Kroke is a Polish folk and klezmer band formed in Kraków in 1992 by Academy of Music graduates Tomasz Kukurba, Jerzy Bawoł, and Tomasz Lato. Initially associated primarily with klezmer music, the group gradually incorporated jazz, contemporary music, and influences from other ethnic traditions into its sound. Kroke self-released its first cassette, Klezmer Acoustic Music, in 1993. After Steven Spielberg saw the group perform, he invited them to Jerusalem for the Survivors Reunion ceremony. Their early albums include Trio (1996), Eden (1997), and The Sounds of the Vanishing World (1999), the latter receiving the German Record Critics' Award. In 1997, Peter Gabriel invited Kroke to perform at the WOMAD festival in the United Kingdom, leading to recording sessions at Real World Studios. The group collaborated with violinist Nigel Kennedy on East Meets East (2003) and subsequently released albums including Ten Pieces to Save the World (2003), Seventh Trip (2007), and Out of Sight (2009). Later releases include Feelharmony (2012), Ten (2014), Traveller (2017), Rejwach (2019), The World of Christmas Carols (2021), and Loud Silence (2022).
