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MUSIC Guru Guru was formed in 1968 as ''The Guru Guru Groove Band'' by Mani Neumeier (drums) and Uli Trepte (bass), both related to the Free Jazz music scene and both worked with swiss female pianist Irène Schweizer . Neumeier already won several Jazz-prizes. The band was inlfuenced by Rock Music , such as Jimi Hendrix , Frank Zappa , The Who , Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd . Among the band's friends were Amon Düül , Can and Xhol Caravan , with whom Guru Guru played jam sessions. Frontman Mani Neumeier (drummer and singer) has an original style of playing drums, and is known in the european Jazz Rock -scene. He was also involved in numerous other projects, as Tiere der Nacht, The Psychedelic Monsterjam, Damo Suzuki's Network . SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Guru Guru's live performances in the late 1960es and early 1970es were ''. PUBLICITY Guru Guru released over 20 LPs, and over 500.000 copies of their records were sold (all releases together). The band played numerious live concerts, appeared in the films, radio and television. In 1976 Guru Guru was the first german band in the TV-show WDR - Rockpalast . DISCOGRAPHY
Mani Neumeier's discography: see '' Mani Neumeier '' LINKS |
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