.:: Project GIPSY.CZ

After six years existence The Gipsy.cz became one of the most famous representatives of Czech music in the world, was already at the prestigious festival stages and clubs in 20 countries around the world, from the Glastonbury Ljubljana, from Lisbon to Kiev via Seoul and Australia.
The band is headed by a Roma rapper, musician and singer Radoslav "Gipsy" Banga, who is on the music scene ranges from the age of thirteen. Gipsy.cz excels his energetic concert speech, that a good dose of spice distinctive humor and self-irony.

..:: Before ..

Radoslav Banga born March 27, 1982 acts on the music scene in the Czech Republic and abroad since the age of 13. From amateur achievements over the years worked his way into hip-hop group Syndrom Snopp, which operated on the Czech scene from 1996 until 2006. Already in 1999-2001, but also actively produced works for artists of the former BMG / Ariola, in 2000, also held his first solo attempt to act. Album Ramonis.cz was still too premature, a real career of „Gipsy“ Radoslav Banga was about to begin until later ..

..:: After ..

Group Gipsy.cz was created in 2005, when Radoslav Banga meets Jiri Smrcek and Vojtech Lavicka. Together they join for evolution of project Gipsy.cz to a band form. It was Radoslav’s solo debut Ya favorite Cd Rom, which was released in 2004 under the underground label Paranormalz inspiring Gipsy.cz. Already on this album there are elements of gypsy music, which penetrating into the modern musical styles (hip-hop, breaks, funk) give new „Gipsy“ manuscript entirely original sound. The diversity gained with the advent of violin. He brought the band great singer and guitarist Ladislav Demeter. Together with him and his Radoslav’s brother Patrik Banga they played a few months.
Then the project Gipsy.cz constructed new report - Petr Surmaj (guitar, accordion), Jan Surmaj (bass), Vojtech Lavicka (violin, vocals) and Radoslav Banga (DJing, singing, rap, beatbox). Together they recorded this set in 2006 breakthrough album a

A series of domestic and international success appeared. In 2006 Gipsy.cz won price Anděl - discovery of the Year.
At that time winning Romano hip-hop song was awarded by magazine Filter as the most successful single of the year.  Evidence of large composing skills were also prices of OSA 2007, which was Radoslav Banga winner in the category of the most successful author of popular music in 30 years. Filter Magazine praised Gipsy.cz for another year - the group has become the best live band in 2007. Gipsy.cz greatly helped to improve mutual understanding and communication between minorities and mainstream society, Radoslav Banga was the 2007 National Ambassador of the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All.
A series of successes did not stop even here. In 2008 Gipsy.cz first established itself in the most prestigious and oldest Czech Czech price Český Slavík. As the jumper fell from 89th10th position on the surreal place. The album Romano Hip Hop was very quickly gold album. Album Reprezent even ranked in the prestigious European World Music Charts Europe for 3rd place. There it held several weeks. Gipsy.cz became the first Czech group, which fought its way through this chart so far and also became the first Czech band that performed at the biggest festival in the world, Glastonbury.

A great position has projects in many countries. Gipsy.cz viewers saw the Dutch Dunya festival in Rotterdam, the Tillburgu Mundial, and the legendary Paradiso in Amsterdam hall.The band played at the festival Couleur Café in Brussels, Belgium Sfinks Festival, Bestival on the Isle Of Wight UK, Pulse Festival in London, Sziget in Budapest at the World Music Festival in Ulsan, South Korea. Gipsy.cz even heard the Australian audience, when his tour group rode in a local festival Caravan. Distribution albums have successfully started in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Spain, Portugal, South Korea, Australia and other countries.Songs from both albums included in numerous compilations devoted to both world music and Roma mergers and modern music. The prestigious British magazine Songlines representative gave the full number of five stars, it marked the term of Top Of The World and Beating Benga song included on their eponymous sampler. Clips viewers saw the band on MTV, Fox Nat Geo Music channel LinkTV in Italy and the USA. Songs Gipsy.cz already played on 200 radio stations around the world and their videos on YouTube, a total of two million visitors around one of the most successful Czech acquisitions in this modern medium.

The last act of a long creative factory of Radoslav Banga is another successful debut, Desperado. Eponymous single became one of the most played in radios in summer 2011. The project has been actively developed for 6 years, was replaced in it a lot of excellent musicians and Radoslav Banga is due to become one of the most successful Czech Roma performers last twenty years ..