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Fury in the Slaughterhouse
Fury in the Slaughterhouse is one of the most successful German rock bands with English-language songs. Founded in 1987 in Hanover around the brothers Kai and Thorsten Wingenfelder, the band became known with “Time to Wonder” (1988) and “Won’t Forget These Days” (1990). The album “Mono” (1993) with “Radio Orchid” and “Every Generation Got Its…
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Soul Asylum
“Runaway Train” is one of the great songs of the nineties – and Soul Asylum still play it with full force today. The album “Grave Dancers Union” sold over three million copies, the title won a Grammy in 1993, and its music video with photos of missing children actually led to people being found again…
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Pulp
Britpop legends. “Common People” is one of the best British pop songs ever, and live it unfolds a force that you have to experience. In 1995, “Different Class” was released, won the Mercury Prize and contained several classics: “Common People”, “Disco 2000”, “Mis-Shapes”. The band’s last-minute appearance as a replacement at Glastonbury Festival in the…
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Matthias Reim
One song has changed the history of the German charts: “Verdammt, ich lieb dich” was at number one for sixteen weeks in 1990 and is one of the most successful German-language singles ever. This turned into over three decades on stage. “Ich hab geträumt von dir”, “Sieben Tage, sieben Nächte” and a long series of…
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die PRINZEN
Hardly any other German band sings so well. the PRINZEN come from the Leipzig St. Thomas Choir, and this polyphonic movement singing is still their trademark today. “Gabi und Klaus”, “Millionär”, “Küssen verboten”, “Alles nur geklaut” and “Deutschland”: Songs that have been playing on the radio for over thirty years and that everyone can sing…
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Die Fantastischen Vier
The band that invented German rap – and stronger than ever live after more than thirty years. In 1992 came “Die da?!” and opened up a genre that had not existed on German radio until then. “Sie ist weg”, “MFG” and “Troy” followed, the albums consistently reached top positions, and the band received an Echo…
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Sasha
One of the most popular singers in the country for over twenty-five years – and live an entertainer who occupies every hall for himself. “If You Believe” made him famous in 1998 and stayed in the charts for months, “This Is My Time” and “Lucky Day” followed. His albums achieved consistently high rankings, and with…
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Wyclef Jean
A musician who can do everything. Wyclef Jean became world famous with the Fugees, whose album “The Score” sold over twenty million copies and is one of the most successful hip-hop albums ever. “Killing Me Softly” and “Ready or Not” charted worldwide, followed solo by “Gone Till November”, “911” with Mary J. Blige and in…
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Youssou N’Dour
One of Africa’s greatest voices – and one of the world’s best-known musicians. Youssou N’Dour has been shaping the mbalax, the Senegalese pop style, in which traditional drum rhythms meet modern arrangements, since the seventies. He became known to an audience of millions in 1994 through “7 Seconds”, the duet with Neneh Cherry, which reached…
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UB40 feat. Ali Campbell
The voice that made reggae suitable for the masses in Europe. Ali Campbell was the lead voice of UB40 for over thirty years and still sings these classics with a full band today. “Red Red Wine”, “Kingston Town”, “(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love with You”, “Food for Thought”, “Rat in Mi Kitchen”: titles that…
