Benedikta

Throughout Eastern Europe, nov communism had a profound effect on contemporary pop and world music. From Poland to Hungary to Russia, a number of chance-taking performers made their existence felt within the ’90s, performers who were apt to be inspired by rock and roll, funk, dance-pop, jazz, as well as hip-hop. The Czech Republic also acquired a wholesome pop picture within the ’90s. New indie labels proceeded to go into business and lots of interesting new groupings were formed. Among the many interesting serves that arrived from the post-communist Czech music picture from the ’90s was the quintet Benedikta. Produced in 1997, the group is certainly led by two sisters: business lead vocalist Petra Vánová (who sings within the Czech vocabulary) and violinist/history vocalist Misa Vánová. Benedikta’s various other associates are guitarist Honza Kresta, bassist Jarek Janek, and drummer Patrik Benek. As the Czech Republic still provides its talk about of performers who solely play traditional Czech music, the Vánová sisters and their man colleagues tend to be more modern within their strategy. Benedikta combines Czech folk components with from rock and roll, funk, and jazz to Jewish music (including klezmer, a Jewish type that arrived of Eastern European countries prior to making its method to america). In the first 2000s, Benedikta agreed upon with Indies Information, a small indie label that’s located in Brno, Czech Republic, and dates back to 1990 — actually, Indies was produced not long following the fall of communism for the reason that nation. Sejdeme Se v Dolly, Benedikta’s initial Indies album, premiered in 2001.