Zuby Nehty


Zuby Nehty are an all-female underground rock group from the Czech Republic.

History

The band formed under the name Plyn in 1980. Plyn played concerts at the 007 Club Strahov, 011 Club Strahov, Euridika, and at alternative rock festivals. After being blacklisted in 1983, they changed their name to Dybbuk and released their first EP on Panton Records in 1986.
In 1987, they changed their name again to Zuby nehty. Pavla Jonssonová and Marka Míková started the band with poet Naďa Bilincová. Tomáš Mika and Michal Pokorný joined on saxophones and Jan Lorenc on drums. This formation performed at Slunecnice and Lucerna.
Mira Wanek of Už jsme doma proposed in 1991 to produce Dybbuk songs for Punc, and the original lineup decided to continue with a new repertoire. The band toured Europe, especially Germany.
The first Zuby nehty album Utíkej came out in 1993, followed by Král vysílá své vojsko in 1995, Dítkám in 1997, and Loď odplouvá in 1999. The band produced a film and several videos for Czech TV, theater soundtracks, and a book of poetry for the underground publishing house Mata.
In 2000, Zuby nehty stopped rehearsing and met occasionally to record soundtracks for Míková's theatrical productions. In 2003, Indies Records released the double CD Best of... & Rarity. The group played on special occasions, e.g. the release of the digitalized film Hudba Praha 85 at Archa Theatre, various benefits, and festivals like Mikulov and Unijazz events. In 2010, the decision was made to start rehearsing and playing concerts again. Romek Hanzlik's agency AMP signed the band to regular concerts. The band undertook a US tour in the fall of 2010, including a concert in the annual Czech street festival in New York City on October 2.
In 2014, they released the album Kusy.
Zuby nehty has connections with the progressive rock group Už jsme doma: saxophonist Alice Flesarová was once a member of UJD, and UJD's leader Miroslav Wanek produced some of their albums. Pavla Jonssonová has taught and researched gender studies since 1993. Drummer Jana Modráčková went on to play trumpet for Traband and drums for Klec.

Members

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Albums