Můj hlas je dar – Baez Joan (2013)

Joan Baez, a singer, world-renowned author of more than thirty albums, and political activist, remains an active and respected figure in world music even half a century after her stunning debut at the Newport Festival. In our country, she became famous for her first personal visit in 1988, when she terrified cultural workers and the State Security, until she shocked them and turned her performance into an open support for the then-persecuted Václav Havel and Charter 77. In her memoirs, with sincerity and passion, she describes her beginnings on the folk scene, recounts her relationship - both musically and personally - with Bob Dylan; her marriage and painful breakup with David Harris; and the joy of the birth of her son Gabriel. With a foreword by esteemed music critic Anthony DeCurtis, the book My Voice is a Gift is a captivating portrait of the famous American cultural icon. Thanks to the openness and sensitivity that so move us in Joan Baez's music, and the strength and firmness of her political stance, the reader is presented with a sincere and inspiring account of the life and work of one of the most remarkable artistic personalities of our time.