Stará Pekárna (Old Bakery Music Cafe)

Slehni mech 2nd place at Porta 2025. A band from Brno that draws on indie rock, jazz, world music, grunge and swing in its work. Skrznaskrz Big beat from South Moravia. Nothing interesting or original, and maybe that's why it's interesting and original in the flood of interesting and original bands.

Acoustic ethno-rhyme, or music inspired by songs from the Balkans, Scandinavia, Western Europe, klezmer and Romani music, but in our own adaptations and arrangements with distinctive female vocals and choral male voices.

Etno Brno 2025 A fusion of traditional African drums, bass, saxophone and clarinet. The band was formed in early summer 2020 and the Kumpáni combined their experience with African drumming, alternative rock and jazz. Shivanam (CZ/NZ) Shivanam are influenced by ethnic Persian and Indian classical music, Latin American, African and Australian rhythms. They have been riding the wave of dub, tribal, ritual, trance, psychedelic for 28 years.

Dálach brings fresh Irish traditional music. He draws inspiration from archive recordings, creates his own instrumental sets and creatively arranges his songs full of captivating melodies. Lua A unique concert after 6 years. Songs from Ireland, but also other island countries and beyond, simultaneously and fresh. The word lua is like the music of this band – it has many different meanings.

Heysek Twins (CZ) support - dirty blues - two thirds of the band called Band of Heysek. Elijah Wald (US) Guitarist and singer Elijah Wald was born in 1959 in Massachusetts and fell in love with folk and blues at an early age. Inspired by figures such as Woody Guthrie, Mississippi John Hurt and Dave Van Ronk, he soon began performing publicly. His interest in traditional and world music led him to study ethnomusicology and to a deeper understanding of musical cultures across continents. He began his musical career in the 1970s as a traveling busker - he traveled with his guitar throughout the United States and many other countries. His style ranges between blues, folk, ragtime, swing, country, and also Mexican corridos. He has released several original albums, the most important of which are Milk Cow Blues (1988), Street Corner Cowboys (1995) and Hitchhiking With the Blues (2000). They all bear his typical traits – masterful guitar playing, deep knowledge of the genre and an authentic approach to musical tradition.

Etno Brno 2025 Día del Flamenco (CZ/SK) An evening full of lively music and dance on the occasion of the celebration of Flamenco Day, registered as a UNESCO cultural heritage. The performance will be followed by a fiesta with dancing and maybe even tapas.

Jamadan brings the experience of original instruments such as djembe, dunduns or balafon and they always like to make the audience dance with hypnotic and seductive African rhythms. Tubabu is a Brno group playing traditional West African drums, which has been operating since 2000. After a year's break, they will play for the first time with a new line-up. Their performance will bring spontaneity, commitment and maximum enjoyment.

Oliver Kucharovič Quartet A modern jazz-fusion quartet playing their own compositions. OKQ loves groove and plays with joy. Oliver Kucharovič takes care of the bass and compositions, Jan Baroš plays the piano and also composes, Daniel Kéry handles the guitar and composes. Experienced Viktor Mudrak plays the drums. Electra Heart A dynamic band that connects music into an unforgettable experience full of strong vocals, melodic saxophone solos and elaborate piano melodies.” voice: Ilona Lanard, ssx: Jiří Havlíček, piano: Tomáš Vrtek

The international group Musica Balkanika plays and sings in an irresistible Balkan rhythm on the border of Serbian tradition and gypsy jazz. They will also perform songs in so-called odd rhythms that are atypical for the local conditions.

The Fakers from Brno have been performing since 2010, playing songs by American grunge rockers Pearl Jam. You can look forward to hits from the band that became one of the most popular rock bands of the 1990s.

The band Už jsme doma, an integral and respected part of the world avant-garde scene, is celebrating 40 years on stage this year. UJD in short On July 6, 1985, the first concert of the group Už jsme doma took place on the steamer Vltava in Prague. So this year it will be exactly 40 years. Over the four decades, the group has released 8 regular albums, several of its own compilations and special albums, dozens of participations in compilations around the world, and played more than 3,000 concerts in 46 countries on 4 continents. The group has collaborated with many world musicians (including The Residents and Renaldo and the Loaf), played several concerts with a symphony orchestra, and collaborated with theater and film.

"Frank Zappa's music in a purely Wallachian performance. And there will be a saxophone, friends..."

Three albums, three Syčáci operas and now a slightly feminist psycho-detective LONG, WIDE AND SIGHT-SEEING. The Syčáci with samples not only from the upcoming album.

Živé kvety was a Slovak rock band that was formed in Bratislava in 1994 around the singer and lyricist Lucie Piussi. Above all, his person is the group associated with the legendary Stoka Theatre. The group was founded by Lucia Piussi, Peter Bálik and Veronika Wiedermannová.

An unconventional, playful and ever-evolving band that forges its own path outside the box, Květy blend alternative folk, rock, electronica and avant-garde elements into a sound that is unmistakable.