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Jeff Mills – techno pioneer at Pohoda 2019
Jeff Mills was already dazzling audiences with his DJ tricks like scratching and beat juggling in the early 1980s. He also had a nightly show called The Wizard where he would highlight young local techno artists, giving light to future stars of the genre like Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, and Juan Atkins.…
Show Me The Body at Pohoda 2019
Band Show Me the Body (SMTB) formed in 2009 in New York. In 2015, they released EP Yellow Kidney and soon after that an eponymous EP SMTB. After the release of debut Body War in 2016, described by Punknews as “a strong debut with a lot of ferocity”, they went on a European tour. When they…
Sho Madjozi at Pohoda 2019
Sho studied creative writing at universities in the USA and Johannesburg. She started with spoken word under the pseudonym MayaThePoet, writing predominantly in her native tongue Tsong from the Limpopo region. Paraphrasing The Fader, the musical aspect of her work is a great party-starter, while the…
Bazzookas at Pohoda 2019
Hardly anyone knew them before the year 2016, but we had the most positive reactions to their set at the festival. The affection was, obviously, mutual, as at the Reeperbahn 2017, the band awarded Pohoda the Bazzookas Award for the best festival they played. A school bus, around which they create a wonderful…
A unique world music phenomenon and a great man – Keith Flint – died
The Prodigy is a true legend of electronic music that has been setting trends of dance genres for over two decades. They got to metal clubs, underground basements, and to glittery discos and hipster parties. They crushed all prejudices, all doubts regarding the power and creativity of electronic music…
Lola Marsh to open Pohoda 2019 program on the main stage
A life-changing encounter Yael Shoshana Cohen didn’t even know Gil Landau when she accidentally showed up at his birthday party. Their musical connection was magnetic right from the start, though. Yael watched Gil as he took the guitar and started to play at the opposite side of the room. She…
The Donny Benét Show Band at Pohoda 2019
Before the 22nd edition of our festival, just a few fans of the current lo-fi disco scene knew about this phenomenal showman and musician from Australia. After the event, Pohoda visitors created an official Slovak fan club and a separate praising review was dedicated to him (just like to The Chemical…
Čavalenky to perform at Pohoda 2019
His extraordinary authentic lyrics quickly won the recognition of well-known rappers and several Czech (A2, Rádio Wave) and Slovak media (.týždeň, Denník N, SME). His the most popular track, “Chlapci na ulici” (Boys on the Street), has more than 160,000 views on YouTube,…
Ode to the Slovak music in Europe
Katarina Málikova and her dream pop with a lot of flavours was praised by the German Rolling Stone and the Italian portal Euromusica mentioned her in their selection, too. Vice interviewed Tittingur briefly. However, The Ills were probably the most-talked-about-band.…
The biggest showcase festival ESNS 2019 focused on Slovak music ended brilliantly
If Eurosonic was a turning point for Slovak music, it was equally essential for Pohoda festival. In addition to two awards at the European Festival Awards, Pohoda also won the A Greener Festival Award at the ESNS 2019. Along with other award-winning festivals, the members of our production crew accepted…