Hudba

Čechomor were rather good last night. I had feared a Central European techno-folk explosion (memories of the popularity of the Levellers in my youth still give me nightmares), but as soon as Michal wandered onstage with his violincello, these were allayed. Their music is a kind of Czech parallel to the Saw Doctors or the later Waterboys - those of us of a certain age from the UK surely remember 'Whole of the moon'. Rock-folk fusion, and very good it was too. I think every Czech in London betweenn the ages of 16 and 56 were there, and all of them were dancing as one. This was part of the Pulse Festival - Central European music in London, mirroring the growth in the number of Central Europeans, especially younger ones, in London nowadays. And next month there is the Balkan Fever Festival as well.