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Marlon Klein (born 13 December 1957) is a musician and producer in the World Music and Fusion genres. He is a co-founder of the German group
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
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Career

Klein was born in
Herford Herford (; ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is situated in the cultural region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) and the Detmold (administrat ...
, Germany. His musical career started with studies of classical percussion at the
Hochschule für Musik Detmold The Hochschule für Musik Detmold is a university-level music school situated in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Academics The Hochschule offers performance degrees in composition, all orchestral instruments, piano, voice, opera, ar ...
. In the late 1970s he was one of the founders of the Real Ax Band, part of the independent music distributorship Schneeball. Real Ax Band's song "Samba Mortale" became a success in Europe and in Brazilian clubs. In 1982 Klein co-founded
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
with Uve Müllrich and Friedo Josch Klein. Together with the American Saxplayer
Charlie Mariano Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophone, saxophonist who focused on the alto saxophone, alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well. Biogra ...
and the South Indian
Karnataka College of Percussion The Karnataka College of Percussion (KCP) is a music school in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, which is dedicated to the teaching of the Carnatic percussion and vocal music of South India. It was founded in approximately 1964 by the ''mridangam'' p ...
they gained worldwide attention. Following this project Klein and Dissidenten focussed on North Africa, working in collaboration with Moroccan musician Lem Chaheb. This project produced the album ''Sahara Elektrik'' with the song "Fata Morgana".. Klein has collaborated as producer and musician for Pili Pili,
Angelique Kidjo Angelique or Angélique may refer to: * Angélique (given name), a French feminine name Arts and entertainment Music * Angélique (instrument), a string instrument of the lute family * ''Angélique'', a 1927 opéra bouffe by Jacques Ibert * A ...
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Gary Wright Gary Malcolm Wright (April 26, 1943 – September 4, 2023) was an American musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs " Dream Weaver" and " Love Is Alive". Wright's breakthrough album, '' The Dream Weaver'' (1975), came after he h ...
,
Sven Väth Sven Väth (born 26 October 1964) is a German DJ and electronic music producer. He is a three-time DJ Awards winner, with a career in electronic music spanning over 30 years. The release of the single " Electrica Salsa" with OFF in 1986 launched ...
,
Yello Yello is a Swiss electronic music band, which formed in Zürich in 1979. For most of the band's history, Yello has been a duo consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank; founding member Carlos Perón left in 1983. Their sound is often charac ...
,
Manickam Yogeswaran Maanikkam Yogeswaran is a Sri Lankan Tamil musician and exponent of Carnatic music. He was born 1959 in Meesalai, Sri Lanka, where he attended Jaffna Hindu College before moving to London. He currently lives in Berlin and is co-artistic director ...
and
Charlie Mariano Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophone, saxophonist who focused on the alto saxophone, alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well. Biogra ...
. At present Klein is working with Spain's Tomas San Miguel and his group Txalaparta, performing with the Australian-Finnish singer songwriter Esther Bertram as the Bertram-Klein Duo, with
Manickam Yogeswaran Maanikkam Yogeswaran is a Sri Lankan Tamil musician and exponent of Carnatic music. He was born 1959 in Meesalai, Sri Lanka, where he attended Jaffna Hindu College before moving to London. He currently lives in Berlin and is co-artistic director ...
and guitar player Jens Fischer in the Euro-Indian trio Peace4Paradise. Together with Dissidenten, Klein is producing the new album, ''The Tangier Sessions'', with the participation of Morocco's musical group
Jil Jilala Jil Jilala ( ''Generation of Majesty'') is a Moroccan musical group which rose to prominence in the 1970s among the movement created by Nass El Ghiwane and Lem Chaheb. Jil Jilala was founded in Marrakech in 1972 by performing arts students Mohame ...
. At present Marlon Klein is living in
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and
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Main groups and projects

