Marlon Klein
Marlon Klein (born December 13, 1957 in Herford ) is a German producer and musician in the ethno- worldbeat sector. He is a co-founder of the Dissidents , a band that, alongside Embryo from Munich, are considered pioneers of world music . Tours, concerts and recordings for numerous music projects have taken him around the globe.
Live and act
After starting out as a student percussionist in the classical orchestra, Marlon Klein founded the Real Ax Band together with Toffi Mache in 1976 and gained first world music experience with this project.
In 1980, Marlon Klein founded the dissidents with Uve Muellrich and Friedo Josch . His Euro-Indian project with the Karnataka College Of Percussion ( Bangalore ) and the saxophonist Charlie Mariano attracted worldwide attention in the early 1980s. In 1983 the band's own label Exil Musik was founded and the musical interest turned to North Africa. The piece Fata Morgana from the dissident album Sahara Elektrik in collaboration with the Moroccan superstars Lem Chaheb advanced to an international hit, which in 2001 again landed at number 1 on the Brazilian charts. As a producer and author, Klein created other worldbeat classics such as Telephone Arab , Mata Hari , Lobster Song and Jungle Book, which were placed in the international charts .
Since the 1980s, Klein can be found as a musician and producer in many other formations: In Jasper van't Hof's Euro-African project Pili Pili , in which Klein has been a drummer and producer since 1984, he produced the album Be In Two Minds, among other things with the singer Angélique Kidjo and the album Love Letter with the South African Phikelela Sakhula Zulu Choir . Small is also on productions u. a. by Gary Wright , George Harrison and Stephan Eicher .
He was also active in the club scene with Dieter Meier ( Yello ), Sven Väth and Oliver Lieb and is represented on various remix compilations such as Buddha Bar or Putumayo under the name Apacho or Path Of Rhythm .
Current projects are Tomas S. Miguel & Txalaparta (the album Dan_Dxa landed in the world music charts in 2006), the Bertram-Klein Duo with the Finnish-Australian singer Esther Bertram and the Euro-Indian trio Peace4Paradise with the Tamil singer Manickam Yogeswaran and the guitarist Jens Fisherman. The dissident album The Tanger Sessions was created in 2008 in collaboration with the North African stars Jil Jilala .
Marlon Klein lives and works in Berlin and Ibiza .
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Discography
- 2008 Dissidents - The Tangier Sessions (Morocco, Germany, Spain) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 2007 Esther Bertram - Alchemy Of The Heart (Australia, Germany, United Kingdom) drums, percussion, composer, producer
- 2007 Spooky Tooth - Nomad Poets (Germany, USA, UK) concert recording
- 2006 Beat 'n Blow - The Sound Of Blasmusik (Germany) percussion, producer
- 2006 Vange Milliet - Tudo Em Mim Anda a Mil (Brazil) drums, percussion, producer
- 2005 Hotlips - Never Never Land (Europe) drums, percussion, composer, producer
- 2005 Tomas San Miguel - Dan_Txa (Spain) drums, percussion, producer
- 2004 Manickam Yogeswaran - Peace for Paradise (worldwide) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 2004 Rosanna & Zelia - ÁGUAS-IGUAIS (Germany, Brazil) percussion
- 2004 Pili Pili - Post Scriptum (Europe) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 2003 Esther Bertram - Urban Angel (Australia, Germany, United Kingdom) percussion, composer, producer
- 2002 Dissidents - A New Worldbeat Odyssey (worldwide) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 2001 Dissidents - 2001: A Worldbeat Odyssey (worldwide) drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer
- 2000 Arabian Nights - Mil e Uma Noites (Som Livre, Brazil) musician, producer
- 2000 The Real Happy Singers - Walk Softly Like A Cat (South Africa) producer
- 2000 Daniel Balavoine & Stefan Eicher - Hommage (France) drums, programming
- 1999 Pili Pili - Love Letter f. Phikelela Sakhula Zulu Choir (worldwide) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1999 Gary Wright - Human Love (USA) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1998 Dissidents - Live in Europe feat. Charlie Mariano (worldwide) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1998 Tomas San Miguel y Txalaparta - Ten (Spain) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1997 Dissidents - Instinctive Traveler feat. Bajka (worldwide) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1996 Thomas Kessler - On Earth (Germany) drums, percussion, composer
- 1996 Manickam Yogeswaran - Tamil Classics (India) producer
- 1996 Dissident Mixed Up Jungle with Sven Väth, Apacho, Rhythm Ace (worldwide) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1995 Pili Pili - Dance Jazz Live 1995 (Germany, Europe) drums, percussion
- 1995 Dr Raghavendra & KCP - Shiva Ganga (USA, India) producer
- 1994 Pili Pili Boogaloo feat. Angelique Kidjo (Benin, Netherlands) drums, producer
- 1994 Gary Wright with George Harrison - First Sign of Life (USA) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1993 Raphael - The Calling (USA, Maui, Spain) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1992 Dissidents - The Jungle Book (Germany, India) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1990 Wild Orchid - soundtrack WEA - drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1989 Dissidents - Out of This World (Spain, Morocco) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1988 Dissidents - Live In New York (USA) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1987 Pili Pili - Be In Two Minds feat. Angelique Kidjo (Netherlands, France, Spain) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1986 Dissident Life At The Pyramids (France, Spain, Morocco) drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer
- 1986 Pili Pili Jacko-Jacko , feat. Angelique Kidjo (Netherlands, Nigeria, Benin) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer
- 1985 Dissidents - Arab Shadows (Morocco, Spain) drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer
- 1984 Pilot Pirx & Dieter Meier ( Yello ) - bungalows, bungalows - excess in bungalows (Germany) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1984 Escape to Front - O Cubano (Germany) percussion, producer
- 1983 Dissidents - Sahara Elektrik (Morocco, Germany) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer
- 1983 Dissidents - Germanistan Tour (Europe, India)
- 1982 1st Futurological Congress - Who speaks (Germany) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer & founder
- 1982 Dissident Germanistan (Germany, India) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer, producer & founder
- 1978 Missus Beastly & Real Ax Band at the Free and Outdoor Festival (Germany) drums, percussion, keyboard, composer
- 1976 (re-released 2000) Real Ax Band - Move Your Ass In Time (United Kingdom, Germany, Ghana) drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer
Web links
- Marlon Klein homepage
- Dissident homepage
- Marlon Klein at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: http://www.realaxband.de
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| SURNAME | Little Marlon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German producer and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herford |