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This edition of our Sunday Music Show is devoted to the syncopated sounds of Ondřej Havelka and his Melody Makers, an authentic big band making sure the music of the 1920s and 30s is alive and well today. And they don’t just play the music, but live the age.

This edition of Radio Prague’s Sunday Music show is devoted to Czech chanson singer Jana Rychterová – a singer who captivates audiences with her unassuming stage presence, her love of improvisation and her funny, smart lyrics. Jana sings about feelings that strike a chord with her audience, be it waiting at a tram stop or getting dumped. As she says she likes to laugh and cry – both in real life and her chansons.

In this edition of the Sunday Music Show we talk to the talented young singer, composer and pianist Hana Robinson, who studied at the Berklee College of Music and launched a successful musical career in the Czech Republic. In the show you we discuss learning piano in childhood, sport, her stay in the US and being diagnosed several years ago with MS and how that changed her life.

In this edition of our Sunday Music Show, we feature Bellamy Moon, a young Prague-based band whose tunes are sure to make even the most reserved concert goers dance - or at least tap their foot.

In Sunday Music Show, you have a chance to follow the career of Petr Váša, one of the most original figures of the Czech musical scene. From his early days of avant-garde rock to his ‘physical poetry’, Petr Váša has explored some of the lesser known corners of popular music with his energetic, disquieting and sometimes rather eccentric creations.

This week's Sunday Music Show takes a well-earned look at Sylvie Bodorová, one of the main figures of Czech modern classical music for the last 30 years. Her compositions have been performed on every continent in that time, including Antarctica. She is one of few female composers whose work is a staple of classical musical festivals the world over and is featured on more than two dozen albums.

This week’s Sunday Music Show profiles violinist Pavel Šporcl whose enormous talent has won him international acclaim and whose unassuming stage presence makes his concerts a unique experience.

In this week’s Sunday Music Show we highlight some of brightest new rock and pop acts in the Czech Republic. Listen to fresh tracks from Bek Ofis and a brace by Prague funk outfit Monkey Business – as well as a classic from the first winner of Czech Pop Idol.

In this edition of our Sunday Music Show, we bring you the greatest hits by the popular pop rock outfit Chinaski, a band that has stormed the Czech charts many times.

In today's edition we look back at some of the most popular Czech bands in the 1990s, after the so-called Velvet divorce between the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Bands and performers you’ll hear include the rock group Lucie, folksinger Jaromír Nohavica, jazzman Jiří Stivín and more.