Throughout Eastern Europe, the fall of communism had a profound impact on contemporary pop and world music. From Poland to Hungary to Russia, a variety of chance-taking artists made their presence felt in the '90s, artists who were likely to be influenced by rock, funk, dance-pop, jazz, or even hip-hop. The Czech Republic also had a healthy pop scene in the '90s. New independent labels went into business and a lot of interesting new groups were formed. One of the many interesting acts that came out of the post-communist Czech music scene of the '90s was the quintet Benedikta. ...