Baltic Soul Weekender
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The Baltic Soul Weekender is an annual event held in Germany
at the holiday resort Weissenhäuser Strand. The Baltic Soul Weekender offers a musical journey through the past decades of music: Soul
, Funk
, Soulful House and Disco
on four separate dance floors. It is Germany's only Weekender that includes accommodation at the festival location.
Ann Sexton
, Boris Dlugosch
, Brother M., The Buttbrothers, Constantin Groll, Cuebism, Derrick White
, Disco Boys, DJ Crout, DJ Friction, Eddie Piller
, Erobique, Guido Weber, Hans Nieswandt, Heiko Jahnke, Henry Storch, James Kakande
, Jay Lee, Jay Scarlett, John Buckby, Jörg Recordshack, Joy Denalane
, Kenny B., Knee Deep
, Larris, Marcel Vogel, Marva Whitney, Matt Moroder, Michael Fuchs, Mousse T.
, Nico Palermo, Nils Bouldhouse, Oliver Korthals, Omar, Pari, Ralph Tee, Rob Wigley, Roy Ayers
, Sinan, Smudo, Soulciety, Stefano Oggiano, Supergid, The Thoennessen, Turntablerocker, Tybreak, Vincenzo, Wallace
, Chris Anderton, Disco Boys, DJ Crout, DJ Drop, DJ Friction, Eddie Piller, Fatbackband, Gloria Scott, Hans Nieswandt, Henry Storch, Jan Delay
, Jazzanova
, Jeff Hendrick, Jörg Recordshack, Kenny B., Lee Armstrong, Lloyd und Julie Atrill, Michael Reinboth, Michael Rütten, Mick Farrer, Mike Thompson, Minas Suluyan, Miss Kelly Marie, Mr Groove, Oghuzan Celik, Pat Aplleton, Ralf Gum, Rob Wigley, Sharon Phillips, Sinan, Smudo
, Steve Hobbs
, Supergid, Temptations, Tom Kaiser, Tuomo
, Gloria Scott, Hans Nieswandt, Henry Storch, Garland Green, Incognito
, Jazzanova, Joyce Sims
, Kenny B., Kurtis Blow
, Lloyd und Julie Attrill, Melba Moore
, Mick Farrer, Mike Thompson, Miss Kelly Marie, Ralph Gum, Rob Wigley, Smudo, Steve Hobbs, Supergid, Tom Kaiser
over the world. Although it sometimes takes years to find these people, it is much easier finding
them than to persuade them having a comeback after not been on stage for 30 years or more.
The Baltic Soul Weekender makes it its business to support these artists and take care of legal,
social and financial aspects in their life.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
at the holiday resort Weissenhäuser Strand. The Baltic Soul Weekender offers a musical journey through the past decades of music: Soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, Funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, Soulful House and Disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
on four separate dance floors. It is Germany's only Weekender that includes accommodation at the festival location.
Main Dance Area & Concert Hall
The largest floor for the Main Acts and International DJs that play Soulful electronics,Power House, Electronic breaks.2007
The first Baltic Soul Weekender took place in 2007 and presented the following Line-up:Ann Sexton
Ann Sexton
Ann Sexton is an American soul singer.Sexton recorded a number of records for John Richbourg during the 1970s...
, Boris Dlugosch
Boris Dlugosch
Boris Dlugosch is a house music producer from Germany. Boris is usually known for funky/deep house tracks, mostly produced in conjunction with Mousse T. and Michi Lange, his partners in the Peppermint Jam Records label....
, Brother M., The Buttbrothers, Constantin Groll, Cuebism, Derrick White
Derrick White
Derrick Ramon White is a former professional baseball first baseman. He played for three seasons in Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos , the Detroit Tigers , and the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies...
, Disco Boys, DJ Crout, DJ Friction, Eddie Piller
Eddie Piller
Eddie Piller is an English DJ and record label entrepreneur.Starting his career in the 1980s as a part of the English mod revival, Piller launched the underground fanzine Extraordinary Sensations and operated as a DJ and concert promoter. In 1985, he started the Countdown Records label, through...
, Erobique, Guido Weber, Hans Nieswandt, Heiko Jahnke, Henry Storch, James Kakande
James Kakande
James Kakande is an English pop singer. Produced by Mousse T., he became famous in Italy in summer 2006 with the single "You You You".-Biography:...
, Jay Lee, Jay Scarlett, John Buckby, Jörg Recordshack, Joy Denalane
Joy Denalane
Joy Maureen Denalane , known as Joy Denalane, is a German singer-songwriter, known for her mixture of soul, R&B, and African folk music with lyrics in German and English.-Early life:...
