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BAP (German pronunciation: [bap]) is a German rock band. With eleven albums reaching the number one in the German record charts, BAP is one of the most successful rock acts in their home country.

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BAP
BAP in 2018
Background information
Origin	Cologne, Germany
Genres	Rock
Years active	1976–present
Labels	EMI, Capitol
Members	Wolfgang Niedecken Werner Kopal Michael Nass
Past members	See below
Website	bap.de

Nearly all of BAP's lyrics are written in Kölsch, the dialect of Cologne, or more precisely in a Kölsch-influenced derivation of Eifelplatt, a regional variant of the Ripuarian language spoken in the nearby rural Eifel. Niedecken's most prominent musical influences, especially early in his career, were Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Wolfgang Ambros.

History

The group was founded in 1976 under the name Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP in Cologne by Wolfgang Niedecken and Hans Heres. In 1981, they released their most famous song "Verdamp lang her" (Damn long time ago), in which Niedecken describes regrets he has about his relationship with his then recently deceased father. The band's name "BAP" derived from "BAPP", both, a play-on-words on the Kölsch word "Papp" (related to the German word dad), but pronounced differently, and Niedecken's then-nickname.

Niedecken translated a collection of Bob Dylan's lyrics to German for his 1995 solo album Leopardefell.[1]

Band members

Current members

(Information valid for 2018)

• Wolfgang Niedecken – singer (1976–present)
• Werner Kopal – bass (1996–present)
• Michael Nass – keyboards (1999–present)
• Ulrich Rode – guitar (2014–present)
• Rhani Krija [de] – percussion (2014–present)
• Sönke Reich – drums (2014–present)
• Anne de Wolff [de] – violin (2014–present)

Former members

• "Afro" Bauermann – percussion (1976–1977)
• Rainer Gulich – saxophone (1976–1977)
• Hans Heres – guitar (1976–1980)
• Klaus Hogrefe – bass (1976–1978)
• Wolfgang Boecker – drums (1976–1983)
• Manfred Boecker – percussion (1976–1995)
• Wolfgang Klever – bass (1978–1980)
• Bernd Odenthal – keyboards (1978–1980)
• Fritz Kullmann – saxophone (1980)
• "Steve Borg" (Stephan Kriegeskorte) – bass (1980–1995)
• Klaus Heuser – guitar (1980–1999)
• Hans Wollrath – sounds (1980–1999)
• Alexander Büchel – keyboards (1981–1999)
• Jan Dix – drums (1983–1985)
• Pete King – drums (1986)
• Jürgen Zöller [de] – drums (1987–2014)
• Mario Argandoña [es] – percussion (1996–1997)
• Jens Streifling [de] – saxophone (1996–2002)
• Sheryl Hackett [de] – percussion (1999–2003)
• Helmut Krumminga [de] – guitar (1999–2014)

Albums

Singles

Related projects

• 1983: Book BAP övver BAP [BAP about BAP]
• 1987: Album Schlagzeiten [Hit times] (Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album)
• 1989: Book BAP övver China (about their Chinese tour)
• 1992: Album Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander [Get up and speak out] (various bands from Cologne, live concert against racism and neo-fascism)
• 1995: Album Leopardefell [Leopard's skin] Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album with translated Dylan lyrics)
• 2002: Film Vill passiert [A lot has happened] (film by Wim Wenders about BAP)
• 2011: Book Für 'ne Moment [For a moment] (autobiography by Wolfgang Niedecken & Oliver Kobold)

Literature

• Niedecken, Wolfgang: Immer weiter/BAP-Logbücher 2000–2004. Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln 2004, ISBN 3-462-03560-6.
• Kobold, Oliver (ed.): BAP Die Songs 1976–2006 (Textsammlung), Verlag Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-455-09551-8.
• Kobold, Oliver (ed.): BAP Neue Songs 2007–2011 (Textsammlung), Verlag Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-455-40351-0.
• Niedecken, Wolfgang, Kobold, Oliver: Für 'ne Moment. Autobiographie. Hoffmann & Campe, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-455-30699-6.
• Niedecken, Wolfgang, Kobold, Oliver: Zugabe – Die Geschichte einer Rückkehr. Autobiographie. Hoffmann & Campe, Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-455-50302-9.

See also

• Birlikte – Zusammenstehen (parts of the performance at the festival are published on Niedeckens BAP: Das Märchen vom gezogenen Stecker – live [de]

References

External links

• Official website
• "Rockpalast" concert, Markthalle, Hamburg, 28 November 1981 [2:27:41]
• Concert, Festhalle, Frankfurt am Main, 23 November 1984 [1:13:39]
• "Clubtour" concert, Batschkapp, Frankfurt am Main, 21 February 1991 [2:57:00]
• "ZDF@Bauhaus #61" unplugged concert, Bauhaus, Dessau, 15 October 2014 [1:02:22]

На других языках

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[de] BAP

BAP ist eine Kölschrockband um den Frontmann Wolfgang Niedecken und eine der erfolgreichsten deutschsprachigen Rockbands.

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- [en] BAP (German band)

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[es] BAP (banda alemana)

BAP es una banda alemana de rock, formada en 1976 en Colonia. Liderada por el cantante y compositor Wolfgang Niedecken, es considerada una de las bandas de rock más exitosas de Alemania, 11 de sus 23 álbumes han alcanzado el número 1 de ventas. Desde sus comienzos se caracterizaron por escribir sus letras en Idioma kölsch,[1] un dialecto del alemán que se habla en la ciudad de Colonia y sus alrededores. Fuertemente influidos en sus primeros años por artistas como Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones y Wolfgang Ambros, tras la salida de varios de sus miembros fundadores, la banda pasó a llamarse Niedecken BAP.

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