Description
This CD presents a carefully edited radio recording of Karel Kryl’s return to Czechoslovakia in January 1990, capturing the unique atmosphere of his concerts in Plzeň after twenty years of enforced absence from the stage. As the country begins recovering from more than four decades of communist rule, Kryl’s thought-provoking songs take on the perspective of a man who is direct, essentially impossible to categorize and clearly connected to Catholicism. During his demanding domestic tour, he gives two concerts in Plzeň on 10 and 11 January, alongside a press conference and a late-night jam session with violinist Milan Benedikt Karpíšek at Hotel Plzeň. The recording includes songs from Bratříčku, zavírej vrátka as well as pieces from the albums Rakoviny, Maškar and Karavany mraků, spanning the years 1969 to 1979. Kryl also recites his inventive, humour-filled poems and comments on the difficulty of writing cheerful new material. The recording recalls the artistic and social legacy of a singer whose songs had reached receptive hearts since the mid-1960s.
Information
Author: Kryl Karel
Publication date: April 20, 2023
Manufacturer: Radioservis a. s.
Genres: Folk, country, Film and music, Music, Czech folk and country on cd, Folk and country on cd
Type: CD
ISBN/EAN: 8590236117327