Oldřich Janota | |
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![]() Oldřich Janota (2018) | |
Background information | |
Born | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | 27 August 1949
Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1970s–present |
Labels | Indies Scope |
Website |
www |
Oldřich Janota (born 27 August 1949) is a Czech singer-songwriter. He is known for incorporating minimalist and experimental techniques into folk music, as well as working with pre-recorded tapes.
Janota was born in Plzeň and studied journalism at the Charles University in Prague, graduating in 1975. That same year he started playing with Jakub Noha . Together with some other musicians, they founded the band Pentagram in 1977. He was a member of Mozart K along with guitarist and sitarist Emil Pospíšil and saxophonist Jan Štolba between 1978 and 1983. [1]
His collected lyrics were published in the book Kytaru s palmou in 2015. An 8CD box set of his songs from the 1970s to the present was released in 2016, titled Ultimate Nothing. [2] [3]
In 2009, a 17-track tribute album Ztracený ve světě: A Tribute to Oldřich Janota was released to mark his 60th birthday. [1]
Oldřich Janota | |
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![]() Oldřich Janota (2018) | |
Background information | |
Born | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | 27 August 1949
Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1970s–present |
Labels | Indies Scope |
Website |
www |
Oldřich Janota (born 27 August 1949) is a Czech singer-songwriter. He is known for incorporating minimalist and experimental techniques into folk music, as well as working with pre-recorded tapes.
Janota was born in Plzeň and studied journalism at the Charles University in Prague, graduating in 1975. That same year he started playing with Jakub Noha . Together with some other musicians, they founded the band Pentagram in 1977. He was a member of Mozart K along with guitarist and sitarist Emil Pospíšil and saxophonist Jan Štolba between 1978 and 1983. [1]
His collected lyrics were published in the book Kytaru s palmou in 2015. An 8CD box set of his songs from the 1970s to the present was released in 2016, titled Ultimate Nothing. [2] [3]
In 2009, a 17-track tribute album Ztracený ve světě: A Tribute to Oldřich Janota was released to mark his 60th birthday. [1]