Band for Africa

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The Band für Afrika was a joint project of various German artists with the aim of collecting donations for Africa. The model for this was the British project Band Aid , which Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organized in England in 1984.

The project was initiated in 1985. The text of the song Nackt im Wind comes from Wolfgang Niedecken ( BAP ), the music from Herbert Grönemeyer . In January 1985, a video clip for the Formula One television program was recorded in the FSM studios . All participating artists and record companies waived their fees. The song reached number three on the charts.

Band für Afrika performed live on July 13, 1985 at the Live Aid concert in Cologne, the title Nackt im Wind was broadcast worldwide. In addition, Deserters was sung together by Wolf Maahn , which was broadcast on ARD in 1987 on the occasion of the last Rockpalast night at the time.

Band line-up

Good purpose

“The artists attach great importance to the fact that really nobody except the donation recipients benefits from this record. The composer, lyricist, musician, producer, record company and publisher forego any earnings and donate at least DM 2.00 per single (plus subsequent painting licenses) to the above accounts. The record trade is asked to follow this example. "

- Quote from the record cover

Almost 150,000 copies of the single were sold - the artist donated around 300,000 D-Marks.

Discography

See also

  • Green Wall : Single and charity campaign for Africa 1985 with Hans Hartz, Heinz Rudolf Kunze, Udo Lindenberg, Hendrik Schaper and Rolf Zuckowski

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nackt im Wind at last-version.de, accessed on February 16, 2018
  2. ^ Page 158 in: Stephan Kurenbach: UDOgraphie - the ultimate Lindenberg discography . Königswinter 2019, ISBN 978-3-95843-935-1