Bonsai
years active: 1982 - 1998
folk band founded by students of Prague Faculty of Medicine. In 1983-4 they won the most prestigeous Czech folk & country competition Porta. After finishing studies, the band had split. One part went on as Bila Nemoc (heading to pop), the other retained both name and style, though with new faces (lead by the original member Frantisek Stralczynsky) The band ended after Stralczynsky's death in 1998. After 2010 some of the members come back as Bonsai No.3
Members:
Martin Keller (1982-1983)
Zdenek Hribal (1982-1989)
Tomas Polacek (1982-1989)
Alena Sukova "Aja" (1983-1987)
Frantisek Stralczynsky (1983-1998) , vocal, guitars
Jindrich Polacek (1984-1985)
Jan Soukup (1984-1986)
Jiri Podzimek (1985-1989) , guitars
Hana Navarova (1986-1989)
Eva Kulichova (1987-1989)
Ivan Nemec (1996-1998) , bass guitar
Dagmar Lenkova (1996-1998) , keyboards, accordion
Discography:
Rozpad kolonii ( Colonies Breakdown ) , Tonus 1997 , 
Z dlouhych pouti (Bonsai c. 3) ( From The Long Journeys ) , Galen 2016
compilations / live recs.:
Historka ( Story ) , Galen 2014
samplers etc.:
Porta 84 , Supraphon 1985 ,
SP / EP:
Jinotaje ( Allegories ) , 1987
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