Uvnitř banánu

Music, like any other field, has its famous, popular and cult representatives. But like every other field, it also has the others: the forgotten, the strange, the bankrupt.

Pavel Klusák's book captures micro-stories from recent musical history, short encyclopedic entries dedicated to these unique fates of musicians who have not experienced popularity, won polls or approached music conventionally: an orchestra whose players have no experience of playing any musical instrument. A black American who sang Dám dělovou ránu and other Czech hits in his own way in 1960s Prague. Singer Lucia Pamela, who sang and recorded a record on the moon before Armstrong went there.

Uvnitř banánu (Inside the Banana) captures the enchanting world of oddballs whose fates entertain and move. Tribal director Jan Mikulášek's production pays tribute to these pundits who walked untrodden paths and took a playful and unconventional approach to music and life.