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JAPAKA STRAUS
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| Birth year: |
1959 |
| Member since: |
1999 (from the beginning) |
| Residence: |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Role in the group: |
guitar, singing, occasionally tablas, founder member and front man of the group, tour manager |
| Musical expirience: |
In 1974 - 1977 group Gorfir (with Peter Nagy) |
| Equipment: |
nothing special, but now it will come for sure |
| Favourite bands: |
Arthada & Friends, Bhajan Singing, Deep Purple, Cinematic Orchestra, Herbalizer, Czechomor, Chiki Liki Tua, Jethro Tull, Ritchie Blackmore, Yes, Mahavishnu Orchestra |
| Civil profession: |
manager of the business firm |
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SANDRO HUSTY
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| Birth year: |
1970 |
| Member since: |
1999 (from the beginning) |
| Residence: |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Role in the group: |
flute, whistles, singing |
| Musical expirience: |
pure amateur - don't count various schools and preschools |
| Equipment: |
flute Trevor J James, various whistles - from a piece of wood to Yamaha, AKAI Wind Controller, drumla from mongolian shepherd |
| Favourite genres: |
indian music, but not exclusively |
| Favourite bands: |
Ian Anderson (flute - not fairy tales, from fairy tales rather Prachet), John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Ravi a Anoushka Shankar, Premik Tubbs, Hariprashad Chaurasia |
| Civil profession: |
finance |
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MARTIN SKVRNE
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| Birth year: |
1977 |
| Member since: |
2000 |
| Residence: |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| Role in the group: |
violin, singing, occasionally mandolin, theremin, technical stuffs, webmaster |
| Musical expirience: |
2 stages of national musical school in Ceske Budejovice on violin (1985-1996). 1988-1997 member of Sava Smazik's school string orchestra, which playd in addition to clasical music also dance music, blues and jazz. |
| Equipment: |
violin Bohumil Bucek 1948, pickup Shadow Nanoflex SH 945 NFX, wireless port Samson AirLine UHF Series One, digital multiefect Zoom A2.1u, combo Fender Acoustasonic 30 DPS |
| Musical inspiration: |
Karel Holas, Jan Hruby, Stano Paluch, Jason Carter, Jean-Luc Ponty |
| Favourite bands: |
Czechomor, The Beatles, Erasure |
| Civil profession: |
computer programmer |
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JAN MINARCIK
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| Birth year: |
1978 |
| Member since: |
2001 |
| Residence: |
Zlin, Czech Republic |
| Role in the group: |
guitars, singing, occasionally sitar, graphic design |
| Musical expirience: |
one-year trial with lectures of clasic guitar, otherwise more likely autodidact |
| Equipment: |
electric guitar FOKUS FRS11, digital multiefect digitech RP80 + echobox LINE6 DM4, combo ROLAND micro cube, akustic guitar jambo TERADA, sitar of unknown origin (gift from yugoslavian friends) |
| Favourite genres: |
altogether music based on World Music with emphasis on Celtic, Blues and New Age elements |
| Favourite bands: |
Clannad, Blacmoore's Night, Mike Oldfield, Deva Premal, Loreena McKennit, John McLaughlin, Jimi Hendrix |
| Civil profession: |
buyer in business company |
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KAMIL KOZUB
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| Birth year: |
1976 |
| Member since: |
2001 |
| Residence: |
Zlin, Czech Republic |
| Role in the group: |
hold the rhythm |
| Equipment: |
what was given |
| Favourite genres: |
I like the music that is played by fine peoples. And better if there is a good drummer. |
| Civil profession: |
salesman |
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JIRI SCHÖNWEITZ
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| Birth year: |
1978 |
| Member since: |
2001 |
| Residence: |
Zlin, Czech Republic |
| Role in the group: |
trumpet, shaker, singing, cheering on running races, storing and maintainance of technical equipment |
| Musical expirience: |
2 stages of national musical school in Pribor on trumpet (1986-1996), 1989-1998 member of Pribor school brass orchestra |
| Equipment: |
šejkr |
| Favourite genres: |
brass band, clasical music |
| Civil profession: |
salesman |
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ABHISAR LAZA
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| Birth year: |
1970 |
| Member since: |
2001 |
| Residence: |
Prague, Czech Republic |
| Role in the group: |
glockenspiel, chimes, concert usher and press agent |
| Musical expirience: |
god's gifted |
| Equipment: |
glockenspiel Kawan, sticks Musser M-3 / M-15 / Vaughncraft |
| Favourite bands: |
Aquarium, Jethro Tull |
| Civil profession: |
salesman |
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