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Pohoda expands its ecological activities
An important change will be introduced in dealing with waste. In addition to the increase in the number of litter stations, there will be more collection points where trained staff will sort the waste. The points will be located mostly in food stand areas and they should function as big “pits”…
Kronos Quartet at Pohoda 2018
Kronos Quartet was founded by David Harrington in Seattle in 1973. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco. In the 1980s, the significance of the ensemble was rising mainly thanks to their amazing performances of pieces composed by world-wide known minimalists. Almost 1,000 original pieces…
Ifriqiyya Electrique
Ifriqiyya Electrique is a musical and religious syncretism of animism and Islamic Sufism. They deliver the healing rituals of possession and trance, which for centuries were part of the slave culture in the Sub-Saharan Africa. They include the Banga ceremony, which is part of the desert tribes culture…
Charlie Winston at Pohoda 2018
Charlie Winston gained some popularity in 2007, when Peter Gabriel invited him to tour with him around Europe. He also allowed him to use his own personal studio where Charlie recorded some tracks, and it was the combination of these records and ones he recorded at Londonʼs M17 that became the basis…
Riot Days by Pussy Riot Theatre
“We are proud to have the members of Pussy Riot at Pohoda, they definitely belong here. Their uncompromisingness and human consistency is admirable. In terms of their artistic and civilian radicality, they remind me of the story of The Plastic People of the Universe. Many found their work, too,…
Pohoda is the most ecological festival in Europe
In addition to improving the quality of services, we strive to continually reduce any impact on the environment. Pohoda is the only festival in Central Europe where biodegradable kitchen and restaurant waste is sorted and even composted directly on site. Also all the used cutlery and food containers…
Jamie Cullum at Pohoda 2018
The biggest figure of jazz popularization is 164 cm tall. Behind the microphone and the piano, however, he shades everyone. Contrarily though, behind the microphone on his BBC 2 jazz show, he helped artists such as Gregory Porter and Laura Mvula get noticed. Anyway, let us return to providing some more…
Knower
Classical music and jazz students also like dance music. Maybe this is the reason why the two exceptionally talented musicians, percussionist and producer Louis Cole, and vocalist Genevieve Artadi joined forces. For Louis, James Brown was the model to look up to, while Genevieve grew up listening to…
Scouting for Girls
Singer Roy Stride, bass guitarist Greg Churchouse, and drummer Pete Ellard have known each other since they were children. While at the college, they recorded the demo “Keep On Walking” that went into the final of the Glastonbury competition for independent beginning bands. They then built…