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The Karelia were a Scottish band formed by current Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos, known at the time as Alex Huntley, in 1996. The Karelia formed from the ashes of rock/jazz band The Blisters, with Huntley, Alan Wylie, and Glen Thomson of the earlier band joined by Greek drummer Tassos Bobos. Their sound has been described as "prog/techno rock with Iggy-voxed overtones", and "jazzy film-noir lo-fi." The band's only album, Divorce At High Noon, was released in 1997 on Roadrunner Records to little acclaim. Produced by Bid of The Monochrome Set,[1] it was an off the wall mix of rock...

Václav Neckář (23. října 1943 Praha) je oblíbený český popový zpěvák a herec. V letech 1968 až 1970 byl společně s Martou Kubišovou a Helenou Vondráčkovou členem pěvecké skupiny Golden Kids. Jako herec se proslavil především rolí ve filmu Jiřího Menzela Ostře sledované vlaky na motivy stejnojmenné novely Bohumila Hrabala, ale hrál i hlavní role ve filmech Skřivánci na niti a pohádce Šíleně smutná princezna. Nazpíval písničky k filmům, např. Jak básníci přicházejí o iluze, Jak utopit doktora Mráčka nebo Páni kluci. Od 70.let natáčí a koncertuje se skupinou Bacily, kterou řídí jeho bratr Jan Neckář. K jeho dvorním autorům...

Václav Nelhýbel (September 24, 1919 – March 22, 1996) was a Czech-American composer, mainly of works for student performers. He is considered one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. He was born the youngest of five children in Polanka, Czechoslovakia. He received his early musical training in Prague, going to both Charles University in Prague and Prague Conservatory. In 1942 he went to Switzerland, where he studied at University of Fribourg; after 1947 he taught there. In 1957 he came to the United States, where he taught at several schools, including the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He...

Sakareller is a Turkish band. The band was formed in 2003 at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. Since 2004, they have worked on their own songs and pieces at their studio in Tünel, Beyoğlu, and have been performing publicly since 2006. *Official site (in Turkish) .