PULSE FESTIVAL - festival of Central and Eastern European music

ARTISTS  

OCEAN / CZECH REP /
In the former Czechoslovakia and then in the Czech Republic were not more important and more popular synthi - band than Czech iconic OCEAN. Its quality has shown in 30 British and Irish concerts as support band in years 1989-1990 when OCEAN has performed along side famous group ERASURE at that time. OCEAN had the opportunity to perform in many places in Europe

MIDI LIDI / CZECH REP /
MIDI LIDI are an electronic project which originated from the darker musical side of Krasny Stehovak Gerard & Sexualni Nabytek (GERARD THE BEAUTIFUL FLITTER AND THE SEXUAL FURNITURE), along with video friends from FIUME. They play electronic music in their own unique style mixed with spliced Czech lyrics.

FRIDAY 27.05.2011 8PM
RICH MIX / 35 - 47 BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, E1 6LA LONDON
TICKETS £10 / £12

JOANA AND THE WOLF / LITHUANIA + UK /
JOANA AND THE WOLF are a London four piece fronted by Lithuanian singer-songwriter Joana Glaza. Their sound escapes categories. You can hear many things in it, but what would be the name for it? Maybe it doesn’t even exist yet. They are exotic without trying to be exotic. A girl with natural influences of Russian folk and Maria Callas comes to London, falls in love with rock - her forbidden fruit

BALKAN BEAT BOX / ISRAEL + USA /
Their name, their personal history and the enthusiastic media & audience reactions suggest a link with the so-called Gypsy Rock movement, but their scope is reaching way beyond that: Balkan Beat Box really transcend categories (pop, electronic dance music, world, rock) by creating a new breed of 21st century music, deeply connected to their folk upbringing yet forward-thinking

DVA / CZECH REP /
Music journalists class the band DVA (TWO in English) as "The Unclassables". The duo, which consists of Jan Kratochvíl (He) and Bára Kratochvílová (She), reifies its original music visions by uncountable means; to express its idea about how tango should sound, they employ beatbox, to titivate fragile folk compositions they use the sound of clarinet.

SATURDAY 28.05.2011 8PM
RICH MIX / 35 - 47 BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, E1 6LA LONDON
TICKETS £12 / £15

RICHARD MULLER / SLOVAKIA /
Richard is simply the most famous singer in the Slovak and Czech music scene. He is making a return to Koko after his successes here and the Astoria. Richard has realised 15 albums and won 18 Aurels (Slovaks Music Awards) and worked with names like Omar Hakim, Anthony Jackson, Hiram Bullock, Clifford Carter. His music is a fusion of pop, rock and jazz.

FRIDAY 03.06.2011 8PM
KOKO / 1A CAMDEN HIGH STREET, NW1 7JE LONDON
TICKETS £15 TILL 08.05.2011 / £20 / £22.50

BALKAN BRASS BATTLE / SERBIA + ROMANIA /
The world’s two best-known Gypsy brass bands are taking the stage to see who blows hottest and hardest. There's gonna be a showdown For the first time ever Fanfare Ciocarlia and Boban & Marko Markovic Orkestar are taking the stage together. Neither act is willing to play support. So both bands will be on stage at the same time, standing toe-to-toe in a head-to-head. A sound clash? More like a battle royal!

SUNDAY 22.05.2011 8PM
KOKO / 1A CAMDEN HIGH STREET, NW1 7JE LONDON
TICKETS £19 / £21

More info: www.pulse-festival.com