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Dunaj
12+ albums
Progressive rockalternativeAvant-GardeAvant-ProgCzech
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DUNAJ - legendary cult music group of alternative direction, Brno, Czech Republic formed in 1989 disbanded in 1998 The first phase of the musical ensemble Dunaj's functioning in the 1980s was the association Kolektiv with a variable membership base, which originated based on the duo of Iva Bittová (violin, vocals) and Pavel Fajt (drums). Kolektiv attracted attention in 1986 with a performance at the Rockfest festival with the lineup: Josef Ostřanský (guitar), Vladimír Václavek (bass guitar, guitar), Pavel Richter (guitar), Pavel Fajt (drums), Jiří Kolšovský (vocals), and Iva Bittová (vocals). Subsequently, due to the busy schedules of the musicians with their other projects, Kolektiv performed only occasionally. The first recording was released in 1989 by Panton, which originally intended to release another album by the duo Bittová and Fajt (based on the success of the 1988 LP, which won Album of the Year). However, as they did not have new repertoire ready, they offered Panton the recording of older Kolektiv songs as an alternative. Thus, Kolektiv was renamed to the more sonorous Dunaj as a short-term project for recording an album and performing several concert tours. The performances were particularly successful due to the unusual musical expression. Bittová kept her promise and parted ways with Dunaj after a year because she intended to focus primarily on solo performances. Pavel Richter also left the band, and his guitar parts were taken over by Jiří Kolšovský
