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Sunday Music ShowSunday Music Show
In today's edition
we look back at some of the most popular Czech bands in the 1990s, after
the so-called Velvet divorce between the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Bands
and performers you’ll hear include the rock group Lucie, folksinger
Jaromír Nohavica, jazzman Jiří Stivín and more. More
Sunday Music ShowMoravian folk fusion band Hradišťan and Jiří Pavlica
Hradišťan is one of the country’s most respected interprets of folk
music. The band started as a folk music ensemble in the south Moravian town
of Uherské Hradiště – hence the name – in the 1950s but its rise to
popularity and critical acclaim began when Jiří Pavlica became the
band’s leader, or primáš, in the 1970s. More
Sunday Music ShowSunday Music Show
This edition of our Sunday Music Show, is devoted to the popular
singer-songwriter Jaromír Nohavica. The prolific folk singer continues to
be among the Czech Republic's most beloved musicians. More
Sunday Music ShowMoravian folk fusion band Hradišťan and Jiří Pavlica
Hradišťan is one of the country’s most respected performers of folk
music. The band started as a folk music ensemble in the south Moravian town
of Uherské Hradiště – hence the name – in the 1950s but its rise to
popularity and critical acclaim began when Jiří Pavlica became the
band’s leader, or primáš, in the 1970s.
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Sunday Music ShowProtest singer Karel Kryl - an influential voice in Czech folk music
In today’s edition of our Sunday Music Show, we listen to music by the
legendary Czechoslovak folk singer Karel Kryl. He became one of the
country’s most important protest singers with his famous 1968 song
“Bratříčku zavírej vrátka,” and his tunes continue to be played in
the Czech Republic to this day. More
Sunday Music ShowSunday Music Show
In this show over the coming weeks and months you'll be able to hear music
from all genres from pop to hip hop to classical music. In today's edition
we look back at some of the most popular Czech bands in the 1990s, after
the so-called Velvet divorce between the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Bands
and performers you’ll hear include the rock group Lucie, folksinger
Jaromír Nohavica, jazzman Jiří Stivín and more. More
Current AffairsFemale football referee Dagmar Damková celebrated in song
The song Růže mezi trny, or Rose among Thorns, by the star
singer-songwriter Jaromír Nohavica, is a tribute to female football
referee Dagmar Damková. On Sunday, she refereed one of the highlights of
the season, a game between title contenders Baník Ostrava and Sparta
Prague. The match ended in a 1:1 draw, but for many, including big Ostrava
fan Jaromír Nohavica, she was the obvious winner for her smooth handling
of the heated game. Radio Prague spoke to Dagmar Damková and asked her how she liked the
song.
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Music ProfileKarel Plíhal – one of the Czech Republic's foremost folk singers
The Czech singer and songwriter Karel Plíhal is the subject of this
edition of Music Profile. Plíhal, who comes from the Moravian town of
Přerov, released his eponymous debut in 1985 and has become one of the
country’s leading folk artists.
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