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photo: peter baumeister |
photo: nadine allal |
photo: peter baumeister |
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george leitenberger vocals, guitar, harp |
Formidable! «««« Delicate sounds, with depth and charm Jörg Gülden ROLLING STONE |
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Pidgeonhole |
Singer / Songwriter / Film and Theatre Composer |
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Voice |
"Smoky, rough and smooth." Karen Jahn, KIELER NACHRICHTEN |
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Guitars |
Gibson J-200, Raimundo
Classical, Roeder Django, Rickenbacker |
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Music |
Chanson, Folk, Manouche,
Blues, Country and Oriental influences. |
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Languages |
German, English, French |
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Lyrics |
"Intelligent lyrics -
personal, melancolic, mysterious,
philosophical as well as socially critical
(...) George Leitenberger feeds our
senses and our thoughts with these well-crafted songs for our
ears and hearts and minds." Rainer Katlewski, FOLKER |
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Biographical |
Grew up in southern Germany and in Berlin. Lived
several years in England
and France. Worked as barkeeper, chauffeur, language and guitar teacher. Was the singer and songwriter for the Berlin-Kreuzberg-Band The Finebeckers
(H.W. Fortmann, Jochen Grünewald, Sebastian
Pietsch, Thomas Ostermeier). Composes songs as well as film and theater scores (a.o.“Wilder
Westerwald“, “Glasnost Junkies“ (Bernd Löhr), “La Fuente
Verde“ (Carla Lopez-Rubio), „L’oiseau du matin“ (Anoushka Chenevard-Sommaruga). Has been living in Geneva since 2005, with his queen
of hearts, his son and his
dog. |
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Albums |
“Café Comercial” “Stiller die Spur” “Land der Dichter” “News from Nowhere” |
German/French/English Geneva, London, Heidelberg, Köln 2010 German/French Geneva, Berllin 2007 German, Berlin 1998 English, Berlin 1996 |
George Leitenberger is member of
the artist association Usine Kugler