http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/jananas-a-breath-of-fresh-air-on-the-czech-folk-music-scene en Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:01:00 +0200 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:01:00 +0200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Radio Prague CMS   http://radio.cz      http://radio.cz/assets/imgs/radiopraha-rss.png   200   200 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Radio Broadcasting cr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas) webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/jananas-a-breath-of-fresh-air-on-the-czech-folk-music-scene Jananas is a hardcore folk band with a distinctly fresh style. It’s so far only album released in 2010 received excellent reviews and got it a nomination for the Czech “Grammy” award Andel. Following a short break last year the band returned this spring with a tour called No More Tears. Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:01:00 +0200 urn:uuid:e23cd77f-a4c3-56fb-bc29-0b0065154ffa http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/folk-rock-vocalist-zuzana-michnova Singer and songwriter Zuzana Michnová is one of the most distinct vocalists of the Czech folk rock scene. For many years, she was part of the legendary band Marsyas, and has also released an acclaimed solo album. After a long break, the band recently made a comeback, and can again be seen – and heard – in clubs across the country. Sun, 09 Jun 2013 02:01:00 +0200 urn:uuid:b3121f2a-54d7-589e-bfe3-36d45e79e664 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/classical-guitar-player-and-chanson-singer-lenka-filipova-1 This week’s Sunday Music Show profiles chanson singer, guitarist and composer Lenka Filipová. The singer, who started out as a classical guitar player and developed into a successful chanson singer has enchanted audiences in Prague and Paris and recorded more than two dozen albums in a career spanning more than 30 years. Sun, 02 Jun 2013 02:01:00 +0200 urn:uuid:edf4efbb-9484-5a52-a596-72be0dc64a8d http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/the-pelisky-soundtrack-a-great-czechoslovak-60s-primer The 1999 movie Pelíšky (Cosy Dens) is a bittersweet drama set in the period leading up the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. Chock-full of names like Václav Neckář, Blue Effect, Waldemar Matuška, The Matadors, Hana Hegerová and Petr Novák, its soundtrack is an excellent primer to the Czechoslovak music of that era and a brilliant compilation by any measure. Sun, 26 May 2013 02:01:00 +0200 urn:uuid:d80ae753-fb0d-54d8-9b34-80310b18cc9d http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/josef-spacek-unforgettable-at-prague-spring In this week's Sunday Music Show we feature works from Czech violin virtuoso Josef Špaček's debut. Sun, 19 May 2013 02:01:00 +0200 urn:uuid:b1f9e6b1-6442-5eaf-b018-029a6acf0d02 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/ahmed-is-hungry-traditional-east-european-folk-music-with-a-fresh-new-sound This week we are profiling the band Ahmed má hlad (Ahmed is hungry) a band that revives and draws on Balkan and East European folk music, while giving these traditional gems a modern slant. Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200 urn:uuid:f446f459-4b19-5452-b24b-27379cbc6979 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/rockers-schodiste-mark-30-years-on-stage The Prague-based rock band Schodiště, formerly known as Nahoru po schodišti dolů band, this year marks 30 years on stage. Founded at the height of the new wave, the band with its original sound and melancholic lyrics, somewhat undermined by their irony and sarcasm, has evolved into a steady fixture of the Czech rock scene. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:01:00 +0200 urn:uuid:fd6a24c8-4e7f-51d3-ba21-0a113796b3b5 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/dan-barta-vocalist-whose-solo-work-demonstrates-jazz-chops Dan Bárta has performed with a host of Czech bands over the years, including the rock groups Alice and J.A.R., and Sexy Dancers, who were more in the funk field, while he has also appeared in musicals. But this programme mainly concentrates on the singer’s jazzy “solo” work over the last 13 years with Illustratosphere and the Robert Balzar Trio. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 02:01:00 +0200 urn:uuid:5ad171c8-39c0-5596-bd72-34ead5536744 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/famous-czech-jazz-flutist-jiri-stivin-1 This week’s Sunday Music Show is devoted to one of the country’s most prominent jazz artists –flutist Jiří Stivín. The 68-year-old musician, who is reputed to be able to play on a blade of grass, says the feel for jazz is something you are born with and some of the best renditions come from children who are as yet unspoiled by the constraints of a music education. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:01:00 +0200 urn:uuid:dee8bdbe-1250-5de0-b37c-891ca0ffd7d7 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/folk-singer-jana-vebrova-the-girl-from-the-windmill-1 This week Radio Prague’s Sunday music show profiles Jana Vérova - a young musician whose music is both raw and poetic and deeply rooted in her place of birth –the former Sudetenland. Although she has recorded just one album she regularly plays at festivals around the country and has a strong following of devoted fans. Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:01:00 +0200 urn:uuid:c83c899d-c4cf-53ab-874b-ce80e1e8ec07 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/tomas-kocko-and-orchestra-playing-music-from-the-beskydy-mountains On our Easter Sunday Music show we profile Tomáš Kočko a truly versatile musician who combines folk, rock, ethno and jazz. Tomáš Kočko and Orchestra have 9 CDs to their name, including Hodovnice which draws on the way of life, traditions and legends of the inhabitants of the Beskydy Mountains. Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:01:00 +0200 urn:uuid:19c60e40-c5a9-5519-8309-5482c3c707a4 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/debut-album-i-am-you-by-upcoming-singer-songwriter-iamme-candlewick Prague-based singer-songwriter, street performer and traveller known as Iamme Candlewick this month released her debut album entitled I Am You. The album, recorded with the help of several renowned musicians, combines Iamme’s distinct voice with an expressive guitar sound, electronica and other styles. Iamme’s music is inspired by (among other things) the author’s travels around the world. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:01:00 +0100 urn:uuid:a50e5b21-e600-5d01-86d4-c53f1f0a085f http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/bonus-independent-rapper Martin Hůla, who has been active on Prague’s independent music scene for some years, was in his late 20s when he began rapping under the name Bonus. Following a couple of EPs, he released his debut LP under that moniker, the powerful, abrasive Konec civilizace (The End of Civilisation), in 2010. The following year he won plaudits (and the Apollo album of the year prize) for Náměstí Míru (Peace Square), which took a more song-based approach. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:01:00 +0100 urn:uuid:995161bc-6c49-50cd-b886-b677b5515c1c http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/pop-star-iveta-bartosova In this week's Sunday Music we profile one of the Czech Republic's best-known pop singers. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 02:01:00 +0100 urn:uuid:16b9085e-aa5a-502a-9531-e6cd419310e8 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/mikolas-ruzickas-gloomy-and-complex-piano In this week’s Sunday Music Show we listen to the dark yet emotional tunes of Mikoláš Růžička, who came out with his first solo album called Piano just a couple of months ago. The complexity of sound, as well as Mikoláš’s signature introspective voice that listeners may know from the bands Republic of Two or Ghostmother, has impressed critics. The album has been a long time coming for Růžička, who carefully crafted each song, combining instrumental, vocal and electronics sounds. Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:4976f1f5-8fec-5cda-9a15-b2a49a6963b0 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/folk-jazz-chanson-singer-martina-trchova In this week’s edition of Sunday Music Show we profile a talented young artist: singer and songwriter Martina Trchová. With her mix of folk, jazz and chanson Martina is popular at clubs and festivals around the country. She has two highly successful CDs to her name and a third one in the making. Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:01:00 +0100 urn:uuid:e8de3f20-257b-5023-8f0c-e24a4f4457d8 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/jazz-bassist-jaromir-honzak-plays-music-of-suzanne-vega In this edition of Sunday Music Show, we play Blood Sings, the latest album by the renowned Czech bass player Jaromír Honzák. The record contains covers of songs by the American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega, and features Norwegian singer Sissel Vera Pettersen. Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:01:00 +0100 urn:uuid:09feb29e-951b-54e7-94d6-b10f5a76d8b8 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/the-matadors-one-of-the-greatest-czech-beat-groups-of-the-1960s The Matadors, one of the greatest Czech beat groups of the 1960s, only released one LP, their eponymous 1968 debut. Like many Prague bands of their era, they had a fluid membership, though the classic lineup is regarded as Radim Hladík on guitar, Viktor Sodoma on vocals, Jan “Farmer” Obermayer on electric organ, Otto Bezloja on bass and Tony Black (Miroslav Schwarz) on drums. Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:01:00 +0100 urn:uuid:23bd61f0-8a25-5aa2-8488-b48611584996 http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/composer-and-pianist-hana-robinson-1 In this edition of the Sunday Music Show we talk to the talented young singer, composer and pianist Hana Robinson, who studied at the Berklee College of Music and launched a successful musical career in the Czech Republic. In the show you we discuss learning piano in childhood, sport, her stay in the US and being diagnosed several years ago with MS and how that changed her life. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:01:00 +0100 urn:uuid:3835ad26-3d75-5914-938e-5da81e5f3d1b http://radio.cz/en/section/sunday-music-show/its-all-fun-and-games-with-nightwork In this week’s Sunday Music Show we will introduce you to the popular band Nightwork, whose music can be described as satirical, absurdist or just plain silly. But the six-member all-male band is completely entertaining. We will hear the two songs that won them a serious following, some of the music they wrote for film soundtracks and you’ll learn a bit about the band’s history and what some of its members do beside making music. Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:01:00 +0100 urn:uuid:0eee4792-97f3-533a-9633-41bab8008abc