the fastest progress, surprise audiences with new achievements, and whose activities bode well for the future and therefore, deserve care, support and promotion in the world.
The other two nominees in the Popular Music category are rapper Łona and pianist, singer, and composer Hania Rani. More information about Furia’s nomination can be found here.
The award follows the October release of Furia’s latest album, Huta Luna, via Pagan Records that has been well received.
The band will be performing at the Fortress Festival next year in the UK, and more details are available here. Ahead of that, cCoinciding with the nomination, a new video has been released with footage of Furia performing the track ‘Maska Masce’ from Huta Luna that you can check out here at RAMzine.