Federboa & Zylinder - Concert as Part of Kultursommer RLP "Die Goldenen Zwanziger"

After the darkness and hardship of the First World War, Germany - and Berlin above all - was seized by an unbridled hunger for life and freedom. No other era produced finer chansons in the German language. Songs about love and loss, everyday troubles and eccentric life situations, they charm with their subtle humour, dry wit and touching melancholy. More often than not they invite you to sing or hum along - think of Zarah Leander, Marlene Dietrich and the Comedian Harmonists.

Poems and artistic biographies, recited by Heilswint Hausmann, bring the spirit of this turbulent and fateful era to life - while also hinting at the dark clouds gathering in the form of fascism.

These timeless songs are performed in an unusual instrumental combination: Heilswint Hausmann (vocals, violin), Jörg Adler (piano, vocals), Stefan Hausmann (tuba, flugelhorn) and Guillermo Banz (drums).