Roman Bunka

Biography

German guitarist, oud player and composer from Frankfurt, long based in Munich. Roman Bunka was a central member of krautrock collective *Embryo* from the early 1970s, after starting with *Missus Beastly*, and became known for bringing the Arabic oud and microtonal playing into jazz fusion and world music. His solo album 'Dein Kopf ist ein schlafendes Auto' appeared in 1980, and he collaborated with *Charlie Mariano*, *Mal Waldron* and *Dissidenten*. Born on 2 December 1951, he died in Munich on 12 June 2022.