A pop exports special for they were devoting ourselves to one topic religion in pop music we want to know how do christianity and music go together in germany and which musicians have the christian background heres whats coming up. The band political increase that give us a musical Church Service. We take a look at religious musicians and germanys christian pop scene. And really the wreckage filled elephant. Most religious service have music the band printed on priest the show it can rock to the christian pop band got together through debased youth Church Services which are brothers and founding members youre not tom and thomas and have been organizing for the past ten years topics board went to check out one of the events. Outside cologne cathedral a Youth Church Service with a difference is in full swing the organizer and headline act is currently go into peacetime german for kings and priests to band members in three brothers thomas and you know tom in. Wasilla kids who want to music. What the church be without music. There was music in the church centuries ago with composers like bach. The church was for the best of the best. Where are they now we want to be the generation to bring new creativity because god is creative. But this isnt it fun celebrating god here in the city center. This is concert meets prayer and it has the blessing of the church the brother is a protestant but they also want to build bridges between denominations several thousand people come to their base events which they organize four times a year in various medication. His name stand up and i really believe that they live what they saying its grace. Because they get the faith across really well at the moment is not some old church thing sitting on a cold pew its because a lot of them is using was a very. Bad. One important person had to miss the event to do a guest performance for the band who are florence joy is the singer of can a good and b. Star and shes also married to thomas the bands lyrics often refer to god in the familia do form a way to make him feel closer and more accessible. It tells us and for sure and then its just nice when people who dont know about god or believe in god can still apply the songs to their own lives and kind of and i know how much it gives me such joy to sing these songs for someone and to ultimately praise god that way thing and. You know and effective able. To share. All three with finalists in a talent show now theyve released two albums and its going to go into. Pistone the single biggest is from their current album cant deny. Unfortunately the band are still waiting for the songs to hit the chocks. Here they are getting ready for the concert at cologne cathedral one hundred volunteers were there to help the ns brothers with the event its funded through to nations alone so. How do they define a successful concert. When the cathedral starts to shake you have any dont get out of here when the cathedral shakes when we get emails or Facebook Messages off the west from people saying hey you really got me thinking the large exact. Misrepresents nothing. For scientists the kingdom the power and the glory forever and ever amen. This concept lasted about two and a half hours. To. See this all. My stuff became gods. Kids. Just. Five thousand people turned up to see them perform at the audience had no excuse not to sing along since the lyrics are displayed during the show. If in of those kids youre using the church should approach young people come in theyre enthusiastic fresh and full of joy the boy theres nothing more beautiful the bustle of the business. I. The theme of this Church Service lights of hope manifested itself literally at the end of the. Current accounts pistone propose on a divine mission. My. Priest on know how to get people interested in faith thats also been pretty bleak since two thousand and three the even jellicoe free church group has been praising god at geeks Truck Services and christian Music Festivals the john wrist called praise and worship the bit biggest success so far as the song got meaning what kind of caught if you do has more than one point seven million hits on you that youre. A. Business model to someone to walk. Around to watch this and my pals National Model by. My. Own standard. Christian pop bands make christian pop music that much is clear but not all religious musicians necessary sing about religion at least not in germany and this topic spot special we want to know how much when it is there in german pop music. Headlined this event in stuttgart to mark the five hundredth anniversary of the reformation of the electro pop duo who are also a couple of stage have performed at Church Events in the past how important this christianity in their lives was a deposit you know this is the way we grew up and how we were bringing us of the souls so i think all songs transport a certain sort of friendliness start from the music im happy its important for me to have something to hold on to something to believe in but i think that faith in organized religion are two different hands that shouldnt get mixed up for me its important to have faith and i live it in my everyday life as one of us have a base. In germany religion is a private matter. May should greece he works as a radio host for commands Catholic Dome at audio station and just written a book on really. Rock and pop music. Is about wins and bought. Up votes in germany religion is a private affair for instance if you want to get statements from actors or politicians or other public figures about religion you probably wouldnt get much out of them. In other countries religion is much more part of everyday life and its also expressed in music also. Michael Patrick Kelly meanwhile is very outspoken about his face the Irish American singers twenty seventeen album ideal shot into the german top ten he currently lives in bavaria. I. He used to perform with the famous kelly family as a kid then one day hed had enough. In two thousand and four he withdrew from the limelight and lived as a monk in a French Ministry for six years there he drew inspiration from the bible hundred songs in the last brew and. He released them in twenty sixteen on a spiritual pop music album titled which is hebrew for spirit. Is a lot of people out there that have a spiritual dimension to their music but we dont go very public about it but this one expressed a chapter in my life through an art form. Whats unique about Michael Patrick kennedys album is that he produced it without the support of the major label even so made it into germanys top twenty. Kelly has enjoyed success with both secular and religious pop music. The band t. V. Lake is all about the christian faith. The musicians belong to and Evangelical Free Church community in leipsic they want to praise the lord through their songs with catching up beat pop music. Heavy metal band stocking feet are another german group rocking the christian chuen for more than twenty years the band has been proving that expressions of faith and heavy metal can go together satan doesnt get a look in here. Just give jess unger hope to his good talk to his kids about their jazz bands from the rock band and even heavy metal bands in the christian music scene. The audience is relatively small though so record sales dont go into the millions for coffee again hits and he knew you will but there are definitely fans out there who are loyal and enthusiastic toy. Guy stuff. So what makes these band so special to fans. We asked concert goers at the stuttgart reformation even if they all would