Zehnkampf – Festival des politischen Liedes 1970–1980

This year there will be no "Festival Musik und Politik", so let´s go back in time...

The Festival of Political Song took place from 1970 to 1990 in East Berlin, held annually in February (except during the Tenth World Festival in the summer of 1973). It was one of the biggest music events in the DDR (GDR) and an "international institution" (Mikis Theodorakis, 1983).
"Zehnkampf – Festival Des Politischen Liedes 1970–1980" ("Decathlon - Festival Of Political Song 1970-1980") is a compilation of live tracks, recorded between 1970 and 1980.

The first page contains primarily Spanish-speaking artists -  Inti-Illimani and Quilapayún are playing two important hymns of the South American socialists (Venceremos and El Pueblo Unido) . Side two starts with an excerpt from Mikis Theodorakis ' "Canto General", based on Pablo Neruda's poems, following are tracks from Gruppe Schicht and Jahrgang ´49 from the GDR.

In contrast, side three and four are dedicated to (West) German, European, African and Vietnamese artists such as is Franz Josef Degenhart , Floh de Cologne, Sands Family, Bots, Miriam Makeba and Singegruppe Hanoi. Finally, the double album closes with the song "Wir sind überall" ("We Are Everywhere") by Oktoberklub - a hymn and a manifesto of the artists and the festival.

Tracklist:

Side One
Venceremos - Inti-illimani - 1973
A desalambrar - Daniel Viglietti - 1974
Marinero der Rückkehr - Isabel y Ángel Parra - 1980
Fusil contra fusil - Silvio Rodríguez - 1972
La consigna - Carlos Mejía Godoy - 1979
Canción de la unidad latinoamericana - Manguaré - 1977
Poder popular - Santocas - 1976
El pueblo unido - Quilapayún - 1978

Side Two
Algunas bestias - Rundfunkchor Berlin - 1980
L'apprendista - Macchina Macheronica - 1979
Regine - Gruppe Schicht - 1979
Baikal-Amur-Magistrale - Gruppe Lingua - 1975
Swiecie Nasz (unsere Welt) - Gruooe ANAWA - 1972
Fahnenlied - Jahrgang '49 - 1976

Side Three
Ich kenne ein Land - Floh de Cologne - 1979
Ballade von Hans Dickhoff - Dieter Süverkrüp - 1972
Kenen joukoissa seisot - Agit-Prop - 1972
Mexico '68 - Francesca Soleville - 1971
Der lange Weg - Bots - 1977
Kommt an den Tisch unter Pflaumenbäumen - Franz Jozef Degerhardt - 1977
The Winds are Singing Freedom - The Sands Family - 1974

Side Four
Grândola, villa morena - José Afonso - 1975
Ich grüsse die Revolutionäre - Gruppe der PLO - 1977
Afrika - Miriam Makeba - 1977
Revolutionäres Heimatland oder Tod - Gruppe Rev. Lied - 1979
The strangest dream - Perry Friedman - 1980
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh - Singegruppe Hanoi - 1977
Mein Erde blühe - Larissa Kandalowa - 1980
Wir sind überall - Oktoberklub - 1973

Zehnkampf – Festival des politischen Liedes 1970–1980, LP 1
Zehnkampf – Festival des politischen Liedes 1970–1980, LP 2
(160 kbps, cover art included)