Marlon Klein

Marlon Klein (born 13 December 1957) is a musician and producer in the World Music and Fusion genres. He is a co-founder of the German group Dissidenten.

Career Klein was born in Herford, West Germany. His musical career started with studies of classical percussion at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. In the late 1970s he was one of the founders of the Real Ax Band, part of the independent music distributorship Schneeball. Real Ax Band's song "Samba Mortale" became a success in Europe and in Brazilian clubs.

In 1982 Klein co-founded Dissidenten with Uve Müllrich and Friedemann Josch. Together with the American Saxplayer Charlie Mariano and the South Indian Karnataka College of Percussion they gained worldwide attention. Following this project Klein and Dissidenten focussed on North Africa, working in collaboration with Moroccan musician Lem Chaheb. This project produced the album Sahara Elektrik with the song "Fata Morgana".

Klein has collaborated as producer and musician for Pili Pili, Angelique Kidjo, Gary Wright, Sven Väth, Yello, Manickam Yogeswaran and Charlie Mariano.

In the mid-1990s, Marlon Klein was based in Los Angeles, where he produced Gary Wright's album First Signs of Life (1995), featuring a guest appearance by former Beatle George Harrison, and later Wright's album Human Love (1999).

In 2012, Klein and his bandmates of Dissidenten Uve Müllrich and Friedo Josch received the Praetorius Musikpreis Niedersachsen in the category "International Peace Music Prize", awarded by the State of Lower Saxony for the Dissidenten's decades-long work in cultural mediation and the equal blending of musical styles.

At present Klein is working with Spain's Tomas San Miguel and his group Txalaparta, performing with the Australian-Finnish singer songwriter Esther Bertram as the Bertram-Klein Duo, with Manickam Yogeswaran and guitar player Jens Fischer in the Euro-Indian trio Peace4Paradise. Together with Dissidenten, Klein is producing the new album, The Tangier Sessions, with the participation of Morocco's musical group Jil Jilala.

At present Marlon Klein is living in Ibiza and Berlin.

Main groups and projects Real Ax Band Dissidenten Kowa + Klein Karnataka College of Percussion Lem Chaheb Jil Jilala Charlie Mariano Jasper van’t Hof Pili Pili Gary Wright George Harrison Phikelela Sakhula Zulu Choir Stephan Eicher Manfred Schoof Dieter Meier Yello Sven Väth Oliver Lieb Tomas San Miguel Txalaparta Manickam Yogeswaran Esther Bertram Peace4Paradise Angélique Kidjo

Producer for Record Labels Sire Records WEA Records Teldec Metronome Records Virgin Records Jaro Records Narada Exil Nuevos Medios

Discography

Year Album Artists Region Role 2018 Just Vibrations - Live At The Quartier Latin Berlin Real Ax Band Germany drums, percussion, composer, producer 2008 The Tangier Sessions Dissidenten Morocco-Germany-Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 2007 Alchemy Of The Heart Esther Bertram Australia-Germany-UK drums, percussion, composer, producer 2007 Nomad Poets Spooky Tooth Germany-US-UK Live Recording 2006 The Sound Of Blasmusik Beat'n Blow Berlin-Germany percussion, producer 2006 Tudo Em Mim Anda a Mil Vange Milliet Brazil drums, percussion, producer 2005 Never Never Land Hotlips Europe drums, percussion, composer, producer 2005 Dan Txa Tomas San Miguel Spain drums, percussion, producer 2004 Peace for Paradise Manickam Yogeswaran Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 2004 ÁGUAS-IGUAIS Rosanna & Zelia Germany-Brazil percussion 2004 Post Scriptum Pili Pili Europe drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 2003 Urban Angel Esther Bertram Australia-Germany-UK percussion, composer, producer 2002 A New Worldbeat Odyssey Dissidenten Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 2001 2001: A Worldbeat Odyssey Dissidenten Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 2000 Mil e Uma Noites Arabian Nights Brazil musician, producer 2000 Walk Softly Like A Cat The Real Happy Singers South Africa producer 2000 Hommage Daniel Balavoine and Stephan Eicher France drums, programming 1999 Love Letter Pili Pili feat. Phikelela Sakhula Zulu Choir Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1999 Human Love Gary Wright US drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1998 Live in Europe Dissidenten feat. Charlie Mariano Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1998 Ten Tomas San Miguel y Txalaparta Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1997 Instinctive Traveler Dissidenten feat. Bajka Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1996 On Earth Thomas Kessler Germany drums, percussion, composer 1996 Tamil Classics Manickam Yogeswaran India producer 1996 Mixed Up Jungle Dissidenten with Sven Väth, Apacho, Rhythm Ace Worldwide drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1995 Dance Jazz Live 1995 Pili Pili Germany-Europe drums, percussion 1995 Shiva Ganga Dr. Raghavendra & KCP US-India producer 1995 First Signs of Life Gary Wright with George Harrison US drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1994 Boogaloo Pili Pili feat. Angelique Kidjo Benin-Netherlands drums, producer 1993 The Calling Raphael US-Maui-Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1992 The Jungle Book Dissidenten Germany-India drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1990 Wild Orchid (Soundtrack) WEA — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1989 Out of This World Dissidenten Spain-Morocco drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1988 Live In New York Dissidenten US drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1987 Be In Two Minds Pili Pili feat. Angelique Kidjo Netherlands-France-Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1986 Life At The Pyramids Dissidenten France-Spain-Morocco drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1986 Jacko-Jacko Pili Pili feat. Angelique Kidjo Netherlands-Nigeria-Benin drums, percussion, keyboards, composer 1985 Arab Shadows Dissidenten Morocco-Spain drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1984 Bungalow / Bungalow - Exzess Im Bungalow Pilot Pirx and Dieter Meier (Yello) Germany drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1984 O Cubano Flucht nach Vorne Germany percussion, producer 1983 Sahara Elektrik Dissidenten Morocco-Germany drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1983 Germanistan Tour Dissidenten Europe-India drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer 1982 Wer Spricht? 1. Futurologischer Congress Germany drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer, founder 1982 Germanistan Dissidenten Germany-India drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer, founder 1978 Umsonst und draußen (Festival) Missus Beastly and the Real Ax Band Germany drums, percussion, keyboards, composer 1976 Move Your Ass In Time (rereleased 2000) Real Ax Band UK-Germany-Ghana drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer