Fall Concerts at W SAMO POŁUDNIE

Join us for the second season of the W SAMO POŁUDNIE concert series, which we’re hosting on autumn Saturdays and Sundays at midday!

At a time when major festivals and stadium concerts dominate the summer music scene, we invite you to intimate gatherings where music regains its personal touch. We focus on closeness, attentiveness, and originality in performance. Our concerts take place at our venue in the heart of Wrzeszcz, where the artists are literally within arm’s reach. There are no ticket gates or barriers separating the stage from the audience—just a shared experience in which every detail matters. This fall, we’ll explore the work of five artists who uniquely blend tradition with modernity and experimentation with contemplation.

Mike Majkowski will perform meditative compositions on the double bass, balancing between minimalist drones and freely improvised structures. Svitlana Nianio will present new material inspired by Ukrainian folklore and mysticism, in which her ethereal voice harmonizes with subtle accompaniment. Antonina Nowacka will use her voice as the primary instrument in minimalist, sacral-inspired compositions that will transform the concert into a ritual meditation. Marta Forsberg will combine sound and light in ambient installations, offering an immersive experience of synesthesia. Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė, meanwhile, will blend traditional Lithuanian kanklės with jazz, electronic music, and world music, giving folk motifs a modern twist.

We believe that music performed in this format can be more than just a concert—it can be a gathering, a shared breath, a moment when the entire city pauses for a moment. We invite you to Palma’s headquarters in the very heart of Wrzeszcz on select Saturdays and Sundays at 12:00 p.m.

See you later!

Start: 12:00 p.m.

Due to limited seating, we encourage you to arrive starting at 11:30.

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PROGRAM

MIKE MAJKOWSKI
September 20, 12:00 p.m.

Mike Majkowski, a double bassist and composer of Polish descent, was born in Sydney. For over two decades, he has been developing his own musical language at the intersection of acoustics, electroacoustics, and electronics. He has lived in Berlin since 2011, treating the city as a laboratory for experimentation and exchange. His work stems from a fascination with the double bass—treated not as an instrument, but as a partner in dialogue. Minimalism, repetition, and the exploration of the relationship between sound and silence form the foundation of his music, both in his solo projects (“Tremolo,” “Between Seasons,” “August/November”) and in the Lotto trio. Regardless of the means—from raw acoustic textures to synthesizers and electronics—Majkowski remains faithful to an aesthetic of focus and intensity, creating music that hypnotizes, sharpens perception, and redefines the boundaries of listening.

SVITLANA NIANIO
October 5, 12:00 p.m.

Svetlana Nianio is an icon of the Ukrainian alternative music scene, whose music blends meditative minimalism with the ephemeral aura of Slavic folk. Since the 1980s, she has been experimenting with form—from colorful, theatrical compositions with the band Sugar White Death, through the minimalist classic “Znayesh Yak? Rozkazhy,” to contemporary projects such as “Eye of the Sea.” Her distinctive soprano voice, accompanied by piano or accordion, evokes associations with Meredith Monk or Ivy Bittová. Nianio avoids simple structures, creating music that is mystical and timeless—just as relevant in the 1990s as it is today, in the shadow of the war in Ukraine. Her songs, rooted in folklore yet deeply avant-garde, convey a meditative calm and spiritual beauty, making her one of the most original artists in Eastern Europe.

ANTONINA NOWACKA
October 26, 12:00 p.m.

Antonina Nowacka is a vocalist and sound artist who has made her voice her primary means of expression. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts, she also studied vocal traditions in India. Her projects—ranging from the duo WIDT, through solo albums recorded in caves in Indonesia and churches in Mexico, to her collaboration with Sofie Birch (“Languoria”)—demonstrate an extraordinary ability to shape space with her voice. Nowacka’s singing, reminiscent of a theremin, balances between the sacred and the dreamlike, transporting the listener into realms of meditation and trance. The artist has performed at venues including the Barbican Centre, Lincoln Center, and Silent Green, and has collaborated with Nicolas Jaar and Agnieszka Polska. Her music, drawn from nature, dreams, and spiritual traditions, remains boundless—like the air with which it resonates.

MARTA
FORSBERG November 16, 12:00 p.m.

Marta Forsberg, a Swedish-Polish composer and sound artist, lives in Berlin. She creates music that balances between minimalism, sound art, and intimate experimental song. Educated in Stockholm and Warsaw, and known for her light-and-sound installations and projects such as Hästköttskandalen, she develops a creative language in which subtle changes in sound texture build to emotional climaxes. Her works—from “New Love Music” to “Archaeology of Intimacy”—focus on the voice, synthesizers, and the dialogue between human and synthetic sounds. Forsberg explores memory, archives, and the physicality of the voice, creating soundscapes that are both intimate and ethereal. Her music is an invitation to listen attentively—slowly, intently, and transformatively.

INDRĖ JURGELEVIČIŪTĖ
December 14, 12:00 p.m.

Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė is a Lithuanian singer, composer, and virtuoso of the kanklės—an ancient Baltic zither. In her work, she blends archaic echoes of Lithuanian folklore (dainos) with modern ambient soundscapes and electronic music. Both as a solo artist and as a member of the band Merope, she creates music based on repetition, organic space, and a spiritual atmosphere. Her albums, such as *Vėjula*, have been described as trance-like and timeless, and the artist herself emphasizes the ritual dimension of the kanklė—an instrument once considered a medium for communicating with ancestors. Jurgelevičiūtė performs and records with artists from the global avant-garde scene, including Laraaji, Shahzad Ismaily, and Gyða Valtýsdóttir. Her music, rooted in ancient traditions, opens up a space for meditation and reflection, connecting the past with the future in a single, profound, universal sound.