Czechs Today Prayer for Marta singer Kubišová recalls dramatic comeback during 1989's Velvet Revolution

18-11-2009 12:37 | Ian Willoughby

Modlitba pro Martu, A Prayer for Marta, is a song that for many people will be forever associated with Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution of 1989. Performed by the 1960s Czech pop star Marta Kubišová, it had previously come to symbolise resistance to the 1968 Soviet-led invasion.

Marta Kubišová today, photo: www.kubisova.cz Marta Kubišová today, photo: www.kubisova.cz   Back

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