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| '''Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft''' or '''D.A.F.''' is an influential [[German band]] from [[Düsseldorf]], formed in 1978 featuring [[Gabi Delgado-López|Gabriel "Gabi" Delgado-López]] (vocals), [[Robert Görl]] (drums, percussion, electronic instruments), [[Kurt Dahlke|Kurt "Pyrolator" Dahlke]] (electronic instruments), Michael Kemner (bass-guitar) and Wolfgang Spelmans (guitar). Kurt Dahlke was replaced by [[Chrislo Haas]] (electronic instruments, bass guitar, saxophone) in 1979. Since 1981, the band has consisted of Delgado-López and Görl. Gabi Delgado-Lopez died on March 22, 2020 aged 61. | '''Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft''' or '''D.A.F.''' is an influential [[German band]] from [[Düsseldorf]], formed in 1978 featuring [[Gabi Delgado-López|Gabriel "Gabi" Delgado-López]] (vocals), [[Robert Görl]] (drums, percussion, electronic instruments), [[Kurt Dahlke|Kurt "Pyrolator" Dahlke]] (electronic instruments), Michael Kemner (bass-guitar) and Wolfgang Spelmans (guitar). Kurt Dahlke was replaced by [[Chrislo Haas]] (electronic instruments, bass guitar, saxophone) in 1979. Since 1981, the band has consisted of Delgado-López and Görl. Gabi Delgado-Lopez died on March 22, 2020 aged 61. | ||
| - | In interviews they claimed not to target anything or anyone specific while writing lyrics to be taken as a parody of words and phrases floating around in the public media. "Sato-Sato" and "[[Der Mussolini]]" are both examples of songs written around Delgado-López's fascination with the sound of a particular word. A few months before the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], D.A.F. released "The Sheriff (An Anti-American Song)". | + | The band is known for songs such as "[[Der Mussolini]]", a composition from the album ''[[Alles ist gut]]'' (Everything is fine) which also spawned . |
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| - | The album ''[[Alles ist gut]]'' (Everything is fine) received the German "[[Deutscher Schallplattenpreis|Schallplattenpreis]]" award by the "Deutsche Phono-Akademie", an association of the German recording industry. | + | |
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Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft or D.A.F. is an influential German band from Düsseldorf, formed in 1978 featuring Gabriel "Gabi" Delgado-López (vocals), Robert Görl (drums, percussion, electronic instruments), Kurt "Pyrolator" Dahlke (electronic instruments), Michael Kemner (bass-guitar) and Wolfgang Spelmans (guitar). Kurt Dahlke was replaced by Chrislo Haas (electronic instruments, bass guitar, saxophone) in 1979. Since 1981, the band has consisted of Delgado-López and Görl. Gabi Delgado-Lopez died on March 22, 2020 aged 61.
The band is known for songs such as "Der Mussolini", a composition from the album Alles ist gut (Everything is fine) which also spawned .
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