Paweł Czekała (born 16 November 1970), known commonly under his nickname Piguła,[a] is the founder, former bassist, and current guitarist of the influential Polish street punk band The Analogs.

[11] In the 2000s Paweł Czekała also played in the hardcore bands The Hunkies and Street Chaos as well as the 1977-style punk group Anti Dread, but The Analogs remained his main focus.

[9] By 2018, Czekała along with fellow The Analogs guitarist and main vocalist Kamil Rosiak began touring penitentiaries, correctional facilities, and drug addiction centres as a duet called Projekt Pudło[b] to play acoustic versions of their well-known songs – not only as entertainment, but as part of a resocialisation process for the inmates and others also.

[c][10]Fundraisers, charity events, and tours around Polish jails culminated in the release of an acoustic album of the same name by The Analogs, which was successful and has gathered even more respect for the band on the scene as well as helping them continue Projekt Pudło live.

Piguła responded[16] and, after seeing a highly controversial entry into the challenge by Polish far-right politician Janusz Korwin-Mikke,[17] decided to dedicate his 16 verses of rap music against the far right in Poland.

Piguła's entry also stirred some controversy, with an overwhelmingly negative reaction from fascist and right-wing circles but a mostly positive response from the far left, who saw it as brave and a refreshing voice on the Polish left-wing that was seen as genuine, coming from a working-class background without being academic or elitist.

[4] Czekała's entry into the challenge caused a number of other artists to step up and unite, with the result being a collaboration between 23 different artists (mostly from Poland, but also Belarus and Italy) releasing a new album called Disso Polo[d] under Czekała's Piguła Original project at the end of July, 2020; the record has been described as a "musical rodeo", combining elements of hardcore punk, rapping, reggae, and other genres into one album that sends an anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, anti-homophobic, and environmentalist message.

[18] Piguła lives with his partner Weronika Korbal, whom he helps with her feline wellbeing group Kocie Warpno and label Oldschool Records;[19] he is deeply attached to his cats, espouses left-wing views, and is an outspoken opponent of the Catholic Church in Poland.