Cobra Verde is the sixteenth album by Popol Vuh

Popol Vuh (German band)

Popol Vuh was a German electronic avantgarde band, in the mainstream-media so called Krautrock, founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Holger Trülzsch and Frank Fiedler...

. It was originally released in 1987 on Milan Records

Milan Records

Milan Records is a record label located in Los Angeles, California specializing in film scores and soundtrack albums. In addition, Milan boasts an extensive electronic catalog which features down-tempo, chillout, and eclectic electronic releases....

 as the original motion picture soundtrack of Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

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's Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde

Cobra Verde is a 1987 German drama film based upon Bruce Chatwin's 1980 novel, The Viceroy of Ouidah. The film depicts the life of a fictional slave trader named Francisco Manoel da Silva who is played by the prolific German actor Klaus Kinski...

with Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early...

. In 2006 SPV

SPV GmbH

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 re-released the album with one bonus track (recorded during the sessions for the 1991 Popol Vuh album For You and Me

For You And Me

For You and Me is the seventeenth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1991 on Milan Records. In 2006 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track.- Track listing :All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except where noted....

).

Track listing

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke except where noted.

1. "Der Tod des Cobra Verde" – 4:35
2. "Nachts: Schnee" – 1:51
3. "Der Marktplatz" – 2:30
4. "Eine andere Welt" – 5:07
5. "Grab der Mutter" – 4:30
6. "Die singenden Mädchen von Ho, Ziavi" (Zigi Cultural Troupe Ho, Ziavi) – 6:52
7. "Sieh nicht überm Meer ist's" – 1:26
8. "Hab Mut, bis daß die Nacht mit Ruh' und Stille kommt" – 9:32

2006 bonus track

9. "OM Mani Padme Hum 4" (Piano Version) – 5:28

Personnel

• Florian Fricke
  Florian Fricke
  Florian Fricke was a German musician who started his professional career with electronic music using the Moog synthesizer within the Krautrock group Popol Vuh...
  
   – piano
  Piano
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  , synclavier
  Synclavier
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  , vocals
• Daniel Fichelscher
  Daniel Fichelscher
  Daniel "Danny" Secundus Fichelscher, , is a German multi-instrumentalist who played a pivotal role in Krautrock band Popol Vuh, was a member of German group "Gila" and is currently Amon Düül II's drummer...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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  , percussion, vocals
• Renate Knaup – vocals

Guest musicians

• Kristen Ritter – vocals (on 1)
• Irmgard Hecker – vocals (on 7)
• Choir of the Bavarian State Opera
  Bavarian State Opera
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Synklavier programming, recording and digital mastering by Ralph Graf

Track number 6 performed with the singing girls of the Zigi Cultural Troupe Ho, Ziavi

Credits

Recorded at Union Studios, Munich, September 1987

Track number 9 recorded at New African Studio, Munich and Sound Fabrik, Munich, January - April 1991

Produced by Florian Fricke

Track number 9 produced by Florian Fricke and Frank Fiedler

External links

• http://www.popolvuh.nl/cobraverde
• http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
• http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia80.htm (featuring the original credits)
• http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/cobra.htm