Music Profile Buty – the pop innovators from Ostrava
Buty
The north-eastern city of Ostrava, with its mining, iron and steel
industry, was once known as the steel heart of the Czech Republic. But it
has also long been home to a lively arts scene. The band Buty is one of the
most original as well as most popular groups from the region. Buty, meaning
shoes in the local dialect, formed in 1986, with Radek Pastrňák as the
lead vocalist and writer of most of the songs. Buty have since released ten
albums combing an innovative approach to music with the ability to record
best selling hits.