, Kenny B., Knee Deep
Knee Deep
"Knee Deep" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band with Jimmy Buffett. It was released in May 2011 as the third single from the Zac Brown Band's second major-label album, 2010's You Get What You Give. It reached number-one on the U.S...
, Larris, Marcel Vogel, Marva Whitney, Matt Moroder, Michael Fuchs, Mousse T.
Mousse T.
Mousse T. is a German DJ and record producer of Turkish descent. He is best known for his collaboration with Tom Jones, "Sex Bomb", released on the album Reload.-Biography:...
, Nico Palermo, Nils Bouldhouse, Oliver Korthals, Omar, Pari, Ralph Tee, Rob Wigley, Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk .- Biography :Ayers...
, Sinan, Smudo, Soulciety, Stefano Oggiano, Supergid, The Thoennessen, Turntablerocker, Tybreak, Vincenzo, Wallace
2008
2529, Alexander O`Neal, Andrew McGuinness, Ann Sexton, Astrid North, Bernd Niedergesaess, Brown Hill, Buttbrothers, Carl DouglasCarl Douglas
Carl Douglas is a former Jamaican-born, UK-based, singer, best known for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one in both the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. The R.I.A.A. awarded gold disc status on 27 November, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Selling Single...
, Chris Anderton, Disco Boys, DJ Crout, DJ Drop, DJ Friction, Eddie Piller, Fatbackband, Gloria Scott, Hans Nieswandt, Henry Storch, Jan Delay
Jan Delay
Jan Delay is a German singer, songwriter and producer whose stylistic range includes mainly hip hop, reggae, dub and funk. An accomplished solo artist, he became known to the public as a member of the German bands Absolute Beginner and La Boom...
, Jazzanova
Jazzanova
Jazzanova is a German Berlin-based DJ/producer collective consisting of Alexander Barck, Claas Brieler, Jürgen von Knoblauch, Roskow Kretschmann, Stefan Leisering, and Axel Reinemer. Formed in 1995, the group is one of the foremost proponents of the nu-jazz, chillout and jazz house styles of music...
, Jeff Hendrick, Jörg Recordshack, Kenny B., Lee Armstrong, Lloyd und Julie Atrill, Michael Reinboth, Michael Rütten, Mick Farrer, Mike Thompson, Minas Suluyan, Miss Kelly Marie, Mr Groove, Oghuzan Celik, Pat Aplleton, Ralf Gum, Rob Wigley, Sharon Phillips, Sinan, Smudo
Smudo
Michael Bernd Schmidt , better known as Smudo, is a writer and rapper in the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier.-Life:...
, Steve Hobbs
Steve Hobbs
Steve Hobbs is a farmer and a Missouri Republican politician. He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002, winning reelection in 2004. He currently sits on the following committees:*Conservation and Natural Resources ,...
, Supergid, Temptations, Tom Kaiser, Tuomo
2009
Ady Croasdell, Ann Sexton, Bernd Niedergesaess, Brown Hill, Buttbrothers, DJ Crout, DJ Friction, Eddie Piller, George McCraeGeorge McCrae
George McCrae is an American soul and disco singer, most famous for his 1974 hit "Rock Your Baby".-Early life and career:...
, Gloria Scott, Hans Nieswandt, Henry Storch, Garland Green, Incognito
Incognito (band)
Incognito is a British band, as well as one of the members of the United Kingdom's acid jazz movement. Their debut album, Jazz Funk, was released in 1981, with thirteen more albums following, the last of which, Transatlantic RPM, was released in 2010....
, Jazzanova, Joyce Sims
Joyce Sims
Joyce Sims is an American singer-songwriter. Her biggest hit single was "Come into My Life," which reached top-10 status in both the US Billboard R&B chart and the UK Singles Chart in 1987/8....
, Kenny B., Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
Kurt Walker , better known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper and record producer. He is one of the first commercially successful rappers and the first to sign with a major record label...
, Lloyd und Julie Attrill, Melba Moore
Melba Moore
Beatrice Melba Smith , known by her stage name, Melba Moore is an American disco, R&B singer and actress. She is the daughter of saxophonist Teddy Hill and R&B singer Bonnie Davis.-Early life:...
, Mick Farrer, Mike Thompson, Miss Kelly Marie, Ralph Gum, Rob Wigley, Smudo, Steve Hobbs, Supergid, Tom Kaiser
Charity
The Baltic Soul Weekender is not only a music festival, it also supports legendary soul artists allover the world. Although it sometimes takes years to find these people, it is much easier finding
them than to persuade them having a comeback after not been on stage for 30 years or more.
The Baltic Soul Weekender makes it its business to support these artists and take care of legal,
social and financial aspects in their life.
Other Weekenders in Germany
- Northern Soul Weekender Aachen
- Hanseatic Soul Weekender
- Nürnberg Weekender