World music festival
Respect Festival 2009 - Program
| 26. 6. | 17:30 | Mario Bihari (Le čhavendar) | Ostrov Štvanice |
| 27. 6. | 20:45 | Issa Bagayogo | Ostrov Štvanice |
Respect, the world music festival with a 12 year history and cutting-edge programming, presents unique musical styles from Africa, Europe and Latin America. The topic of the opening concerts in Akropolis is Brazil, on 12 May with the accordion wizard Renato Borghetti, and on 2 June the with the hot dance grooves of Zuco 103.
The event culminates during two open-air concerts at the Štvanice island. The "Miles Davis of Acid Jazz", French trumpeter Erik Truffaz, will present his latest Indian project Benares. Robert Plant's guitarist Justin Adams comes to Prague for the first time with his trio featuring the great Gambian singer and musician Juldeh Camara. The band has won the BBC World Music Awards and has chosen Prague to launch their excellent second album.
The award-winning Hungarian group Muzsikás revives the vanishing dances from Transylvania, while the Norwegian singer Mari Boine creates highly personal songs in the Sami tradition from Northern Scandinavia. Kasai All Stars is a supergroup with master musicians from culturally diverse regions of Congo, and equally fascinating Issa Bagaygo, nicknmed "John Lee Hooker of Mali," fuses dance loops with licks played on his ancient Malian lute.
Other delights at the Respect Festival: tearoom, café, beer, grilled meat and fish, cocktail bar, Hungarian wines tasting, African refreshments, Govinda cuisine for vegetarians, ethnocatering, Moroccan cuisine, Hungarian sausages, music shop with records, books and magazines, NGO stands, handicrafts, etc...
A special treat for children, offered by Hospodyňky [Housewives], an expert children care team. Sports, painting and other art activities for children over 2 years, parents are welcome to participate. Paint you T-shirt or leap and jump in the sack. For parents with children under 2 years, a special tent with diaper changing table and microwave oven for baby food heating is provided.
Free admission for children under 15 years.
Discount 50 Kč for ISTC Card Holders.
Mario Bihari (Le čhavendar) / ČR
26. 6. - Ostrov Štvanice, 17:30 / Respect Festival
The blind Roma accordionist from Slovakia was originally discovered by the late Czech singer Zuzana Navarova, and in her band Koa he became the strongest personality after she passed away. His soft, intimate and very personal songs combine both Gypsy feeling and the soulful approach of the great American black masters like Stevie Wonder.
Issa Bagayogo / Mali, France
27. 6. - Ostrov Štvanice, 20:45 / Respect Festival
Nicknamed "John Lee Hooker of Mali," Bagayogo fuses dance loops with licks played on his ancient Malian lute. Contrary to many West African stars who record in France, he keeps close link to his roots and makes his recordings in the Malian capital Bamako, in a studio set up by the French producer Yves Wernert with the goal to encourage local musicians. His band includes some of Mali's top guitarists, like Karamokou Diabate and Mama Sissoko, and the result is an organic mix of West African and Western pop. "The perfect balance between roots music and modernity." (The All Music Guide)
