A Czech folk-rock legend from the 1970s, Janota still gives concerts - in historic castle ruins, or underneath urban trees about to be cleared for construction. Long known as a musician's musician who pushed the folk idiom into avant-classical realms, Janota is a fitting subject for a tribute by some of the most accomplished and creative music acts on the Czech scene today. The groups paying respect here range from Moravian folk interpreters Tomáš Kočko and Stanislav Gabriel to the prog-rock maestros Fru Fru and Maraca. Highlights on the disc include Jablkoň's chamber-jazz-pop cover of Janota's Ztracený ve světě (Lost in the World) and Traband's ponderous bass guitar and harmonium rendering of Druhý břeh (The Other Bank).
- Jónsson

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