Michele Baresi – Kannibalen (1991) (24/96 Vinyl Rip)

Michele Baresi were founded in 1986 as the "first, last and only" East German ska band, named after an Italian mafioso. This, their first release, was recorded during the turmoil of the German reunification, produced by Saba Habas Mustapha, alias Colin Bass, of Camel and 3 Mustaphas 3 fame. He lived in Berlin and was a moderator of Berlin's Radio Multikulti in that period. The ska rhythms are merged with all sorts of influences like free jazz, folk, oriental violins, Congolese rhumba, South African jive, see what else you discover …

Tracks
01. Baresi Marsch 03:18
02. Amerika 03:45
03. Hast Du heute etwas Zeit ? 06:39
04. M. B. in Kinshasa 05:34
05. Der Regent ist tot 03:56
06. Urbs intacta manet 02:30
07. Kannibalen 04:10
08. Mokhtars Karawane 05:38
09. Christenvolk 03:04
10. Daß nichts bleibt 03:00
11. Süße Liebe 02:26
12. Der Teppichdieb 03:49
Total time: 47:44

Musicians
Oliver Frohn - guitars, vocals
Saba Habas Mustapha - miso guitar (ex Camel, 3 Mustaphas 3)
Gerd Fahlberg - violin, mandolin
Janek Skirecki - bass
Andreas Kampa - saxophon
Georg Fischer - saxophon
Steffen Zimmer - trumpet, vocals
Carsten Ullrich - trombone
Dirk Grützmacher - drums, chinese cymbals
Marco Frohn - drums, percussion, cymbals
Houzam Mustapha - drums, programming
Anke, Cynthia, Ximena - background vocals
Pit Findig - narrator