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17 Hippies is a German world music group formed in Berlin in 1995 by Christopher Blenkinsop, Carsten Wegener, Lutz “Lüül” Ulbrich, Kristin “Kiki” Sauer, and Reinhard “Koma” Lüderitz. The band began performing publicly under the name 17 Hippies in autumn 1995, blending a unique mix of Eastern European melodies and rhythms, with French chanson and American folk music. Their first album, Rock'n'Roll 13, was released in 1997. In 1998, they performed at SXSW in Austin, Texas, marking their international debut. Subsequent albums, Wer ist das? in 1999 on Hipster Records and Ifni in 2004. The group toured extensively across Europe, North America, and Asia, with notable performances at Olympia in Paris in December 2007 and a live session for BBC Radio’s Sounds of the World.
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