»Guiding« culture, oh, guiding culture, I don’t know what you want,
Guiding culture in Hanau, guiding culture, »We are the people«
They see lone wolves or psychos with a Colt
All I see is the life and limb of your nice Black-Red-Gold,
Oh yes you can be a good German, if you just want to
But I don’t want to, no, thanks, I’ll take a Çay and a Köfte
sings Apsilon in his song Köfte. His anti-racist lyrics are more than just musical lip service. The Moabit-based rapper has been committed to taking action against hate for years and appeared at the central remembrance event in Hanau last year. For the end of the weekend programme around the performances of AND NOW HANAU at the Gorki, he will give a joint concert with the musician Mal Élevé and singer-songwriter Mine in Studio Я. These three performers welcome you to an evening of resistance, memory and drawing strength. It’s a concert especially for those affected, relatives, protesters and other participants in the weekend programming. From Mal Élevé’s song No Pasarán: »Not a single step further, we sound the alarm, fight fascism no matter the time or the place.« And Mine says: »Every single person who takes a stand on the issue is important. If I can contribute with my art in some way, all the better.« This concert concludes a retrospective weekend which, at the same time, serves as an interim step. Because, according to the unofficial motto of the »Initiative 19. Februar Hanau«, »Remembering means fighting for change«.
