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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.
The group was founded in 2003 as Emigrantski Raggamuffin Kollektiv RotFront by Ukrainian Yuriy Gurzhy 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]
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Song lyrics are written in multiple languages, such as German, English, Russian, Ukrainian and Hungarian.
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