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Martina Trchova
'Cerstve natreno'

"...As far as the genre is concerned the album can be classified into the great folk family, however some songs are slightly jazzy, other dance with Latin rhythms, some float on the waves of waltz again, but there can be found almost rock song as well...
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Jablkon
'Best of - Mala lesni, Small Forest'

This is a selection of the best pieces from the work of Jablkoň, a band that is impossible to include into a single genre box. The basis of this almost eighty-minute CZ is songs from the albums “Písničky” (Songs), “Bláznivá” (Crazy) and “Cestující v noci” (Night Traveler). There are also a few not yet published bonuses…
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Plocek and Suranska
'Písnobrani'

Moravian traditional folk music. 
"Jiri Plocek is a musician who has shown an exceptional relation to the folklore music of Moravia and its regularities in his past projects, whether as a performer or producer, including his own Teagrass band. Now Jiri Plocek is coming with a new project, for which he has invited signer and violin player Jitka Suranska..."
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Docuku
'Mezireci'

Docuku's play contemporary arrangements of traditional folk songs.  Docuku consists of a violin player, who's also leads of one of the best local cymbalom bands, Solan; a drummer who used to play with the well-known Czech rock band Mnaga and Zdorp, and the gifted young woman Lucie Redlova, who sings and plays mandolin. Lucie Redlova is the daughter of veteran folk singer Vlasta Redl.
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Maraca and Zimbova
'Krvave balady, Bloody Ballads'

"Two fabulously energetic vocals of Marta Vavrova and Gabriela Vermelho tell stories of unfulfilled loves, rapes, murders, kidnaps and betrayals, reaching as far back as the 16th century. The ballads are arranged under a strong influence of Maraca, as a result of which originally folk songs take Latin, jazz or rock moods and reveal hidden harmonies of Moravian and Silesian melodies."
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Jablkon
'Hovada Bozi Animates Dei'

Christmas album by prog folk band.
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Traband
'Hyje!'

Winner of the Best album of the year - World Music
Traband - CD "Hyje! " World Music' at the Czech music awards - 'Angels 2000'.
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Al-Yaman
'Hurryia'

Prague band AL-YAMAN, perform music inspired by popular and traditional songs from Yemen and the Arabic world. Theirs is a fusion of acoustic instruments and electronic beats - a new progressive dance music.
Their album 'Hurriya' was nominated for 'Best album of the year - World Music' at the Czech music awards - 'Angels 2000'.
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Maraca
'Longe'

A highly original album setting to music the work of Portuguese author Fernando Pessoa. Maraca hail from the Czech town of Zlín and play heir own mix of jazz, ethnic and world music.
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