Radoslav Banga

• Name — Gipsy.cz • Landscape — yes • Origin — Czech Republic • Genre — Hip hop • Years Active — 2004–present • Label — * Bangatone Records • Indies • Supraphon • Current Members — Radek Banga Tomáš Baroš Jan Sochor Viliam Didiáš • Past Members — Vojta Lavička Noemi Fialová Tibor Žida Matěj Černý Oliver Lipenský Petr Surmaj Jan Surmaj • Website — gipsy.cz

In 2004, rapper Radovan "Radek" Banga released the solo album Ya favourite Cd Rom and later met violinist Vojta Lavička and brothers Jan (upright bass) and Petr Surmaj (guitar and accordion), with whom he formed the group Gipsy.cz. They rose to fame in 2006 with the single "Romano Hip Hop", from the album of the same name, which reached the MTV World Chart Express and was later certified Gold in the Czech Republic. Also in 2006, the band won Discovery of the Year at the Anděl Awards. In 2007, they took part in the Czech preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Muloland", but only reached second place. Later that year, Gipsy.cz was the first Czech group to perform at the Glastonbury Festival. Additionally, their song "Jednou" was included on the Gypsy Groove compilation album published by Putumayo in 2007. At the 2008 Český slavík, they won the Rising Star of the Year award.

• Italic Title — yes • Name — Romano Hip Hop • Type — Album • Artist — Gipsy.cz • Released — 20 November 2006 • Label — Indies Scope • Next Title — Reprezent • Next Year — 2008 Current • Radoslav Banga aka Gipsy – vocals • Tomáš Baroš – electric upright bass • Jan Sochor – accordion • Viliam Didiáš – violin Past • Vojta Lavička – violin, vocals • Noemi Fialová – violin, vocals • Tibor Žida – guitar, vocals • Matěj Černý – bass • Oliver Lipenský – drums • Petr Surmaj – guitar, accordion • Jan Surmaj – electric upright bass

• Italic Title — yes • Name — Reprezent • Type — Album • Artist — Gipsy.cz • Released — 5 June 2008 • Label — Indies Scope • Prev Title — Romano Hip Hop • Prev Year — 2006 • Next Title — Desperado • Next Year — 2011