Manchester, UK – Journalist and academic Kamila Rymajdo announces the release of her first book, which offers an in-depth examination of Polish rapper Taco Hemingway’s landmark album “Jarmark” (2020).

The book explores the album as a cultural reflection of Poland’s postsocialist history, migration, and populist turn, positioning Jarmark within the broader currents of contemporary Polish society and politics.

The paperback edition of the book will be published on February 6th, 2025, as part of Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series.

Taco Hemingway, who became the first Polish artist to be streamed a billion times on Spotify as of 2021, released Jarmark as his most politically charged album to date. Known as “the voice of a generation with nothing to say,” Hemingway defies this label with a bold, critical perspective on modern Poland. The album’s lead single, “Polskie Tango,” released just two days before the 2020 presidential election, helped frame Jarmark as a timely intervention in a deeply divided society.

In her book, Rymajdo examines the album’s lyrical and musical characteristics within the context of Polish rap history and Hemingway’s career trajectory. She also analyses the album’s impact through fan responses on social media, critical reviews, sales, and awards, presenting Jarmark as both a personal and national statement at a critical juncture for Poland.

About the author

Kamila Rymajdo is a Manchester, UK-based journalist and academic. As a journalist, she predominantly writes about music and club culture for imprints such as Mixmag, DJ Mag, Vice, and Dazed. In 2021, she co-founded SEEN, a music magazine, and platform to represent the global majority and marginalised communities, which has been funded by Arts Council England and Manchester Music City.

Her academic writing, which focuses on hip hop, electronic music, and the creative industries, has been published in the Cambridge University Press Popular Music journal, the Equinox-published Journal of World Popular Music, and in edited collections including Heading North (2017), Made in Poland (2020), and The Evolution of Electronic Dance Music (Bloomsbury, 2021).

To buy the book, see the link below:

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/taco-hemingways-jarmark-9798765103050/