{"id":143103,"date":"2025-02-03T11:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T10:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/?post_type=event&p=143103"},"modified":"2025-02-03T13:41:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T12:41:34","slug":"second-world-music","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/other\/second-world-music-143103\/","title":{"rendered":"Second World Music"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the GDR, singing political songs from around the world was a way to embody internationalism and solidarity. On GDR radio, recordings of formal agreements and music by individuals were primarily played. Later, recordings from GDR music festivals, such as the Festival of Political Songs (FdPL), organized by the Oktoberklub from 1970 to 1990, were broadcast. The FdPL, possibly the first world music festival, brought artists from all continents to East Berlin. Festival events, recordings, and songbooks helped singing clubs expand their repertoire, and Latin American songs like “Venceremos” were especially popular.<\/p>\n

During the talk “Second World Music,” festival organizers and Oktoberklub members reflect on the international connections and relationships forged through songs, while DJ Yuriy plays selected festival recordings for collective listening. Perhaps the audience will even join in and revive the soundscapes of the Second World! This is followed by a guided tour of the exhibition “Across Borders,” where former employees discuss the international relations of GDR radio. After listening to excerpts from the GDR radio’s Latin American program, the audience is invited to learn one of the many “new social dances” invented in the GDR and spread through the radio system in the 1950s and 1960s. These dances aimed to promote the “new socialist personality” and might even help you discover a “new self.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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