us. I think in germany theres a growing trend that more people are identifying with a certain faith and want to live that thing on a spirit too early to. Kano we dont push my foot but it feels like the holy spirit is speaking through these musicians who are spreading a certain message thats really important to me as a scots irish this comes from a glass punch heres part two more overtly religious bands for most modern christians music just has to be positive and authentic. The town. That is my. Religion plays a very small role in john mainstream music the project that side started trying to change that in two thousand and four its made up of various religious drum and pop musicians including even cut off the end bands like you know brought together by the christian rock bands i lead across. Result an album in the top fifty and the top ten singer with a line or youre not alone. Since you. Cant get my. Shit thats. Going to keep. Using. The. To. Save a knight who was also involved in the track the pop sensation from on time in southwest germany was for a long time considered a role model for religious musicians but that all changed. Savior knight two has sold six million albums and won six echo music awards he turned religion infused pop into mainstream music in germany both as a sono artist and as part of the band soon among hundreds. A song called see why i dont like the scots the hell my name just names of his. Victims when i want to praise god i need to use the latest technology and the newest beats to make Cutting Edge Music boston. Music. But he also got flak for peddling conspiracy theories and writing controversial songs like to twenty seventeen track money or net and find one through and discern a man himes some said it incited violence against politicians and it sparked an uproar no jew justified himself on facebook expressing support for democracy but his days as a poster boy for religious pop were over. In twenty sixteen witan sprockets and pop academy began offering a degree in church pop music. Ditto fike is a teacher here hes a successful german music producer and a devout christian he shows students how to create music that works in a church. I like to speak with this kind of beat work in America Church that i didnt hear no way too much bass drum. And i was judas will end up in Church Communities that value pop music in everyday culture sort of spirit in general are getting older and we need new music as a vehicle to attract young people vehicle. You move the mansion indicate support. Students attending the course on piano accompany. Meant even get to sing a secular song all of me by u. S. Singer john legend. To commemorate the reformation scorpions front man chance mine in design the cover of a reissued luther bible he chose a verse about angels as its key message. Of a man of god cloud on the story when you believe in god and i do does then you often wish an angel would come along with an angel to protect you and to show you the way of the list of its like. Its something thats been known as mind for a while as is clear from his nine hundred ninety one smash hit send me an angel. That was to scorpions if iraq about angels but its not just rock and pop music that have been influenced by religion gospel repost years kilobits and shop lyrics to shout their faith one of them is philip big a bitch board went to meet the hip hop preacher in his hometown of sling and your stuff got. The labor party evinced i thought you build on this. Build up to all him gone but im sure i beat the the fire and in gave a decent man i havent been badly for years all go flying bill does you thought the theory of a good these can be good i really got me to part but im not sure but this isnt the usual gangsters and distract gospel rappers like philip gave it a k a few the elephant prefer to say their prayers in run business darvish than the lottery and. Then when people realize youre a christian they get all nervous because they think oh god he might want to missionize me whatever that means for others trying to be interesting because its something new some respond to the positive message and others simply hate it but the reactions really vary thats what makes the music so relevant i wish for thats what it was here for the levant that budget. For the past eight years fears the elephant has devoted himself to the gospel rap his biggest success so far hes come for natural a track he made with the trio couple decamping its the entrance song of european boxing champion Alexandre Jimmy trying to. A visit to a church in his hometown of eslinger in in southwest germany surprisingly the gospel rapper had nothing to do with religion until he was sixteen it was only then that he found. Another beer and if it isnt to be opposite a typical christian prayer spent with bad guitar music and hymns and we were sitting there together i joined in to be polite and then something happened that i would never have expected i started to cry ive been taught that men dont cry but i bowled my eyes out and that was the most healing thing id ever experienced to hear lift up. The experience lead to form a anarchist to study theology and become a deacon the rap. Preacher wants to spread faith hope and love to gods neighbors even village and then the. Olive flow no man no idea cotton can fall down i did mention food he got canned blue cards that candies if hes going to have a duck nor and stick like. A kid the elephant isnt the only one giving gospel music a taste of wrath he cofounded the platform a fight. Night six of the gospel rap facts across germany also present material on the surface. For mention the preservation Distribution Platform for people who connect on a personal spiritual and musical level people who are familiar and comfortable with these things and together reach out to magazines need a Media Outlets and event organizers to promote gospel rap rip off a vital. Philip does more than just make music hes a trained educator and works for the Nonprofit Organization y. M. C. A. Young mens Christian Association as the director of a youth club in essence he sees every day the role god plays in kids lives. Up the globe and. I think faith is of great significance not necessarily the church will traditions but the questions like is there a god im i wanted to do i matter i do have a purpose is there a future. These these things have always occupied people for mention of course. Theyre also at the heart of the elephant challenge his music and social work have at least one thing in common with him or an expression of love for dogs. That. Sadly all public support specialist drawing to a close but the finished off we take a look at how one man remakes traditional christian music into an International Snapshots in one thousand nine hundred the german produced a trip to two krikorian monk chanting and let in bible verses and combine them with electronic beats the singers sadness is from the music project in the which topped the charts in more than ten countries i found watching the video by for now and see you soon for more pop acts part. Do you. See. Six feet so from what. Sixth. Six. Davos. A winter paradise nestled in the swiss alps. Where the snow never seems to stop falling. Here in davos the most charming side of winter. Here moments in thirty minutes on d w. Images from an isolated country. Images from north korea any telling photographer captured fascinating shots of everyday life in a regimented society. An exclusive peek behind one of the last iron curtain its. 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