RotFront

RotFront
Genres Reggae, ska, dancehall, klezmer, hip hop
Years active 2003 (2003) – present
Website www.rotfront.com
Members
  • Yuriy Gurzhy
  • Simon Wahorn
  • Katya Tasheva
  • MadMilian
  • Anke Lucks
  • Dan Freeman
  • Max Bakshish
  • Daniel Kahn
  • January Penny

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 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.[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 and Hungarian.

Discography

Albums

Compilations

External links

References

  1. Ruth 2010
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