*Real Ax Band *
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
*Karnataka College of Percussion *Lem Chaheb *
Jil Jilala Jil Jilala ( ''Generation of Majesty'') is a Moroccan musical group which rose to prominence in the 1970s among the movement created by Nass El Ghiwane and Lem Chaheb. Jil Jilala was founded in Marrakech in 1972 by performing arts students Mohame ...
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Charlie Mariano Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophone, saxophonist who focused on the alto saxophone, alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well. Biogra ...
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Jasper van 't Hof Jasper van 't Hof (born 30 June 1947) is a Dutch jazz pianist and keyboard player. Van 't Hof was born in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands, and began studying piano at the age of five. He played in jazz bands at school, and by the age of 19 was ...
*Pili Pili *
Gary Wright Gary Malcolm Wright (April 26, 1943 – September 4, 2023) was an American musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs " Dream Weaver" and " Love Is Alive". Wright's breakthrough album, '' The Dream Weaver'' (1975), came after he h ...
*Phikelela Sakhula Zulu Choir *
Stephan Eicher Stephan Eicher (born 17 August 1960) is a Swiss singer. He sings in a variety of languages, including French, German, English, Italian, Swiss German and Romansh, sometimes using different languages in the same song. Eicher's success started ...
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Manfred Schoof Manfred Schoof (born 6 April 1936) is a German jazz trumpeter. Career Schoof was born in Magdeburg, Germany. He studied music in Kassel and Cologne, where one of his teachers was the big band leader Kurt Edelhagen. Schoof performed on Edelhagen' ...
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Dieter Meier Dieter Meier (born 4 March 1945) is a Swiss musician, conceptual artist and entrepreneur. He is the frontman of the electronic music group Yello, which was co-founded (with ex-member Carlos Perón) by music producer Boris Blank (musician), Boris ...
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Yello Yello is a Swiss electronic music band, which formed in Zürich in 1979. For most of the band's history, Yello has been a duo consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank; founding member Carlos Perón left in 1983. Their sound is often charac ...
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Sven Väth Sven Väth (born 26 October 1964) is a German DJ and electronic music producer. He is a three-time DJ Awards winner, with a career in electronic music spanning over 30 years. The release of the single " Electrica Salsa" with OFF in 1986 launched ...
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Oliver Lieb Oliver Lieb (born 1969 in Frankfurt, Germany) is an electronic music producer and DJ. He has recorded under more than a dozen aliases with over 200 productions and remixes in various genres such as trance, house and techno.Txalaparta The txalaparta ( or ) is a specialized Basque music device of wood or stone. In some regions of the Basque Country, (with ) means "racket", while in others (in Navarre) has been attested as meaning the trot of the horse, a sense closely relat ...
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Manickam Yogeswaran Maanikkam Yogeswaran is a Sri Lankan Tamil musician and exponent of Carnatic music. He was born 1959 in Meesalai, Sri Lanka, where he attended Jaffna Hindu College before moving to London. He currently lives in Berlin and is co-artistic director ...
*Esther Bertram *Peace4Paradise *
Angelique Kidjo Angelique or Angélique may refer to: * Angélique (given name), a French feminine name Arts and entertainment Music * Angélique (instrument), a string instrument of the lute family * ''Angélique'', a 1927 opéra bouffe by Jacques Ibert * A ...
Producer for Sire, Wea, Teldec, Metronome, Virgin, Jaro, Narada, Exil, and Nuevos Medios.


