Taco Hemingway's Jarmark

"Jarmark is Taco Hemingway's fifth album, and his most political to date, coming soon after he became the first Polish artist to be streamed a billion times on Spotify. Previously described as the voice of a generation with nothing to say, Hemingway's political turn can be read as an intervention, not least because Jarmark was released two days before the presidential election in 2020, which had the potential to end PiS (Law and Justice)'s reign. As such, the book examines the album as a response to a crisis point in Polish society, with a country divided about its future"--

Kamila Rymajdo is a journalist and academic based in Manchester, UK, focusing on music, club culture and the creative industries.

Introduction: What is Polish Hip Hop? Chapter 1: Poland's postsocialist history and the rise of Taco Hemingway Chapter 2: The textual analysis of Jarmark Chapter 3: Social remittances, the reception of the album and the failure of the 'Grand Narrative' of Polish migration Bibliography