Years active 2003 (2003) – present Active from 2003 | Website www.rotfront.com Record labels Essay Recordings, GMO | |
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Members Yuriy Gurzhy, Simon Wahorn Albums Emigrantski Raggamuffin, 17 Deutsche Tänze, Visafree Similar Russendisko, Wladimir Kaminer, Dorka Gryllus, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Flo Mega Profiles | ||
Rotfront sovietoblaster
RotFront (often prefixed with: "Emigrantski Raggamuffin Kollektiv") is a world music band from Berlin. Its name derives from "Roter Frontkämpferbund", a paramilitary organization under the leadership of the Communist Party of Germany during the Weimar Republic, which resulted in the foundation of the SA.
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History
The group was founded in 2003 as Emigrantski Raggamuffin Kollektiv RotFront by Ukrainians Yuriy Gurzhy, (also known as "Russian Disco" in Berlin), together with Wladimir Kaminer and Hungarian Simon Wahorn.
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.
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 and Hungarian.
Albums
Compilations
Songs
SovietoblasterEmigrantski Raggamuffin · 2009
B-StyleEmigrantski Raggamuffin · 2009
Berlin - BarcelonaEmigrantski Raggamuffin · 2009