TZN-Xenna

TZN-Xenna was a Polish hardcore punk band formed in July 1981 by Zygzak - vocals, Markus – guitar, Czomba - bass and Gogo – drums, in the town of Raszyn, Poland. Czomba was replaced by Sydney and the band played its first show on September 11th 1981. Soon after they played at the 2nd New Wave Festival in Torun, thus gaining recognition beyond the Warsaw area. TZN Xenna became known as the orthodox punk band as they earned the reputation of being followed by a big crew of punks. The band's name comes from the Polish abbreviation,  'tzn' , which is the English equilivent to  'i.e.' and Xenna, the greek translation of  'welcoming'. The group split in 1986 with Zygzak forming De Klaszcz and later Lumpersi. Sydney later died on August 28, 1996 at the age of 32, although the cause is not known.

Links To Peel
Peel discovered the group when a listener brought some Polish records to Peel, while visiting Poland. Not much is known on the available tracklistings, how often Peel played tracks from the band.

Shows Played
1987
 * 02 February 1988: Dzieci Z Brudnej Ulicy (7") Tonpress (The track came from an unidentified Peel show that was more likely to be from 1987 and found on a 02 February 1988 tape recording)