Mikoláš Chadima

Mikoláš Chadima (born 9 September 1952 in Cheb) is a Czech musician and composer.

Besides singing he plays saxophone, guitar, flute and harmonica. His early bands include ''The Three Fellows'', ''Purple Fleas'', Petroleum Company, ''Yellow Defect'', ''Inrou'' and ''Elektrobus''. In 1976, he joined JJ Neduha's band ''Extempore''. He became a leader of the band after Neduha's leaving two years later. He founded his own band ''MCH Band'' in 1982. He also collaborated with Pavel Fajt and Mňága a Žďorp. In 1985, he wrote a book called ''Alternativa'' which was originally published in samizdat.

In 1979, he signed Charter 77.

His father Jiří Chadima (1923) is a painter. Provided by Wikipedia