Ja!r
J.A.R. (Jednotka Akademického Rapu), a Czech funk, rock, and hip hop band, was
formed on November 17, 1989, in Prague by vocalist and keyboardist Roman Holý,
along with rappers Oto Klempíř and Michael Viktořík. Their early albums Frtka
(1992) and Mydli-to! (1994) established their rock foundation. In 1997, singer
Dan Bárta joined them for Mein Kampfunk (1997), marking a shift towards
incorporating funk elements with the addition of a brass section. By 1999, they
had expanded to ten members and released Homo Fonkianz (1999) along with their
first video album V deseti letí desetile...
