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This week we talk about Czech Christmas carols, the honey cake and graffiti
in Prague. We quote from letters sent by: Paul Goeltz, US; Jonathan
Ryshpan, US; Steve Ashton, UK; Ben Vreke, Australia.
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SpecialA brief look at 'protest' music plus the underground scene in Czechoslovakia from 1968 - 1989
Fifteen years ago to the day student protestors took to the streets of
Prague demanding an end to one-party rule, kicking off a process that
would quickly - far more quickly than anyone expected - lead to the
unravelling of Czechoslovakia's Communist regime. Music, too, played an
important role: with the outcome of those turbulent days far from certain,
tens of thousands demonstrated on Wenceslas Square, singing the civil
rights anthem, 'We Shall Overcome'.
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ArtsFolk singer Karel Kryl died ten years ago
Ten years ago, on March 3rd, 1994, just four years after the collapse of
communist rule, one of the icons of anti-communist resistance died at the
age of fifty. Folk singer Karel Kryl emigrated from Czechoslovakia after
the Soviet occupation but clandestine copies of his records circulated
among people till the very end of the communist regime.
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Current AffairsCommemorating legendary protest-song writer Karel Kryl
This month, Czechs will be commemorating Karel Kryl at several venues in
Prague as this year marks the tenth anniversary of his death and sixtieth
anniversary of his birth. As part of the Year of Czech Music, several
concerts and exhibitions focus on the life of the singer and protest-song
writer who became an icon in 1960s folk music through his tireless
struggle for the freedom of expression. Dita Asiedu has more:
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