Ivan Sekyra (1 October 1952 − 30 June 2012) was a Czech rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, director, and screenwriter. He learned to play the violin as a child. In 1978, he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Life Sciences in Prague. In 1976, he co-founded the group

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. Later, he was a member of Projektil and Drakar. He eventually founded the heavy metal band Silent Garden.

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Ivan Sekyra on Discogs
1952 births 2012 deaths Czech guitarists Czech rock singers Czech violinists Czech male guitarists Czechoslovak male singers Czech screenwriters Czech male screenwriters Czech film directors Czech heavy metal musicians 20th-century Czech male singers {{CzechRepublic-musician-stub