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The all-female band BraAgaband offers beautiful rivers and dreamy skies on their new album called “O ptácích a rybách” (i.e. About Birds And Fish). On their sixth album, the ladies explore new ground thanks to these Czech songs. After a long musical hunt, the band finally returns home from other parts of Europe. They produced all thirteen songs, which come from the Czech-Moravian BraAgas song books, with their original approach and that has brought them many awards already in the past. In the role of silent witnesses to all the sad stories, the birds and fish gave the whole recording a name.



The new record carries the clear handwriting of BraAgas. Acoustic and unconventional instruments, stylish vocals and beautiful harmonies. Still, the recording was completely different. “Percussion has much less space in these songs than on the previous records, however, all the melodic instruments such as strings and brass got more. This brings the whole character of the album, which is more rigorous and less rhythmic than the previous one,” admits the singer and frontwoman of BraAgas, Kateřina Göttlichová and assumes that the new record may attract different listeners. “Some of our fans might be surprised how sad the songs are on our new album. But that was our intention - to process these powerful folk tales. And that may address a completely new audience.” Nevertheless, BraAgas remain themselves and their fans don’t have to worry. Last year, the nyckelharpa joined BraAgas, a very interesting stringed instrument, originally from Sweden. It can be heard on the album quite a lot, together with the other usual “curiosities” such as the cister, the shawns, the chalumeau, the kaval and from time to time the bagpipes… Simply everything we like about BraAgas.



The return to domestic melodies has been planned by Kateřina Göttlichová since their fi.......
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The all-female band BraAgaband offers beautiful rivers and dreamy skies on their new album called “O ptácích a rybách” (i.e. About Birds And Fish). On their sixth album, the ladies explore new ground thanks to these Czech songs. After a long musical hunt, the band finally returns home from other parts of Europe. They produced all thirteen songs, which come from the Czech-Moravian BraAgas song books, with their original approach and that has brought them many awards already in the past. In the role of silent witnesses to all the sad stories, the birds and fish gave the whole recording a name.



The new record carries the clear handwriting of BraAgas. Acoustic and unconventional instruments, stylish vocals and beautiful harmonies. Still, the recording was completely different. “Percussion has much less space in these songs than on the previous records, however, all the melodic instruments such as strings and brass got more. This brings the whole character of the album, which is more rigorous and less rhythmic than the previous one,” admits the singer and frontwoman of BraAgas, Kateřina Göttlichová and assumes that the new record may attract different listeners. “Some of our fans might be surprised how sad the songs are on our new album. But that was our intention - to process these powerful folk tales. And that may address a completely new audience.” Nevertheless, BraAgas remain themselves and their fans don’t have to worry. Last year, the nyckelharpa joined BraAgas, a very interesting stringed instrument, originally from Sweden. It can be heard on the album quite a lot, together with the other usual “curiosities” such as the cister, the shawns, the chalumeau, the kaval and from time to time the bagpipes… Simply everything we like about BraAgas.



The return to domestic melodies has been planned by Kateřina Göttlichová since their fi.......
more