Mehehe is an intriguing duo that unconventionally refers to the tradition of polish whispers and folk magic. The band tells stories that have survived in nursery rhymes, solstrice night lyrics and spells, magical sentences. The same mysterious force of nature, unintelligible, terrifying and enormous, which once motivated people to create cults, spells and protective behaviors, becomes an inspiration to musical discoveries, making sounds and creating an atmosphere.
HELENA MATUSZEWSKA
złóbcoki, kashgar, spindles, looper, whispers, spells, singing
A multiinstrumentalist, composer. She specializes in playing the knee fiddles and the fingernail technique of playing. She is adept at various music genres – from classical to popular or ethno. On a permanent basis she plays with bands: Naneli Lale, Same Suki, InFidelis duo, Zarysy. She is a holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage grant.
She is fascinated with mixing and crossing different music cultures from all over the world. Besides that, she writes poems and song lyrics, creates costumes for theatre pieces and jewellery, paints, dances, read a lot and is a vegetarian.
She comes from Polish region Spisz.
Basia Songin
wolf bass, kankles, drumla, spindles, whispers, spells, singing
A singer, musician, storyteller and choreographer. She is a member of music groups: Sutari and UMAI; also co-creater of many music and theater projects. As a FURU collective and Sutari, she creates her own physical, dance theater and music performances. She used to work as a performer with OPT Gardzienice and neTTheatre company.
She's leading original workshops of physical theater and natural singing based on traditional tune and songs.
She comes from Poland but her family has polish, lithuanian and ukrainian roots what makes her soul rich and full of music.
And yes, she's vegetarian too :)
Mehehe was debuted in the spring of 2018 as the one of the winners the most important ethno music festival in Poland where they received the third prize for "thoughtful stage creation, intimacy and fairy tale". Magical repertoire - original compositions inspired by Polish folk music, nature sounds and shamanic traditions from various regions of Poland - found its way onto the debut album CIEMNIENIE / DARKENING (AAUU Records, March 2019).
In 2020, they join the the international initiative Keychange.
