André Greiner-Pol
André Greiner-Pol (born May 12, 1952 in East Berlin ; † December 15, 2008 ; AGP for short ) was a German rock musician .
biography
André Greiner-Pol's father was Kurt Greiner-Pol, director of the Erich Weinert Ensemble of the National People's Army . André Greiner-Pol founded the blues rock band Freygang that in the 1980s one of the most important bands of the GDR - underground movement developed. His music was often banned, up to a "lifelong" professional ban. From 1989/90 he belonged to the Prenzlauer Berg scene, was a co-founder of the cultural center “ Tacheles ” and founded the “Autonome Aktion Wydoks” party in April 1990 with other musicians, which ran for local elections in East Berlin in May 1990 remained unsuccessful. After 1990 he made nine albums with Freygang and published several books as an author on Buschfunk . He died of a heart attack on December 15, 2008 .
Works (selection)
- Whip east love. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 978-3-89602-319-3 .
- Freygang XXX Songs 1977-2007. Songbook with DVD. Buschfunk, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-931-92572-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Freygang official website , accessed July 10, 2013
- ↑ Steffen Könau: Music Loud life and a quiet death. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. Prof. Alfred Neven DuMont †, Christian DuMont Schütte, Isabella Neven DuMont, December 15, 2008, accessed on October 29, 2018 : "Last night the 56-year-old died of a heart attack that surprised him in his sleep."
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greiner-Pol, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | AGP (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 2008 |