VA - 15. Festival des politischen Liedes (1985)

The late 1960s and early 1970s saw attempts to integrate a wider range of musical tradtion into GDR culture. A generation of American folk musicians toured the GDR and breathed new life into the amateur music movement which had always been an important aspect of the East German tradition. On both sides of the Wall, the annual folk festivals such as the West´s "Burg Waldeck" (1964- 1969) and the "Festival des politischen Liedes" (1970-1990) in East Berlin provided venues for international singers and an opportunity for artistic innovation. Coupled with the APO and Student Movement, Burg Waldeck helped to reclaim the folk song from Third Reich distortion, and the political song of Brecht, Eisle and the Weimar cabaret from elimination, and hence to lay the foundations of an ew independent German popular music.

Beginning in 1970, the Festival des politischen Liedes, an East German festival focusing on political songs, was held annually and organized (until 1980) by the FDJ (East German youth association). Musicians from up to thirty countries would participate, and, for many East Germans, it was the only exposure possible to foreign music.

This albums features original recordings from the 15. Festival des politischen Liedes (09.02. - 17.02.1985, East Berlin).

Tracklist:

A1 –San Francisco Mime Troupe - Standing With The Union (An der Seite der Gewerkschaft)
A2 –Samuel Munguambe -  Mundlerere
A3 –Quilapayún - Luz Negra (Schwarzes Licht)
A4 –Urszula und Budka Suflera - Auschwitz 45
A5 –Leoncarlo Settimelli - In Principio Era L'uomo (Am Anfang war der Mensch)
A6 –Kinvara - Mouth Music / Reel
A7 –Dick Gaughan - Which Side Are You On (Auf welcher Seite stehst du?)
B1 –Eric Bogle und Wacholder - Es ist an der Zeit
B2 –Silvio Rodríguez Und Afro-Kuba - Cuando Digo Futuro (Wenn ich Zukunft sage)
B3 –Meridian - Du meine Hoffnung
B4 –Cutumay Camones - Commandante Clelia
B5 –Maurício Tapajós und Marcus Vinicius - Mudando De Conversa (Wechseln wir das Thema)
B6 –Oktoberklub - Gib deine Hand in meine Hand

VA - 15. Festival des politischen Liedes (1985)

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