After the peaceful transition of power in Poland in 1989, Kelus withdrew from public life to a house near Białowieża, where he owns a small beekeeping farm.
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Arrested in 1969 for his involvement in smuggling books published in Paris by Jerzy Giedroyc's Kultura through the Tatra Mountains, he was sentenced to imprisonment in the so-called Tatra Climbers' Trial.
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During that time JKK's songs were performed by numerous artists, among them Jacek Kaczmarski and Antonina Krzysztoń.
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During that time he also translated several songs by Czech artist Karel Kryl.
The CDN also published a number of magazines and music tapes, among them a series of cassettes featuring the songs of Jan Krzysztof Kelus.
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