{"id":119,"date":"2018-02-14T20:45:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T19:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/?p=119"},"modified":"2026-03-11T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:00:00","slug":"narvan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/narvan\/","title":{"rendered":"NARVAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Critics once described their unconventional style as rough crossover, melodic funky, and pop underground. After three successful albums and six years of intense touring, a tragic accident on the D1 highway interrupted the band\u2019s momentum. While traveling to T\u0159eb\u00ed\u010d, founder and singer Mario Feinberg and guitarist Martin Pokora tragically died.<br>The remaining three members continued between 2003\u20132008, performing original and new songs with Ale\u0161 \u010cuma. After releasing Best of and a few commemorative projects, the band seemed finished\u2014until a talented vocalist and guitarist from the T\u0159eb\u00ed\u010d hardcore-experimental band Jezerel joined, completing Narvan\u2019s puzzle.<br>At the end of 2024, they announced their comeback, selling out Brno\u2019s Kabinet m\u00faz twice. Songs like Kulatej sv\u011bt, Snadn\u00e1 ulice, and L.O.V.E. remain beloved in the Czech Republic.<br>Narvan is faithful to funk-rock grooves and precise stage performance, delivering refined musicianship and infectious energy.<br>Founded in 1994 by Mario Feinberg after returning from exile in Germany, Australia, and the USA, the original lineup included guitarist Martin \u201cMarty\u201d Pokora, drummer Hans Machala, and bassist Zden\u011bk Smetana. Producer Libor \u201cMike\u0161\u201d Miko\u0161ka became a full member in 1995.<br>The band was nominated for a Grammy in the Best New Artist category, performed extensively, and recorded the Grammy-nominated album N2. After the tragic 2000 accident, the band paused for many years.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1208,"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119\/revisions\/1208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/partyvefrantiskanu.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}