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Milli Janatková performed in three states of India
An authentic singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and visual artist, Milli Janatková is an eclectic artist who effortlessly interconnects artistic forms and genres. Apart from singing, she plays guitar, drums, and uses looping devices. The original author performed in India – West Bengal (Kolkata and surroundings), Maharashtra (Mumbai) and Tamil Nadu (Chennai) in November and December 2024.
Based in the heart of Europe in the Czech Republic, Milli Janatková has visited countless places in Europe, the USA and Asia. The concerts in India were supported by the export office SoundCzech and project The Year of Czech Music, in collaboration with Indian organizations Banglanatak.com and Exodus. The concerts took place in India from November 20 until December 8. She was collaborating with artists from India, Réunion Island and Netherlands. She also performed at Kantha Women Village. Milli was cooperating with a Bengali singer Dipannita Acharya, too. After West Bengal Tour Milli performed at Mumbai Jazz Festival and Madras Jazz Festival.
Milli performed at festivals in India (Banglanatak.com collaboration), Nepal (Nepal Academy of Fine Arts), Denmark (Jødisk Kulturfestival in Copenhagen), France (Paris-Prague Jazz Club and Centre Tchéque de Paris) or Greece (Athens Blackbox Jazz Festival and Lefkada). She composed music for a Czech-Canadian musician Lenka Lichtenberg in her project Thieves of Dreams that won the prestigious JUNO Award – Global Music Album (Canadian Grammy Award). In 2010 Milli also performed with a Brazilian jazz guitarist Nelson Faria.
Milli has produced and released four solo albums – Quiet, Please! (2022), Deep (2020), To My Roots (2017) and Transformation (2013). Her music has been awarded the LIT Talent Music Awards, LIT Music of the Year, The Independent Music Awards (USA) and Classic Prague Awards (Crossover). Recently she has performed solo and worked on her new project IN RHYTHM.
IN RHYTHM MP3 download
Music video
EPK – Electronic Press Kit
Press photo
Foto: Daniel Sál, Karel Šuster, Anna Rasmussen 2024
Press reviews and interviews
Reviews and interviews – links
2024
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech Television Art (Milli at Dance Hall), Folktime, Mělník Daily, Jazzport.cz, Radio Folk (interview), ČT Art (Štěpán Rak and Milli Janatková), První zprávy (festival Pískoviště), Proti šedi
- ŘECKO: Lefkada Today (Milli at Baccara Lefkada), Athinorama (Milli at Blackbox Jazz Festival), Stage News Greece (Milli at BB Jazz Festival), Czech Centre Athens (BB Jazz Fest Athens), Honorary Consulate of Czechia in Lefkada (Milli on Lefkada)
- INDIE: ETV Bharat (Milli at Mumbai Jazz Festival), Music Unplugged (Mumbai Jazz Festival), Rolling Stone India (events and jazz festivals), Think News Bangla (Festival Baul Mela), Bengali Local News (Festival Baul Mela), Bengali News (Milli at Baul Mela), Man´s World (India´s hottest festivals)
- NEPÁL: Rashtriyadainik news (Milli Janatková at Nepal Academy of Fine Arts)
- FRANCIE: Czech Centre Paris (Milli at Paris-Prague Jazz Club)
2023
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Interview “Singing to my breath and heart” (Frontman), Music video report (Musicerver), Music video (Fullmoon), Live on Czech Television (Sama doma, October 30), New Music Video (PLAY.CZ), Music Video (Folktime), Documentary about Women Musicians (Czech Television Art / iDnes) Quiet, Please! Performance (Deník Daily), Quiet, Please! concert (KanálEm News)
2022
