Flamengo was one of the earliest Czech progressive rock groups. It was established in 1966.
The original line-up was: Přemysl Černý - drums, František Francl - lead guitar, Pavel Fořt - rhythm guitar, Eduard Vršek - keyboard, Jiří Čížek - bass, Petr Novák - vocal. Vocalist Joan Duggan from Newcastle joined the group in 1969, and after she married Francl, they left the band. Changes in the line-up continued, and the final line-up was settled after the arrival of vocalist Vladimír Mišík, saxophonist and flautist Jan Kubík and bassist Vladimír "Guma" Kulhánek. In 1971, this line-up recorded the album Kuře v hodinkách. The poet Josef Kainar wrote the lyrics for the album. This recording was quickly banned by the communist regime under normalization, but has since acquired a cult following and has been cited as one of the best albums from the contemporary rock scene. In 2013, they were the nominated band for Beatová síň slávy.