The guest list was more than impressiv: Miriam Makeba, Maria Farandouri, Konstantin Wecker, Hannes Wader, Inti Illimani, Francis Bebey, Billy Bragg, Bruce Cockburn, Dick Gaughan, Mercedes Sosa, Leon Gieco, Pete Seeger, Franz Josef Degenhardt, Erika Pluhar, Schmetterlinge and many others. The "Festival of the Political Song" brought internationally popular artist to East Berlin - all with a political attitude to engage for a change of society.
This album features original recordings form the 16th "Festival des politischen Liedes" in 1986.
Tracklist
| A1 | –Bolivia Manta | Suri Sikuris | 3:40 |
| A2 | –Oktoberklub | Was Kann Ein Land | 2:08 |
| A3 | –Rachid Bahri | Johannesburg | 3:38 |
| A4 | –Francis Bebey | Heavy Ghetto | 5:55 |
| A5 | –Aroona | 40.000 Years | 4:04 |
| A6 | –Franz Josef Degenhardt | Trink Aus, Katrin | 3:43 |
| A7 | –Szélkiálto | Lesz-e Meg Menedek | 3:35 |
| B1 | –Pete Seeger | Turn, Turn | 3:40 |
| B2 | –Pi De La Serra | Ai, Ai | 3:10 |
| B3 | –Billy Bragg | Between The Wars (Zwischen Den Kriegen) | 2:31 |
| B4 | –Forum | Es Wird Keinen Sieger Geben | 3:28 |
| B5 | –Babsztyl U Bozena Makowiecka | Panna Pszeniczna (Das Erntemädchen) | 4:00 |
| B6 | –John Faulkner | Song Withaout Name | 2:57 |
| B7 | –Modern Soul Band, Amandla | Nelson Mandela | 4:54 |
VA - 16. Festival des politischen Liedes (1986)
(192 kbps, cover art included)
