Aranos (pronounced Aranyosh, real name Petr Vaštl) was born in Bohemia (western part of Czechia). He has performed as a singer and instrumentalist since the age of 8 in folk ensembles, jazz bands, rock groups, gypsy bands, ceilidh bands and as a solo artist. Written and composed in various styles from classical music to rock. He has performed and composed in dissident theatres in former Czechoslovakia. Aranos sings and plays violin, viola, cello