Orlík (band)
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Orlík was a folk influenced Czech
oi!
and skinhead
band founded in 1988 by Daniel Landa
and David Matásek. The band had a short career, releasing only two albums, 1990's Oi! and 1991's Demise. Orlík has been criticized for its racial overtones, targeting specifically the gypsy minority in the Czech Republic. The band declined these offenses and claimed that their music was misunderstood and patriotic. After the band broke up, frontman Daniel Landa went on to have a successful solo career, releasing twelve albums between 1993 and 2004.
Czech Republic
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oi!
Oi!
Oi! is a working class subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads and other working-class youths ....
and skinhead
Skinhead
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods,...
band founded in 1988 by Daniel Landa
Daniel Landa
Daniel Landa is a Czech musician, actor and racer.Born in Prague, Landa began his musical career in 1987 when he along with David Matásek founded the oi! band Orlík. He graduated from the Prague Conservatory in the area of Music and Drama. After the breakup of the band in 1992 he began his solo...
and David Matásek. The band had a short career, releasing only two albums, 1990's Oi! and 1991's Demise. Orlík has been criticized for its racial overtones, targeting specifically the gypsy minority in the Czech Republic. The band declined these offenses and claimed that their music was misunderstood and patriotic. After the band broke up, frontman Daniel Landa went on to have a successful solo career, releasing twelve albums between 1993 and 2004.