Spirituál kvintet
Encyclopedia
Spirituál kvintet is a Czech
Folk music
band
formed in 1960 by Jiří Tichota and others. Its importance for the Czech public can be compared with the Weavers
for the US. Both the band's publisher http://sonybmg.cz/interpret/spiritual-kvintet/1511 and independent reviews http://countryworld.cz/viewclanek.php?id=2765 consider it as a legend and one of the best Czech bands. So does the official page of the Czech Republic
: "Spirituál Kvintet with Irena Budweiserová are a legendary outfit combining spirituals with the folk tradition, while Vaclav Koubek has tailored his informal songs for a barroom band."http://www.czech.cz/kultura/article_detail.aspx?id=2103-Contemporary-music
The album
Šlapej dál (1985) was sold in more than 130,000 copies.http://sonybmg.cz/interpret/spiritual-kvintet/1511
Current members of the band are Jiří Tichota, Zdena Tichotová, Veronika Součková, Dušan Vančura, Jiří Cerha, and Jiří Holoubek.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
Folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
formed in 1960 by Jiří Tichota and others. Its importance for the Czech public can be compared with the Weavers
The Weavers
The Weavers were an American folk music quartet based in the Greenwich Village area of New York City. They sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, gospel music, children's songs, labor songs, and American ballads, and selling millions of records at the height of their...
for the US. Both the band's publisher http://sonybmg.cz/interpret/spiritual-kvintet/1511 and independent reviews http://countryworld.cz/viewclanek.php?id=2765 consider it as a legend and one of the best Czech bands. So does the official page of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
: "Spirituál Kvintet with Irena Budweiserová are a legendary outfit combining spirituals with the folk tradition, while Vaclav Koubek has tailored his informal songs for a barroom band."http://www.czech.cz/kultura/article_detail.aspx?id=2103-Contemporary-music
The album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Šlapej dál (1985) was sold in more than 130,000 copies.http://sonybmg.cz/interpret/spiritual-kvintet/1511
Current members of the band are Jiří Tichota, Zdena Tichotová, Veronika Součková, Dušan Vančura, Jiří Cerha, and Jiří Holoubek.
Discography
- Písničky z roku raz dva (1973)
- Spirituály a balady (1978)
- Saužení lásky (1981)
- 20 let (1984)
- Šlapej dál (1985)
- Every Time I Feel The Spirit (1986)
- Šibeničky (1988)
- Za svou pravdou stát (1990)
- Hallelu (1991)
- Rajská zahrada (1992)
- Antologie 1960-1995 (1994)
- Hanba nám! (1994)
- Na káře (1997)
- Vánoční koncert (1998)
- Křídla holubic (2002)
- Karel Zich a Spirituál kvintet (2004)
- Křížem krážem (2005)
- 45 let archiv (2006)