Primitives Group

Czech psychedelic rock group from Prague. Formed in 1965 as Primitivové, renamed in spring 1967, active until 1969. Reunited in 2016. Recent line-up: Ivan Hajniš - vocals, harmonica Zdeněk Burda - kytara, former member Jarda Šantrůček - keyboards Martin Bergman - bass guitar Josef Havlíček - drums guest member: Arturo Soriano - flute, saxophone Original members: Ivan Hajniš (vocals), Josef Janíček (guitar), Ivan Pešl (bass guitar), Ludvík Šíma (drums), Eugen Fiala (manager, “artistic leader”); also Pavel Pešta (bass guitar), Jaroslav Erno (2) Šedivý (drums), František Mašek, Karel Černý and Jaroslav Křtěn (guitar). No professional recordings were produced during the 1960s due to absence of any original material; the group was performing only cover versions of songs by The Doors, The Fugs, The Pretty Things, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Animals, The Mothers Of Invention or The Velvet Underground.