Apr 15, 2021
John Paul Kleiner and Dr Ed Larkey return to Radio GDR/The East
Germany Podcast for part 3 in our series on East German Pop
Music.
In 1971, East German leader Ulbricht is out and is replaced
by Erich Honecker Our experts discuss how music listening in East
Germany evolved and changed in the 1970s including The Red Woodstock
Festival of Political Song. Ed Larkey attended the festival and
shares his observations with us. Includes clips of some of
the music tracks mentioned. Check show notes for the full Spotify
playlist.