Czechoslovak poet, singer, and songwriter (1944–1994)
Karel Kryl
Background information
Born
(1944-04-12)12 April 1944 Kroměříž
Died
3 March 1994(1994-03-03) (aged 49) Munich, Germany[1]
Genres
folk, Protest song
Occupations
poet, singer-songwriter, musician, graphic artist
Instruments
Guitar
Years active
1968–1994
Labels
Supraphon, Primaphon, Caston, Bonton, And the End Records
Musical artist
Karel Kryl (12 April 1944 – 3 March 1994) was a Czechoslovak (Moravian born and Czech speaking) poet, singer-songwriter and author of many hit protest songs in which he identified and attacked the hypocrisy, stupidity and inhumanity of the Communist (and later also the post-communist) regime in his home country.
The lyrics of Kryl's songs are highly poetic and sophisticated, with perfect rhyming and a frequent use of metaphors and historical allusions. The sparse sounds of his guitar served to underscore the natural flow of the lyrics themselves. Kryl has been compared with the young Bob Dylan, because of the complexity of his lyrics, his accompaniment by a single acoustic guitar, and his great popularity.
Having lived for twenty years in forced exile, he was initially keen on the collapse of communism in his country, but very quickly he became bitterly and uncompromisingly critical of the new regime and its protagonists as well, including Václav Havel, and especially of those who were responsible for the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992.
^Kryl, Karel. "Životopis". Marlen Kryl. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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