![]() Jasik: In terms of sales, the music industry is the sixth strongest industry in Germany, ahead of the car and travel industries. You recently criticized the fact on social media that the European Football Championship should take place with spectators, but concerts are still banned despite hygiene concepts. But we definitely want to discuss other things like the corona measures. We do not allow any discussion of the pillars of our moral compass. Certain things are not an opinion, such as being a Nazi, homophobic or sexist. Today you can no longer be apolitical, even if you make good-mood pop music like we do. We always try to soak up currents like a sponge, process them like a catalyst and break them down to their essence. For us, music is always a reflection of society. And we wish that more people do the same and that they don’t duck back.Įspecially since you have a platform as a band. As a band, we feel it is very important to make our position clear, even if we are not a primarily political formation. You can discuss and critically deal with things – which we also do, as long as no taste or criminal boundaries are crossed. Freedom of expression is good and it goes in all directions. How do you deal with criticism that reaches you because you, as a musician, also express yourself publicly?Įstilo: You run the risk of criticism when you express yourself. There are certain things that you simply cannot avoid. For this reason alone we cannot claim to be apolitical. When we say “We are German” with our composition, then that offends a certain part of the population bitterly. Mateo Jasik: As a band we are already political. ![]() It initially transports a positive emotion, the content is conveyed subliminally. When it comes to Corona, we did that well in the song “Hope”. The biggest challenge with our music is to package messages properly. That’s what we want to give people – the motivation to get out of there again. However, it is important to us that the songs are positive. They didn’t end up on the album later, because these titles in particular often pull people down rather than motivate them. Johnny Strange: When we made the album, we did a couple of songs that addressed political issues. Nevertheless, it is nice to see that political songs are also heard again and meet the zeitgeist. Affected music with a raised index finger, however, has never been our thing. For example, our current single “Hope” also contains a political message. Of course, our attitude resonates in every song. Does it contain political or socially critical messages?Ĭhino con Estilo: There are no classic political texts. Each new record produced hits as Culcha Candela changed with the times, embracing new waves in EDM and hip-hop production and integrating them into their new material.You are releasing your new album “Top Ten” this week. Culcha Candela was firmly established as a pop success by the start of the new decade, and they rode their fame over the next several years with fifth album Flätrate in 2011, Candelistan in 2015 and Feel Erfolg in 2017. Both Schöne neue Welt and their greatest-hits collection Das Beste sold over a million copies. In 2007, their self-titled third album became their first platinum-selling release - the sales fueled by chart-topping, high-energy singles like the dancehall-tinged "Hamma!" Their rising international profile resulted in a non-stop succession of activity over the next several years, with a live album in 2008, politically themed fourth album Schöne neue Welt in 2009 and a best-of collection in 2010. The band's debut album Union Verdadera was released in 2004, and followed up in 2005 with Next Generation. ![]() The lineup included various other singers and DJs, but eventually whittled down to its core membership of Strange, DJ Chino, Don Cali and Mateo. Their sound, a pastiche of Latin rhythms, multilingual lyrics, and big-beat pop production, has resulted in massive hits like 2007's "Party Bus", 2009's "Monsta" and 2012's soccer anthem "Von Allein." Culcha Candela became something of an institution as time went on, selling millions of albums, touring extensively and even releasing a live album and a greatest-hits collection as they approached 20 years in the music industry.Ĭulcha Candela was formed in 2002 in Berlin, founded by singer Johnny Strange. German group Culcha Candela came together in the early 2000s and soldiered on for years to come, growing their omnidimensional high-energy music as they rose to mass appeal. ![]()
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