Adwoa Hackman
Adwoa Hackman (born July 22, 1974 in Munich ) is a musician , singer , guitarist and songwriter with Ghanaian - German roots.
music
She came into contact with soul , pop and rock music at an early age through her parents' record collection, radio music and her mother's singing . She was on stage for the first time at the age of 15, and in the following years Adwoa sang in various studio projects and bands.
From 1993 to 1994 she studied singing and guitar at the Neue Jazz School in Munich , but dropped out because the course did not suit her. As an autodidact, she continued her training in singing and on the guitar and sang for Wolfgang Schmid's “Manaus”, for the Wally Warning Band, for Bette Midler at Wetten, dass ..? and in local bands. She then dropped out of several projects and concentrated on learning instruments such as trumpet , piano and drums . During this time I wrote my first own songs. She immersed herself in playing the drums, took private lessons and attended the Drummers Focus Munich drum school from 1996 to 1998 . She toured Germany as the drummer of a popular cover band . In the process, she suffered tinnitus , which forced her to stop playing the drums and to pause musically for many years.
In 2001 Adwoa moved from Munich to Berlin . In the following years she worked in cafes, trained as a teacher and got to know the Berlin music scene. During her apprenticeship, she concentrated on writing songs again and performed them on small Berlin stages. In 2005 she founded the Adwoa Hackman Band . She tours as a solo act and with a band through Germany and neighboring countries.
In 2011 her debut album "Tief wie das Meer" was released.
Discography
Albums
- Deep as the Sea (2011)
- Exile (2015)
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hackman, Adwoa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian-German musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |