Karel Kryl
Karel Kryl was a Czechoslovak singer-songwriter and poet born on April 12, 1944,
in Kroměříž. He moved to Prague in 1968 and achieved professional recognition
following the release of his debut studio album, Bratříčku, zavírej vrátka
(1969). The record featured the title track “Bratříčku, zavírej vrátka” (1969),
which was composed as a response to the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion. Kryl entered
exile in West Germany in 1969 and performed for Radio Free Europe. During this
period, he issued the studio recordings Rakovina (1969), Maškary (1970), and
Karavana mraků (1979). He returned t...
