IFA Wartburg

IFA Wartburg was a Swedish pop duo, consisting of Magnus Michaeli and Nils Lundwall, under the aliases Rolf Kempinski and Heinz Klinger,[1] named after the automobile brand Wartburg of the East German manufacturer Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau (IFA). Singing in the German language, the lyrics of their music evoke the vocabulary of the GDR, while also appearing apolitical and playful, many of their songs may even seem satirical in their nature. Typical song titles include Frau Gorbatschowa tanzt Bossanova (Mrs. Gorbachev dances bossa nova), Es ist nicht so schlimm auf der Insel Krim (It's not so bad on the island of Crimea) and Agrarwissenschaft im Dienste des Sozialismus (Agrarian science in service of socialism).

Their music was eclectic, ranging from bossa nova (Frau Gorbatschowa tanzt Bossanova), pop/ska (Freie Deutsche Jugend), to jazz and swing (Spassjazz).

They toured Germany and Switzerland in 1998, attracting the attention of the German media.[2][3]

Albums

References
  1. "IFA Wartburg". Discogs.
  2. German TV reportage from the autumn of 1998. A TV crew from Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) visited IFA Wartburg in Gorbyland Studios in Stockholm.
  3. German TV program on Sat 1
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