Chris Karrer
German guitarist and composer (1947–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christoph Karrer (20 January 1947 – 2 January 2024) was a German guitarist and composer who also played saxophone, violin and oud. He was a pioneer of krautrock, playing and recording with his band Amon Düül II from 1969 when they released their first album Phallus Dei. He wrote film scores and played them with the band; the music for Syberberg's San Domingo earned them the Deutscher Filmpreis for film music in 1971. From the 1980s Karrer played as a soloist and with Embryo, a band that combined elements of rock and jazz with music from Africa and India.
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Born | (1947-01-20)20 January 1947 |
Died | 2 January 2024(2024-01-02) (aged 76) |
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Organizations | Amon Düül II |
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