Name: Songs Of Gastarbeiter Vol. 2
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

US4701

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Shellshock

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4015698001082

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Trikont

Trikont is a German label that has been making waves in the music industry since its founding in 1967. With a focus on American music before WWII, Trikont releases an eclectic mix of genres including Country Music, Hillbilly, Blues, Jazz, Soul, Funk, Cajun, and Zydeco. They also showcase folk and traditional music from around the world with thematic compilations like "La Paloma," "Queer noises," "Africa raps," "England's dreaming," "Black & proud," and "American Yodeling."

As part of the parent company Trikont Verlags GmbH, this Munich-based publishing company was established by an independent publishing house. Their dedication to preserving and promoting diverse musical styles is evident in their extensive catalog.

In addition to their impressive collection of music releases, Trikont also offers books such as "Bloß a Gschicht" by Hans Söllner (Catalog# US-0335) and a book about Hans Söllner titled "Bilderbuch" (Catalog# US-0358). These publications further demonstrate Trikont's commitment to celebrating artists and their stories.

Gastarbeiter are foreign or migrant workers, particularly those who had moved to West Germany between 1955 and 1973, seeking work as part of a formal guest worker program Many of us still have clichés in our heads when we remember this immigrant generation. Associations of men with sad-melancholic looks, besieging train station halls smoking cigarettes, or families providing rising barbecue smoke in city parks are still common. AYKU's drive in this project is to make the unknown known, and to document this diverse musical culture so that it does not get lost. 

In addition, with Songs of Gastarbeiter, AYKU want to pay their respects to the first generation and thus fulfil an omission. Because whether in politics, economics or culture, everything that is celebrated today as the success of second or third generation migrants in Almanya has its origins in this generation, according to AYKU.

In Songs of Gastarbeiter Vol. 2, AYKU brings together an even wider musical range. On the album, in addition to many original recordings, there are also this time newly produced tracks.

For this AYKU forged a collaboration with Shantel. For Songs of Gastarbeiter Vol. 2, the DJ and music producer delivers a re-edit of Ata Canani's "Alle Menschen dieser Erde," in which the Italo disco keyboard evokes a never-ending summer. With his version of the song, Shantel manages to not only present Gastarbeiter songs in the here and now, but celebrate their potential for the future. Featuring Shantel, Ata Canani, Toni y Los Santos, Derdiyoklar, Yüksel Özkasap, Bayon and many more.

Songs Of Gastarbeiter Vol. 2

Music GB