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Oct 17

Oct 17 This was 'Music & Pizza' with teepee

Teepee is a band whose talent is certainly not balanced with their level of popularity. With two albums released and a lot of gigs behind them, maybe they just need a little bit of luck to be where they deserve to be, which is none other than simply where they want to be. Whatever that is. Until that happens, last Sunday October 10, we had the privilege of seeing them in a unique concert at ‘Music & Pizza’.

Based in Prague, it is in the Czech Republic and Poland where Tereza Lavička-Sladká and Miroslav Patočka are used to playing to larger audiences highlighted by live musicians, percussionist Tonda Procházka and multi-instrumentalist Prokop Korb. However, on Sunday teepee performed as a duo. Pure magic on stage thanks to their soulful vocal harmonies and captivating melodies. They usually say that with their performances, they aim to create a welcoming and safer space, a parallel world where you can stop for a moment and let go. I believe that’s exactly what happened last Sunday at ‘Music & PIzza’.

The themes of teepee’s songs reflect a wide range of social and environmental issues as well as personal confessions and reflections. Their lyrics revolve around themes of social injustice, gender equality and personal empowerment, but they do not hesitate to cover the most hurtful topics from their own lives. At their concert, teepee not only reviewed their most iconic songs, but also took time between songs to explain a little more about the songs or the circumstances in which they were composed. And as it happens on every event of ‘Music & Pizza’, after the concert all the attendees could sit down for a pizza lunch and get to know these two people, whose musical talent is only surpassed by their human qualities.

I can only speak for myself but, what a great event it was! I just wish that these two never stop making music cause this world definitely needs more of what they do.