Tune in to SoundCzech: Inside the Czech music scene
While restrictions hamper shows around the world, export office SoundCzech is taking advantage of the biz’s desire to get up and running by promoting its homegrown talent
Feature By Adam Woods | 23 October 2020
If you could take Czech music back to a more hopeful moment than the present one, it might be worth heading to January 2019, when the nation, alongside its former other half Slovakia, was part of the first-ever dual-country focus at Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS).
In a snapshot of a diverse, ambitious scene, 11 Czech acts travelled to Groningen, including internationally noted pop favourite Lenny, London-raised female rapper Hellwana, shoegazing indie-rockers Manon Meurt, UK/Czech electronic alliance Floex and Tom Hodge and…