Chmielna 66 // Syrena Rekord

Poland’s first and arguably most eminent music label, Syrena Rekord, had its premises here from its early years up until 1939.

The company was established in 1904 by Juliusz Feigenbaum, an industrialist from Warsaw. It was the first record production company in Poland, and the fourth worldwide!

Taking on the name Syrena in 1908, the company went on to become the main driving force of the Polish music scene during the Polish Second Republic in the inter-war period.

Further reading:

Mieczysław Fogg Biography on Culture.pl https://culture.pl/en/artist/mieczyslaw-fogg

Polish Tangos: The Unique Inter-War Soundtrack to Poland’s Independence https://culture.pl/en/article/polish-tangos-the-unique-inter-war-soundtrack-to-polands-independence

Henryk Wars Biography on Culture.pl https://culture.pl/en/artist/henryk-wars

The Rise & Fall of Polish Song https://culture.pl/en/article/the-rise-and-fall-of-polish-song

Adam Aston Biography on Culture.pl https://culture.pl/en/artist/adam-aston

Eugeniusz Bodo Biography on Culture.pl https://culture.pl/en/artist/eugeniusz-bodo

With thanks to:

Alicja Baczyńska, your audio guide, for help with acoustic mapping throughout the Unseen project.