VA - Rote Lieder - 7. Festival des politischen Liedes (1977)

Originally posted on February, 23, 2012:

From 1970 to 1990 there was a festival of political songs in Berlin that provided a meeting place for politically involved musicians from around the globe - with a like-minded audience.  From 1991 to 1994 the association "ZwischenWelt-Förderverein" continued the tradition of the political song festival along with a progressive Cultural festival.

After the break-up of this association and until 1999 no festivals took place. In 2000 a successful small-scale revival of the festival took place. The new orientation of the festival manifested itself in 2001 with the festival’s new name: "Festival Musik und Politik".

This years "Festival Musik & Politik" is starting today. It features a hommage to Hanns Eisler and a great Woody Guthrie memorial evening with Tom Morello (USA), Woody Sez (USA) and Wenzel & Band (Germany).

Celebrating this years "Festival Musik & Politik" we will post some recordings from the former "Festival des politischen Liedes". Here are recordings form the 7th festival in 1977, with artists like Floh De Cologne, Bots, Inti-Illimani, Oktoberklub and more, recordet between february, 12 to 19, 1977 in Berlin.

VA - 7. Festival des politischen Liedes (1977)
(192 kbps, cover art included)