Jamal (band)

Jamal
Background information
Origin	Radom, Poland
Genres	hip hop, raggamuffin, reggae and dancehall
Years active	1999–2002 (duo) 2005-present (band)
Labels	EMI Music Poland
Website	www.myspace.com/jamalreggae
Members	Band (2005 onward) Tomasz "Miodu" Mioduszewski Gienia Księżyc Woocheck EMZK Siekierka Łukasz Borowiecki Frenchman (left the band)
Past members	Duo (1999–2002): Tomasz "Miodu" Mioduszewski Łukasz Borowiecki

Jamal is a Polish raggamuffin, reggae and dancehall music group from Radom. At various times, it included members Gienia, Księżyc, LUU, EMZK and Siekierka.

The group was founded in 1999 by Łukasz Borowiecki and Tomasz Mioduszewski. The duo started initially as a hip hop band and performed mainly in Polish. The band reformed in 2005 and on June 18 that year, they released a debut album Rewolucje on EMI, with a strong influence of reggae, dancehall and raggamuffin.

Their debut single from the album was "Tubaka"^[1] During the annual national Nagroda Muzyczna Fryderyk Awards (known for short as the Fryderyks), their album was nominated for "Best Hip Hop / R&B Album of the Year" in Poland.^[2] The band's vocalist Tomasz "Miodu" Mioduszewski credited as Miodu was appeared in Molesta's 2006 music video for "Tak miało być" with the single featuring Jamal and charting in Polish Radio official chart Szczecińska Lista Przebojów (SLiP) reaching #31^[3] in addition to hits Policeman (reaching #25) and "Rewolucje" (reaching #29).^[3][4]

Soon after, Frenchman joined from Bass Medium Trinity project working for the follow up album that was released on October 3, 2008 called Urban Discotheque. Frenchman had contributed to the album rendering it was bilingual with some parts sung in French in addition to band singing in Polish.

The band has had a comeback in 2012 with the hit Defto.^[5] The band is signed to EMI Music Poland record label.

Members

• Tomasz "Miodu" Mioduszewski – vocals
• Gienia – bass guitar
• Księżyc – guitar
• Woocheck – keyboards
• EMZK – keyboards
• Siekierka – percussion

Former members

• Łukasz Borowiecki
• Frenchman

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		POL [6][7]
Rewolucje	Released: June 20, 2005[8] Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download[9]	—
Urban Discotheque	Released: October 6, 2008[10] Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download[11]	24
Miłość	Released: October 8, 2013[12] Label: Parlophone Music Poland Formats: CD, digital download[13]	9	POL: 15,000+	POL: Gold[14]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		POL [15]
"Policeman"	2005	—	Rewolucje
"Pull Up"[16]	2009	—	Urban Discotheque
"Słońca łan"[17]		—
"Defto"	2012	—	Miłość
"Peron"[18]	2013	2
"Definicja" (OCN featuring: Jamal)[19]	2014	—	non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year	Title	Directed	Album	Ref.
2005	"Policeman"	—	Rewolucje	[20]
	"Tubaka"	—		[21]
2008	"Słońca łan"	—	Urban Discotheque	[22]
	"Pójdę tylko tam"	—		[23]
	"Pull Up"	—		[24]
2012	"DEFTO"	Krzysztof Skonieczny	Miłość	[25]
2013	"Peron"	Krzysztof Ostrowski		[26]
2014	"Upadłem w Poznaniu"			[26]

References

1. Hip Hop Poland: 23 maja premiera singla Jamal "Tubaka" (in Polish)
2. Zpav.pl: Nagroda Muzyczna Fryderyk - Nominowani i laureaci 2005 - MUZYKA POWAŻNA (in Polish)
3. Radioszczecin.pl - Statystyki - Statystyki dla wykonawcy Jamal - Lista utworów (in Polish)
4. Polityka - Issues 21-30 - Page 91 2006 "Najlepszy polski dancehall: Jamal. Rewolucje" (EMI, 2005)"
5. Europopped: Poland: Jamal's Outrageous Drug-Fueled Thai Adventure Video, "Defto"
6. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
7. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
8. "Jamal - Rewolucje - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
9. "Rewolucje by Jamal on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
10. "Jamal - Urban Discotheque - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
11. "Urban Discoteque by Jamal on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
12. "Jamal - Miłość - Muzyka w Interia.pl". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
13. "Milosc by Jamal on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
14. http://www.warnermusic.pl/index.php?action=news&id=231
15. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
16. "Pull Up [Radio Edit] - Single by Jamal on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
17. "Slonca Lan - Single by Jamal on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
18. "Peron - Single by Jamal on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
19. "Definicja (feat. Jamal) [Radio Edit] - Single by OCN on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
20. "Jamal - Policeman [Official Music Video] - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
21. "Teledyski, video - Jamal (Polska) - "Tubaka" - Rap Graffiti Breakdance Hip-Hop.pl". hip-hop.pl. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
22. "Jamal - Slonca Lan [Official Music Video] - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
23. "Jamal - Pojde Tylko Tam [Official Music Video] - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
24. "Jamal - Pull Up. [Official Music Video] - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
25. "Jamal - DEFTO [Official Music Video] - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
26. "Jamal - Peron [Official Music Video] - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

External links

• Jamal MySpace sitel