De fofftig Penns explained

De fofftig Penns
Origin:Bremen, Germany
Genre:Hip hop, electro
Years Active:2009–2018
Current Members:
  • Riemelmeester Malde
  • Kommodige Jaykopp
  • Plietsche Torbän
  • Simoin

De fofftig Penns (Standard German: Die fünfzig Pfennige; English: The Fifty Pennies) was a German hip-hop and electro band. Unusually, their lyrics are exclusively in Low German, a minority Germanic language of northern Germany and the eastern Netherlands.

History

De fofftig Penns was founded in 2003, purely for fun, by three schoolfriends from, a district of the port city of Bremen in north-west Germany. They were Malte Battefeld ("Riemelmeester Malde"), Jakob Köhler ("Kommodige Jaykopp") and Torben Otten ("Plietsche Torbän"). Until near the end of their schooldays, they knew hardly any Low German at all.[1] They chose the name as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to American rapper 50 Cent; their first song was a parody of his song "P.I.M.P.". They were attracted by the idea of performing in a modern musical genre using a dialect most often associated with their grandparents' generation.[2] Jaykopp has said that their first song was not free of linguistic mistakes, but that after a while they all learned to speak good Low German. His grandmother was delighted that they had learned how to chat with their grandparents in their native tongue. Torbän's grandmother has even attended one of the band's more recent concerts; but left rapidly, because it was too loud. The band broke up after its members graduated from school, but reformed in 2007.[3]

They began to perform live in 2009, as a supporting act for other bands in northern Germany. In October 2009, they competed as the representatives for Low German at Liet International, a music competition for the regional and minority languages of Europe, where they placed eighth but attracted favourable critical attention.[4] [5]

In early 2010, they began to tour as a headline act. In August and September 2010, they performed live at seven schools in northern Germany, on the invitation of the .[6] Jaykopp said that the band had to get out of bed at the same time as the schoolkids so that they could carry out soundchecks at 8 AM - but that when they saw the kids dancing on tables at 10 AM, they knew that the kids were now awake.

The band represented the German state of Bremen in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2013 with their song "Löppt" (English: "It Works"), where they placed seventh.[7] [8]

For inspiration, they largely rely on songs by better-known musicians; such as, Egotronic, Mediengruppe Telekommander, Saalschutz and . Their 2016 song "An de Nordseeküste" is a version of the 1985 song "An der Nordseeküste" by - with backing vocals in Low German by the original performers.[9]

The band disbanded in late 2018 following a farewell tour.

Awards

Personnel

Partial discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Platt is dat Watt, dat kanst' nakieken . . Frauke . Lüpke-Narberhaus . German . 19 December 2010 . 5 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Rap up Platt . . German . 26 October 2009 . 5 August 2017.
  3. News: Back in town . Ilka . Kreutzträger . . German . 20 April 2010 . 6 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Strange sounds at minority languages song contest . Simon . Hooper . . 3 November 2009 . 10 August 2017.
  5. News: Liet International: festival van festivals . . 28 September 2009 . Dutch . 10 August 2017 . 13 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813111417/http://www.frieschdagblad.nl/index.asp?artID=47244 . dead .
  6. Web site: Tournee der plattdeutschen Band 'De Fofftig Penns' durch niedersächsische Schulen . . German . 26 August 2010 . 5 August 2017 . bot: unknown . https://archive.today/20101216232055/http://www.landesschulbehoerde-niedersachsen.de/pressemitteilungen/tournee-der-plattdeutschen-band-de-fofftig-penns-durch-niedersaechsische-schulen . 16 December 2010 .
  7. Bundesvision Song Contest 2013: Gewinner ist Bosse . . Anna-Lena . 5 June 2013 . German . 10 August 2017.
  8. Web site: De fofftig Penns Einen HANS für Dialektro? . Annette . magistrix.de . 8 November 2013 . German . 12 August 2017.
  9. Web site: De fofftig Penns und Klaus und Klaus: "Die Nordseeküste auf Platt und in fetzig" . 11 November 2016 . German . 13 August 2017 . 13 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813120005/https://www.nordbuzz.de/lifestyle/musik/fofftig-penns-und-klaus-und-klaus-neue-single-an-de-noordseekueste-6964529.html . dead .
  10. News: Ein bisschen wie der Papst . Andreas . Schnell . 20 January 2012 . . German . 5 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Von Soul über Hip Hop bis Platt: NDR 1 Welle Nord und das "Schleswig-Holstein Magazin" auf der Kieler Woche . . German . 13 August 2017.
  12. Web site: De Fofftig Penns: Auch Kleingeld sorgt dafür dass es "Löppt" . magistrix.de . Annette . 26 August 2013 . German . 13 August 2017.
  13. Web site: 5 Jahre HANS – der Hamburger Musikpreis 2013 . hamburg-highlights.info . 27 November 2013 . German . 10 August 2017.
  14. Web site: Hamburger Musikpreis feiert fünfjähriges Bestehen von "Inas Nacht" bis DJ Koze . musik-schlagzeile.de . Romy . Nitz . German . 27 November 2013 . 12 August 2017 . 13 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813110947/https://www.musik-schlagzeile.de/9780-hamburger-musikpreis-feiert-fuenfjaehriges-bestehen-von-inas-nacht-bis-dj-koze.html . dead .
  15. Web site: Hamburger Musikpreis HANS 2013: Bosse, Johannes Oerding, Cäthe nominiert . . German . 13 August 2017 .
  16. Web site: De fofftig Penns . . German . 5 August 2017.
  17. The tune at the beginning is the folk song "The Wild Rover".

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