RotFront
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![]() Rotfront during SO36 concert in 2011. | |
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Genres | Reggae, ska, dancehall, klezmer, hip hop |
Years active | 2003 | –present
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Website | www |
RotFront (often prefixed with: "Emigrantski Raggamuffin Kollektiv") is a world music band from Berlin.
History
The group was founded in 2003 as Emigrantski Raggamuffin Kollektiv RotFront by Ukrainian Yuriy Gurzhy together with Wladimir Kaminer and Hungarian Simon Wahorn.
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Other artists occasionally performed with RotFront. The number of musicians on stage sometimes reached fifteen. Actress and singer Dorka Gryllus is a former band member.
The German World Music Award Ruth was awarded in 2010 to RotFront for their performance at folk music festival TFF Rudolstadt.[1]
Style and background
The band plays in various styles including rock, hip-hop, Dance Hall, reggae, ska and a variety of folk backgrounds.
Song lyrics are written in multiple languages, such as German, English, Russian, Ukrainian and Hungarian.
Discography
Albums
- Emigrantski Raggamuffin (2009)
- Visa free (May 2011)
- 17 German Dances (17 Deutsche Tänze) ( April 2014 )
Compilations
- B -Style ( compilation contribution to listen to berlin (Berlin Music Commission) 2009)
- Ya Piv (Tiger Hifi Echo Mix) ( 2009)
- Zhenya ( P-Town Remix) ( Compilation contribution to Kaffee Burger (Duplicate Records) 2006)
External links
- Official Site
- Myspace page of RotFront
- Yuriy Gurzhy: 'Achtung! The party is Russian-rock-free' . Alexandra Belopolsky, Café Babel
References
- ^ Ruth 2010 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine