Biography

The songs of Francis Tuan are fulfilled with serenity, because he considers joy to be the best rebellion. His music invites the listener for a journey to a different world, where unnecessary borders – also music borders – have been blurred. Here, guitar pop becomes the background for spiritual reflection, dance music has lyrics inspired by philosophy, and ethnic Vietnamese instruments harmonize with electronics. Listening to Francis Tuan’s music, you can imagine for a moment that it is sunny outside, and people live in harmony with each other and with nature. Although this alternative reality seems a bit twisted, the most important thing for Francis is a good melody. Francis is accompanied by a team of musical individuals. Paweł Drygas directs percussion rhythms, Ajda Wyglądacz dances on the bass, and Gabrysia Cybuch shoots at the synthesizers. Together they crossed the borders of many concert halls, clubs, festivals and countries, performing for example in Ukraine, Sweden and Germany. They have also played at the Open'er Festival, Halfway Festival, Slot Art Festival, Opole Songwriters Festival, they won the prize at the Fama Festival. In 2021 they performed during Canadian Music Week. In 2023 they are going to Sweden again to perform at Future Echoes.