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Concert, screening at Prague’s Lucerna to mark day against racism
March 21st is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination and to mark the occasion organisers from Opona, a non-profit
NGO, have helped put together an exhibition, screening and concert to take
place on Wednesday afternoon and evening at Prague’s Lucerna. Several
notable Czech artists, including Ester Kočičková Xindl X, and the Tap
Tap are taking part. More
Sylvie Bodorová, born a composer
This week's Sunday Music Show takes a well-earned look at Sylvie Bodorová,
one of the main figures of Czech modern classical music for the last 30
years. Her compositions have been performed on every continent in that
time, including Antarctica. She is one of few female composers whose work
is a staple of classical musical festivals the world over and is featured
on more than two dozen albums. More
Recording of Nico’s 1985 illegal Brno concert comes out on vinyl
Czechoslovakia’s communist authorities kept a tight control of all
aspects of life, including the arts, and of course, rock music. Only
officially sanctioned artists were allowed to perform publicly or record
albums. But some people had the courage to defy the system and organize
illegal concerts. In 1985, a group of rock fans in Brno staged an illegal
concert by the legendary singer Nico whose recording, only now, is about to
be released on vinyl. More
Violin virtuoso Pavel Šporcl
This week’s Sunday Music Show profiles violinist Pavel Šporcl whose
enormous talent has won him international acclaim and whose unassuming
stage presence makes his concerts a unique experience. More
Music from the Noughties
In this week’s Sunday Music Show we highlight some of brightest new rock
and pop acts in the Czech Republic. Listen to fresh tracks from Bek Ofis
and a brace by Prague funk outfit Monkey Business – as well as a classic
from the first winner of Czech Pop Idol. More
Chinaski - one of the most successful Czech pop bands today
In this edition of our Sunday Music Show, we bring you the greatest hits by
the popular pop rock outfit Chinaski, a band that has stormed the Czech
charts many times. More
Sunday 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
The Cross Club – independent culture centre with a twist
In this week’s Spotlight we take you to an independent culture centre
decorated with an abstract array of industrial machine part artistry. More
Czech music composer Karel Svoboda
This week’s Sunday Music Show is devoted to Karel Svoboda one of the
country’s most prolific composers, the author of countless hit-songs,
well-known scores for films, musicals, TV series and theatre productions.
Although the man himself was never centre stage several generations of
Czechs grew up with his music and people still hum many of his evergreens. More
Satchmo and the liberating power of jazz
Nothing better symbolizes the political thaw in 1960s Czechoslovakia than
the boom in jazz, which many saw as embodying the very idea of individual
expression and freedom from constraint. It is not hard to imagine the
excitement when Louis Armstrong came to Prague in March 1965. Many people
felt that Czechoslovakia had at last come in from the cold, and his concert
at Prague’s Lucerna Ballroom was a cultural milestone. It ended with
Satchmo thanking his audience, commenting that the Czech passion for jazz
had come as quite a surprise to him. More
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