Saragossa Band

The Saragossa Band is a pop band from Munich. Between the late 1970s and the mid-1980s the band was one of the most popular party-bands in Germany.[1]

Saragossa Band
The Saragossa Band in Concert (2002)
Background information
OriginMunich, Germany
GenresPop music
Years activeMid-1970s-present
Websitewww.saragossaband.de
Members
  • Harry Karrer
  • Gudrun Overhoff-Poppinga
  • Gitty Fischer
  • Andy Bielan
  • Markus Escher
  • Evert van der Wal
Past members
  • Helmut Schiffner
  • Alfred Rudek
  • Georg Klanthe
  • Heinrich Wiesgickl
  • Alex Diame
  • Thomas Brandner
  • Pit Troja
  • Peter Brüstle
  • Angela Watkins
  • Gislene Silva
  • Wolfgang Gleixner
  • Jutta Niedhart

History
The Saragossa Band

The group became known in 1977, when it brought out the song Big Bamboo, which is song in the Caribbean Papiamentu dialect. Rasta Man and Zabadak followed, two songs with relatively little text, after all, made it into the Top Ten of the German charts. The following titles Ginger Red, Agadou, Aiko Aiko managed no top 10 finishes.

Agadou is the title with the greatest long-term effect and is still by far the most played song of the group. To date, the title is popular especially in beach bars and nightclubs. In recent years, there has been a spate of cover versions of this title (including Hot Banditoz, DD Company, La Boom, Black Lace or Proty Disco Kids). This trend has now calmed down because all of these cover versions flopped and party DJs instead returned to the version that the Saragossa Band plays.

The Saragossa Band music blends elements of pop with calypso and samba. It attained the distinction of being the only German band to complete a highly successful South Pacific tour.

Personnel

Current members

Past members
  • Helmut Schiffner (1977 to 1981), keyboards
  • Alfred Rudek, (1977 to 2003), guitar, lyricist
  • Georg Klanthe, (1977 until 1993), Bass
  • Heinrich Wiesgickl, (1977 to 1992 † 1997 43 years), drums
  • Alex Diame, (1977 to 1979), drums
  • Thomas Brandner, (1977-1980), drums
  • Pit Troja, (1980 to 1982), drums
  • Peter Brüstle, (from 1992 to 1995), drums
  • Angela Watkins, (1982 to 1992), vocals
  • Gislene Silva because Sossa, (1992 to 1995), vocals
  • Wolfgang Gleixner, (1993 to 2004), electric bass
  • Jutta Niedhardt, (1995 to 2004), vocals

Discography

Albums
Year Title Peak position[2][3]
DE AT
1981 Za Za Zabadak 3

11
1982 Das neue große Za Za Zabadak 14
20
1982 Das super Za-Za-Zabadak
(Compilation album re-released 1987		 20
—
More albums
  • 1979: Saragossa Band
  • 1980: Matchless
  • 1982: Das totale Za Za Zabadak
  • 1983: Have a Good Time
  • 1984: The Greatest Hits
  • 1991: Party with Saragossa Band
  • 1993: The Party Mix
  • 1993: Coconut Groove
  • 1997: Big Bamboo
  • 2002: Welcome to the Party
  • 2002: Party Box (3 CDs)
  • 2007: Cool Night

Compilations
  • 1981: Agadou
  • 1986: Die Superparty - Dance with the Saragossa Band
  • 1995: The Best of Saragossa Band
  • 1995: Happy Party
  • 2001: It’s Party Time
  • 2005: World of…
  • 2007: Happy Birthday! (30 Jahre) (3 CDs)
  • 2007: Best of the Saragossa Band (2 CDs)

Singles
Year Title Chartposition[2][3]
DE AT
1977 "Big Bamboo (Ay Ay Ay)" 40
—
1979 "Rasta Man" 9
2
1979 "Zabadak" 6
8
1980 "Ginger Red" 28
—
1980 "Pas pleurer (Please No More Crying)" 43
19
1981 "Agadou" 14
5
1981 "Aiko Aiko" 37
15
1982 "Dance with the Saragossa Band" 23
—
1982 "Mañana" 58
—
2004 "Rastaman"
(DJ The Wave feat. Saragossa Band		 — 16
More Singles
  • 1977: "Disco Boogie Boogie"
  • 1978: "Malaika"
  • 1983: "Wigwam"
  • 1983: "I Know, I Know"
  • 1984: "Buona sera (I Take My Chance Tonight)"
  • 1984: "Moonlight and Dancing"
  • 1985: "That’s What We Like"
  • 1990: "Saragossa Band Medley"
  • 1992: "Rain & Sun"
  • 1993: "Coconut Medley"
  • 1993: "Rasta Man (Remake ’93)"
  • 1997: "Der Zabadak Hit Mix"
  • 1999: "Rumours (El venao)"

References
  1. "Saragossa Band - Cool Night - New Album 2007". http://www.downduck.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  2. Chartquellen: Singles Alben
  3. Gold-/Platin-Datenbank DE Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
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