Vocalist, musician, performer.

She practices traditional, improvised, modern and original music, and plays the tuba. She composes songs and creates and performs music for films and theatre productions. She has conducted field research in Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. She holds a PhD in the humanities.

In October 2024, her solo album “Porządki” was released, her second original album after “Oj borom borom”. Maniucha performs her own songs, improvises and co-creates projects including Maniucha i Ksawery, Trio Marzenie, Marek Pospieszalski’s Septet Epta, Dom, Dziczka and Niewte.

She has collaborated with artists and groups such as Marcin Wicha, Anna Smolar, Mats Gustafsson, Assaf Talmudi, Marek Pospieszalski, Bartek Weber, Jan Duszyński, Tomasz Januchta, Seigo Matsunaga & Miwa Yonashiro, Cezary Duchnowski, Eyal Talmudi & Malox, Tęgie Chłopy, Bastarda Trio, Prusinowski Kompania, Lautari and Radical Polish Ansambl.

She performs across Europe, Asia and America. She has represented Poland twice at the international world music fair WOMEX. She has performed at international festivals such as Sacrum Profanum, Avant Art, the Jewish Culture Festival, KODY, as well as the Int’l Sori Festival in Jeonju (Korea) and Jazztopad Festival in New York. She is a multiple winner of Polish Radio competitions.

Photo: Agata Maziarz