RotFront
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RotFront | |
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![]() Rotfront during SO36 concert in 2011. | |
Background information | |
Genres | Reggae, ska, dancehall, klezmer, hip hop |
Years active | 2003 | – present
Website | www |
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Past members |
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 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 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 : ' Attention! The party is Russian -rock- free ' . Alexandra Belopolsky, Café Babel
References[]
- ^ Ruth 2010 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- German folk music groups
- German reggae musical groups
- German ska groups
- 2003 establishments in Germany
- Musical groups established in 2003
- German hip hop groups
- Musical groups from Berlin