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Mělnický deník (LIT Music of the Year Award), Mělnický deník (LIT Talent Awards), ČRo Dvojka (interview – Noční proud, J. Benešová), ČRo Ostrava (Milan Bátor), Týdeník Rozhlas magazine (review, Milan Bátor), Písecký svět, Jazzport.cz (review, Jan Hocek), Týdeník Forum newspaper (interview, M. Tesař), UNI Cultural Magazine (Tomáš S. Polívka), Radio 1 (Jazz a Fusion – Daniel Vojtíšek), Radio Proglas (Jak se vám líbí – Milan Tesař), Folktime, Czech radio – Český rozhlas Vltava – ArtCafé (Aleš Opekar), Tip of the week – Musicserver, Jazzport.cz, PLAY.cz, Radio Proglas, Kanál EM, Mělnicko
- LUXEMBOURG: Radio ARA – Mondophon (Willi Kloppotek)
2021
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Kulturne.com, UNI Caltural Magazine (review), KanalEM (exhibition online), Radio Proglas (Musical Events), KanalEM (interview), Mělnická radnice (International art festival Rasamatee)
- LUXEMBOURG: Radio ARA – Mondophon (Willi Klopottek)
- PORTUGAL: Inverso Magazine (interview)
- USA / BANGLADESH: FM 786 (Quazi Johirul and Milli Janatkova)
2020
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech National Radio (ČRo Vltava – Aleš Opekar), Novinky.cz (interview), Právo daily newspaper (interview), Czech National Radio (ČRo Vltava), Kulturní noviny (Jiří Plocek), Czech National Radio (ČRo Ostrava), Radio 1 (interview), Radio Proglas (review), Jazzport.cz (review), Radio Proglas (interview), Frontman.cz (interview), Novinky.cz (New albums), Supraphon (New albums), Kanál EM (Enjoy the gigs from your living room), Musicserver.cz (New albums), Jazzport.cz, Folktime.cz, Radio Proglas (album Hluboko / Deep), Kanál EM (new album Deep release), Taneční aktuality (Letní Letná Festival review, Prague), Frontman.cz, Mělnický deník, Mělnicko, Můj svět magazine
2019
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Jazzport.cz, Regenerace, Radio Proglas, Mělnicko, Radio Proglas, Hudební události (RP), Mělnický deník, Refresher, Pravý domácí časopis, Moje psychologie
- SPAIN: Araceli Tzigane – Mundofonías published in 17 countries
- LUXEMBOURG: Willi Klopottek – Radio ARA (Mondophon)
- COLUMBIA: El Espectador
2018
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Mělnický deník (Cena města Mělníka), Jazzport.cz, Artikl, Institut umění – Divadelní ústav, Scéna, irockshock.net, Folktime, Mělnický deník, Praha Dnes, Hudební knihovna, Reflex.cz, Fullmoonzine.cz, Radio Proglas, Classicpraha.cz (Classic Prague Awards)
- SLOVAKIA: MusicZone, Gregi.net
- MEXICO: Radio Taiffa
- INDIA: Ei Samay Newspaper, BongOnet Radio, Millenium post, Banglanatak
2017
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Radio Proglas (Best Czech Albums), Czech Jazz Radio, Radio Proglas (interview), ČRo Vltava (live), ČRo Vltava (Mozaika), ČRo Dvojka (Noční proud), Rock & All, ČRo Jazz (Czech Jazz), Jazzport.cz (review) Fullmoonzine.cz, Frontman.cz, Folktime.cz, Týdeník Rozhlas, Artalk.cz, Noviny Galerie Na shledanou
- LUXEMBOURG: Willi Klopottek – Radio ARA (Mondophon)
- SERBIA: Bojan Đorđević – Radio Beograd
- ARGENTINA: Radio LA TRIBU 88,7FM
- SPAIN, MEXICO: Jordi Demésenllà (Transglobal World Music Chart) – Album To My Roots on 37 radio stations
2016
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Jazzport.cz, Mělnický deník, Radio Proglas, Mělnický deník, Radio Proglas
2015
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Radio Proglas – Písně k uzdravení
2014
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Musicsite.cz, Radio Proglas, Radio Proglas
2013
- CZECH REPUBLIC: Kulturní magazín UNI, Týdeník Rozhlas, Český rozhlas Vltava (Nebe dokořán), Český rozhlas Vltava (Čajovna), Radio Proglas, ČRo Radiožurnál, ČRo Pardubice, Novinky.cz, Radio 1 (Velká sedma), Musicserver.cz (recenze)