Sahara (band)
| Sahara | |
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 Sahara 2013, photographed by Hubertus Hamm V. l. To the right : Michael Hofmann de Boer , Hennes Hering, Stephan Wissnet, Harry Rosenkind, Nick Woodland |
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| General information | |
| origin | Munich , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
| founding | 1966 as The Subjects , 2006 |
| resolution | 1977, 2019 |
| Website | sahara.rocks |
| Last occupation | |
| Michael Hofmann de Boer | |
| Stephan Wissnet | |
| Harry Rosenkind (manager, promoter until 1975, since 2006) | |
| Alex Pittwohn (1969–2013, since 2016) | |
| Hennes Hering (since 1972) | |
| Nick Woodland (1972–1975, since 2006) | |
| former members | |
| Gerd Stöhr (1966–1969) | |
| Peter Stadler (1969–1972) | |
| Peter Markl (1969–1971) | |
| Holger Brandt (1975–1976) | |
| Günter Moll (1975–1976) | |
| Werner Schmitt (1976–1977) | |
Sahara is a German progressive rock band from Munich from the 1970s.
history
Founded in 1966 as The Subjects , the group recorded their first album (1972) under the name Subject Esq. on. Then the group renamed itself Sahara and the albums Sahara Sunrise (1974) and For All the Clowns (1975) were released. In the late 1970s, the band broke up.
After a long break, the group was active again in 2006 with the original cast. On August 2nd, 2006, 40 years after the band was founded, a reunion concert took place at the Theatron Festival . Further highlights were the open-air concert at the Burg-Herzberg-Festival in July 2007, the performance in the former Blow Up, today Schauburg (Munich) in April 2008 and the concert event in the Academy of Fine Arts Munich in February 2009. Im October 2019 the band broke up.
Discography
- 1972: Subject Esq. (Album, CBS (Epic S 64998))
- 1974: Sahara Sunrise (Album, Ariola (PAN 87 306 IT))
- 1975: For All the Clowns (Album, Ariola (89 377 OT))
- 1991: Subject Esq. (CD, Ohrwaschl Records (OW 010))
- 1993: For All the Clowns (CD, Ohrwaschl-Records (OW 021))
- 1993: Sahara Sunrise (CD, Ohrwaschl-Records (OW 022))
- 2008: Back on Stage (DVD, Sahara Live in Concert, Ohrwaschl-Records (Sahara DVD 01))
- 2016: Lost Tapes (CD, studio tracks and live recordings 1971–1975, Ohrwaschl-Records (OW 050))
- 2019: Sahara Sunrise (CD, new remastered sound, restored artwork, 2 bonustracks, Ohrwaschl-Records (OW 051))
Web links
- Official website
- Hennes Hering website
- Nick Woodland's website
- Rocktimes (interview, reviews)
- Süddeutsche Zeitung February 20, 2013 (report on the Sahara)
- Sahara at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sahara - Official band info. (PDF) Retrieved September 25, 2015 (German).
- ^ Sahara - Official Homepage. Retrieved June 1, 2014 (concerts).
- ↑ Home Of Rock - DVD Review ( Memento from April 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive )