Uve Schikora

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Uve Schikora (born March 20, 1942 in Breslau ) is a German rock musician , composer and music producer . He began his career as an amateur musician in the German Democratic Republic . Schikora lives and works today in Egling near Wolfratshausen .

Act

Schikora studied bassoon at the Dresden University of Music . In the 1960s he played in various amateur bands in the GDR, including with Henry Kotowski , Werner Düwelt and Bernd Emich, mostly in the Dresden area .

In 1970, while still studying at the music college, his band at the time, the Uve Schikora Combo, received professional musician status. The band included: Uve Schikora (band leader), Bernd Müller, Dieter Lehmann, Henry Kotowski, Klaus Ebelt, Manfred Möller and Hans-Jürgen Beyer , who was previously the singer in the Klaus Renft Combo and the Bürkholz formation . At that time the band was one of the most successful rock bands in the GDR.

At the beginning of 1972 Schikora re-formed the band. For new cast included: Uve Schikora (band leader, vocals , keyboards ), Bernd Müller ( organ ), Michael Schubert ( guitar , vocals), Jürgen Diessner ( bass ), Rainer Mihatsch ( drums ) and Jürgen Matkowitz, the later the group principle founded . With this line-up, the band recorded the LP Das Gewitter on Amiga in 1972 . This LP is considered the GDR's first rock album. The compositions and arrangements on this album are by Schikora and the lyrics by Ingeburg Branoner , Jens Gerlach and Kurt Demmler . At the end of 1972 Schubert, Matkowitz and Mihatsch left the band. Gerald Lüneburger ( flute , guitar), Günter Franke (drums) and Gerhard Pachsteffel (vocals, percussion ) came for them. At the beginning of 1973 the band became a permanent backing band for the Schlager duo Chris Doerk and Frank Schöbel .

In addition to his work as a musician, Schikora was also a composer. Among other things, he wrote compositions for Schöbel and the film music for several DEFA films, including Susanne and the Magic Ring (1973) and So many songs, so many words (1976). In 1976, during a concert tour in Cuba , he took the opportunity to escape from the GDR and did not return there. Since then he has lived in Upper Bavaria.

Schikora works as a composer and music producer. He worked temporarily with Jack White and produced performers such as Roy Black , Heintje , Daliah Lavi , Jürgen Marcus , Gerhard T, Mark Ehrenfried and ELENA. In 1997 he met his former bandmate Hans-Jürgen Beyer. Another collaboration developed. Schikora produced his albums I would do it again (1999) and I must lie (2003), which were released on the GIB label .

Discography of the Uve Schikora Combo

Singles

  • 1970: That must be love / Wear my ring ( Amiga )
  • 1971: Summer was beautiful / Just like you (Amiga)
  • 1971: Das alten Lied / Joco Dev : We were lying in the grass (Amiga)
  • 1975: Today like yesterday / The wind is tired (Amiga)

LP

Other titles published on samplers

  • 1971: Your face (with Frank Schöbel) / On the way to you (with Hans-Jürgen Beyer) Rhythm '71 (Amiga)
  • 1971: Your face / But if I get up early (Nova)
  • 1972: Weg der Liebe on Schlagerbox 3/72 (Amiga)
  • 2000: Don't believe in Amiga A GO-GO (Amiga)

Film music

See also

literature

  • Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR . Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-89602-303-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ostmusik.de ( Memento from May 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Uve Schikora . In: Two thousand and one lexicon of international film
  3. ↑ Rock biography by Hans-Jürgen Beyer
personal data
SURNAME Schikora, Uve
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German rock musician, composer and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw