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Born | 1 October 1952 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Died | 30 June 2012 (aged 59) Prague, Czech Republic |
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Years active | 1970s–2012 |
Ivan Sekyra (1 October 1952, Prague, Czechoslovakia − 30 June 2012, Prague, Czech Republic) was a Czech rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, director, and screenwriter. He learned to play the violin as a child. [1] In 1978, he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Life Sciences in Prague. [2] In 1976, he co-founded the group Abraxas. [3] Later, he was a member of Projektil and Drakar. [4] He eventually founded the heavy metal band Silent Garden. [5]