Discography

*2018 Real Ax Band - ''Just Vibrations - Live At The Quartier Latin Berlin'' / Germany drums, percussion, composer, producer *2008
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''The Tangier Sessions'' / Morocco-Germany-Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *2007 Esther Bertram - ''Alchemy Of The Heart'' / Australia - Germany - UK drums, percussion, composer, producer *2007
Spooky Tooth Spooky Tooth was a rock band originally formed in Carlisle, England, in 1967. The band was principally active between 1967 and 1974, and re-formed several times in later years. History Prior to Spooky Tooth, four of the band's five founding ...
- ''Nomad Poets'' / Germany - US - UK Live Recording *2006 Beat'n Blow - ''The Sound Of Blasmusik'' / Berlin - Germany percussion, producer *2006
Vange Milliet Vange is a village in the Borough of Basildon in Essex, England. The village was first recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as having a population of 27. The London Road (B1464) is the main road through Vange and used to be part of the A13 un ...
- ''Tudo Em Mim Anda a Mil'' / Brazil drums, percussion, producer *2005 Hotlips - ''Never Never Land'' / Europe drums, percussion, composer, producer *2005 Tomas San Miguel - ''Dan Txa'' / Spain drums, percussion, producer *2004 Manickam Yogeswaran - ''Peace for Paradise'' / Worldwide drums, perc, keyboards, composer, producer *2004 Rosanna & Zelia - ''ÁGUAS-IGUAIS'' / Germany - Brasil percussion *2004 Pili Pili - ''Post Scriptum'' / Europe drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *2003 Esther Bertram - ''Urban Angel'' / Australia - Germany - UK percussion, composer, producer *2002
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''A New Worldbeat Odyssey'' / Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *2001
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''2001: A Worldbeat Odyssey'' / Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *2000 Arabian Nights - ''Mil e Uma Noites'' Som Livre / Brasil musician, producer *2000 The Real Happy Singers - ''Walk Softly Like A Cat'' / South Africa producer *2000 Daniel Balavoine and Stefan Eicher - ''Hommage'' / France drums, programming *1999 Pili Pili - ''Love Letter'' featuring the Phikelela Sakhula Zulu Choir / Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1999
Gary Wright Gary Malcolm Wright (April 26, 1943 – September 4, 2023) was an American musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs " Dream Weaver" and " Love Is Alive". Wright's breakthrough album, '' The Dream Weaver'' (1975), came after he h ...
- ''Human Love'' / US drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1998
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''Live in Europe'' featuring Charlie Mariano / Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1998 Tomas San Miguel y Txalaparta - ''Ten'' / Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1997
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''Instinctive Traveler'' featuring Bajka / Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1996 Thomas Kessler - ''On Earth'' / Germany drums, percussion, composer *1996 Manickam Yogeswaran - ''Tamil Classics'' / India. producer *1996
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
''Mixed Up Jungle'' with Sven Väth, Apacho, Rhythm Ace / Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1995 Pili Pili - ''Dance Jazz Live 1995'' / Germany, Europe drums, percussion *1995 Dr.Raghavendra & KCP - ''Shiva Ganga''/ US, India producer *1994 Pili Pili ''Boogaloo'' featuring Angelique Kidjo / Benin – Netherlands drums, producer *1994
Gary Wright Gary Malcolm Wright (April 26, 1943 – September 4, 2023) was an American musician and composer best known for his 1976 hit songs " Dream Weaver" and " Love Is Alive". Wright's breakthrough album, '' The Dream Weaver'' (1975), came after he h ...
with
George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Culture ...
- ''First Sign of Life'' / US drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1993 Raphael - ''The Calling'' / US / Maui / Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1992
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''The Jungle Book'' / Germany / India drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1990 Wild Orchid - Soundtrack WEA drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1989
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''Out of This World'' Spain / Morocco-Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1988
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''Live In New York'' / US drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1987 Pili Pili - ''Be In Two Minds'' featuring Angelique Kidjo / Netherlands / France / Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1986
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
''Life At The Pyramids'' / France / Spain / Morocco drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1986 Pili Pili ''Jacko-Jacko'', featuring Angelique Kidjo / Netherlands / Nigeria / Benin drums, percussion, keyboards, composer *1985
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''Arab Shadows'' / Morocco - Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1984 Pilot Pirx and
Dieter Meier Dieter Meier (born 4 March 1945) is a Swiss musician, conceptual artist and entrepreneur. He is the frontman of the electronic music group Yello, which was co-founded (with ex-member Carlos Perón) by music producer Boris Blank (musician), Boris ...
(Yellow) - ''Bungalow'', ''Bungalow - Exzess Im Bungalow'' / Germany drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1984 Flucht nach Vorne - ''O Cubano'' / Germany percussion, producer *1983
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''Sahara Elektrik'' / Morocco - Germany drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer *1983
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
- ''Germanistan Tour '' / Europe / India *1982 1. Futurologischer Congress ''Wer Spricht?'' / Germany drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer and founder *1982
Dissidenten Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with Middle Eastern, African and Indian musicians. In a 1988 article for ''The New York Times'', music critic Stephen Holden acknowledged the band as being among the leaders of wha ...
''Germanistan'' / Germany / India drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer and founder *1978 Missus Beastly and the Real Ax Band at the ''Umsonst & Draussen'' Festival / Germany drums, percussion, keyboards, composer *1976 ( rereleased 2000) Real Ax Band - ''Move Your Ass In Time'' / UK - Germany - Ghana drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer


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