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Current AffairsCzech Beatles fans unveil unusual tribute to Fab Four
The Beatles have been hugely popular in this country since the 1960s, even
though in those days their records were not so easy to find. To honour the
group, the Czech Beatles fanclub on Friday unveiled an unusual tribute -
four oak trees bearing their names in the beautiful Pruhonice park near
Prague. The chairman of the Beatles fanclub, Jiri Svatek, visited Radio
Prague on Thursday; before he told us about the new tribute, Mr Svatek
explained why the Fab Four were so popular in 60s Czechoslovakia.
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One on OneKaterina Winterova - National Theatre actress AND award-winning singer
I'm joined today by Katerina Winterova (27), who is an actress at the
National Theatre in Prague. She also sings with the critically acclaimed
band Ecstasy of St Theresa, and last year was named female singer of the
year at the Czech music industry's Andel awards. Katerina, could I first
ask if you remember the first time you ever performed on a stage?
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Current AffairsTragic death of reggae star rocks Czech music world
The world of Czech music resounded with a sad note on Monday. That's when
it lost a legend as YoYo Band singer and pianist Vladimir Tesarik died at
the age of 55 in a Prague hospital. He had suffered head injuries from a
recent cycling accident in the capital city. Along with his band he
brought reggae music into the limelight in former Czechoslovakia and went
on to receive great acclaim in the Czech Republic.
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ArtsNo Eurovision for the Czech Republic?!
Many of you are probably familiar with the Eurovision Song Contest, an
annual contest in which European countries compete for the best pop song.
It has been taking place since 1956, and hundreds of millions of people
all around the world now tune into it each year. But those hundreds of
millions do not include the Czechs.
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ArtsRoma artists release new book and CD
Today's edition is devoted to artists from the country's Roma community.
We'll be looking at a new book that's hit the shelves and a recently
released CD of the Roma band Terne Chave:
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ArtsAndel 2002 Awards
On Thursday, the country's pop, rock, dance, folk and jazz musicians
flocked to Prague's T-Mobile Arena for the Andel or Angel Awards 2002.
Hosted by entertainers Eva Holubova, Milan Steindler and Petr Ctvrtnicek,
it was an evening full of fun, music, but also surprises as unlike the
recipients of the Cesky Slavik awards - another Czech equivalent to the
Grammies - the winners of the Angel 2002 were breaths of fresh air to the
Czech music scene.
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ArtsBlok design magazine, Czech Film Center, arts news
In this week's Arts we have a round-up of the latest news, Ian Willoughby
visits the Czech Film Centre to find out how the organisation is working
to bring films from this country to a wider audience and Dean Vuletic
profiles a classy Czech design magazine which is making waves
internationally.
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Current AffairsBands not only attraction at Czech Republic's biggest rock festival
An incredible 130 Czech and foreign bands who will be performing this weekend at Rock for People, the Czech Republic's biggest rock music festival. Rock for People takes place from Thursday to Saturday in its usual venue, Cesky Brod, around 30 kilometres east of Prague. On Tuesday morning, Ian Willoughby spoke to one of the organisers of the festival, Stepan Suchochleb, at a Prague cafe, and began by asking him how the festival had first begun.
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