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Welcome to Jarocin: Poland's communist-era music festival that's now a counter-cultural event

The origins of the Jarocin Festival date back to 1970, when it began as Wielkopolskie Rytmy Młodych (Wielkopolska Rhythms of the Young) - a regional music competition to promote amateur rock bands.
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A French Fair as Workers’ Paradise, Feting Cuisine, Music and Communism

The Fête de l’Humanité, a blend of Burning Man, Woodstock and a political convention, attracts the masses with bands, lectures and food, but here K.F.C. is C.F.K.: Communist Fried Kitchen. By ...