Alibabki

Alibabki was a Polish all-female vocal band active during 1963-1988 (with a hiatus during the 1980s). All the performers resided in Warsaw.^[1] Their major musicals styles were pop music, "big beat", and ska. They performed both as an individual band and as a support group for various musicians.^[2] Alone and together with other artists, Alibabki performed about 2000 songs.^[1] Their singing was used in a number of Polish films.^[2][3] Occasionally the group name is incorrectly referred to as Ali-babki.^[4] The band was a recipient of multiple awards.

The name of the band is a pun, a portmanteau of "Ali Baba" and "babki", the latter word being a colloqiallism for "women", an example of exoticism in pop music of Communist Poland. ^[5]

Awards and recognition

• A number of awards from the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, including for the songs „Idzie świt” (1964), „Gdy zmęczeni wracamy z pól” (1965),„To ziemia” (1968), and „Kwiat jednej nocy” (1969)
• 1967: They were backup singers for the award-winning song Dziwny jest ten świat [pl] by Czesław Niemen^[6]
• 2009: Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.^[7]
• 2009: A star for Alibabki was installed at the Alley of Stars of the Polish Song Festival [pl] in Opole^[8]