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Patrola Šlapeto
Patrola Šlapeto in 2017
Patrola Šlapeto in 2017
Background information
OriginPrague, Czechia
Genres
Years active2005–present
Spinoff of
  • Šlapeto
  • Patrola
Members
  • Radan Dolejš [cs]
  • Karel Hoza
  • Tomáš Jelínek
  • Pavel Fišar
  • Milan Černý
  • Milan Jakeš
  • Otakar Litomiský
Websitepatrola-slapeto.cz

Patrola Šlapeto is a Czech folk/cabaret/pub band formed in Prague in 2005 by Radan Dolejš [cs] and Karel Hoza as a merger of two previous bands, Šlapeto[a] (1989–2001) and Patrola (2004–2005).

History

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Šlapeto: 1989–2001

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In 1989, guitarist Radan Dolejš formed the band Šlapeto together with Jiří Pánek (double bass) and Ivo Zelenka (accordion), and they began playing "old Prague"[b] folk and pub songs,[5] soon adding violinist Jan Jarda Janecký, second accordionist Josef Horváth, and vocalist Otakar Litomiský.[6] They regularly performed on Charles Bridge, where they were noticed by actor and writer Jiří Suchý, who invited them to play at his theatre, Semafor.[6] The band then had the opportunity to perform abroad, travelling to Switzerland.[6] They released their debut album, Ručičky nebojte se, in 1992, and were subsequently signed to Monitor.[5] They followed up with Hašlerky in 1993, recorded in the Netherlands, and travelled to Western Europe, the UAE, Canada, and the United States, singing in Czech, English, and German.[6][5] They also collaborated with other artists, including Zdeněk Svěrák, Pavlína Filipovská, Petr Nárožný, Dagmar Veškrnová, Jiřina Jirásková, Jiřina Bohdalová, Jiří Lábus, Viktor Preiss, and Helena Vondráčková, among others.[6] The band went on to release one album each year until 2001, at which point, Dolejš left, complaining of a limited repertoire of songs to record.[5]

Patrola and Patrola Šlapeto: 2004–present

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Dolejš played with Robert Papoušek for some time, and the duo created the band Patrola in 2004, which was intended as a tribute to songwriter and lyricist Karel Hašler, upon the 125th anniversary of his birth.[5] The two groups merged a year later, becoming Patrola Šlapeto.[5]

Band members

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  • Radan Dolejš – guitar, vocals
  • Karel Hoza – accordion, vocals
  • Tomáš Jelínek – mandolin, vocals
  • Pavel Fišar
  • Milan Černý – double bass
  • Milan Jakeš – violin, vocals
  • Otakar Litomiský – vocals

Discography

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Studio albums

  • Máš-li kapičku štěstí... as Robert Papoušek a Patrola (2001)
  • Zpráva o stavu pražských hospod as Patrola (2003)
  • Všechny naše holky as Robert Papoušek & Patrola (2003)
  • Karel Hašler 125 Patrola and guests (Double CD, 2004)
  • Máme v kleci papouška (2005)
  • Četnické (mini-album, 2007)
  • Hašlerky (mini-album, 2010)
  • Praha srdce Evropy (CD + DVD, 2013)[7]
  • Mým domovem ztichlá je putyka (2014)
  • Hezká vzpomínka (2016)
  • Chytila Patrola... (CD + DVD, 2017)

Live albums

  • Patrola Šlapeto živě (2010)
  • Živě v Semaforu (DVD, 2010)
  • Koncert pro Patrika Patrola Šlapeto and guests (2014)

Compilations

  • Ta naše písnička česká as Šlapeto, Patrola (Double CD, 2008)
  • Ručičky nebojte se (CD + DVD, 2009)[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ šlape to may be roughly translated as "it's going well".[1]
  2. ^ "Old Prague song" (Czech: staropražská písnička, staropražská píseň) is a category of urban folk songs in the spirit of 19th-century Prague pubs,[2][3] associated with the name of Karel Hašler, who wrote a large number of them.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Mark Ellingham; Richard Trillo; Simon Broughton, eds. (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Vol. 1. United Kingdom: Rough Guides. p. 51.
  2. ^ "Pilsen, Open Up!". folkworld.eu. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  3. ^ Věra Thořová, Jiří Traxler, Zdeněk Vejvoda: Lidové písně z Prahy ve sbírce Františka Homolky. I. díl [Folk Songs from Prague in the Collection of František Homolka, 1st Volume., a book review, doi:10.14712/12128112.3519
  4. ^ Andrew Roberts, A Dictionary of Czech Culture, Sociologický Časopis / Czech Sociological Review Vol. 39, No. 6 (DECEMBER 2003), pp. 885-892, JSTOR 41131989
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Skupina Patrola Šlapeto: Karel Hašler skládal dobový pop" [Patrola Šlapeto group: Karel Hašler composed period pop] (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e "ŠLAPETO aneb se stáropražskými písničkami do světa", Czech Dialogue", October 2001 (retrieved 21 January 2014)
  7. ^ "Šlapeto – Praha srdce Evropy 1 CD + 1 DVD – Česká Muzika" [Šlapeto – Praha srdce Evropy 1 CD + 1 DVD – Czech music]. ceska-muzika.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Patrola Šlapeto (Best Of) – Ručičky nebojte se ( 1cd+1dvd) – Česká Muzika" [Patrola Šlapeto (Best Of) – Ručičky nebojte se ( 1cd+1dvd) – Czech music]. ceska-muzika.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
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Karel Hašler

Hanzík was unveiled at the Old Castle Steps [cs]. In 2013 the band Patrola Šlapeto recorded a CD and DVD with 23 Hašler's songs based on original recordings