Wolf Biermann

Wolf Biermann (15 November 1936 -) is a German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident. He was the son of a German Communist killed by the Nazi government during World War II. In 1953, at the age of 17, Biermann decided to emigrate from West to East Germany where he believed he could live out his Communist ideals.

Selected Works

• Wolf Biermann zu Gast bei Wolfgang Neuss (LP, 1965)
• Wolf Biermann: "Chauseestrasse 131" (LP, 1969): Probably one of his best achievements, recorded in his home in East Berlin, published in the West. Homerecording charme, one can hear the noises from the streets, and the German texts are very sarcastic, ironic and to the point.
• Wolf Biermann: "aah-ja!" (LP, 1974)