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Colognian-German-dialect rock music group (formed 1976)

BAP
BAP in 2018
Background information
Origin	Cologne, Germany
Genres	Rock
Years active	1976–present
Labels	EMI, Capitol
Members	Wolfgang NiedeckenWerner KopalMichael NassAnne de Wolff [de]Ulrich RodeSönke ReichAxel MüllerF. Johannes GoltzBenny Brown [de]
Past members	See below
Website	bap.de

BAP (German pronunciation: [bap]) is a German rock band. With thirteen albums reaching the number one in the German record charts, BAP is one of the most successful rock acts in their home country.

Nearly all of BAP's lyrics are written in Kölsch, the dialect of Cologne, or more precisely in a Kölsch-influenced derivation of Eifelplatt, a regional variant of the Ripuarian language spoken in the nearby rural Eifel. Niedecken's most prominent musical influences, especially early in his career, were Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones and Wolfgang Ambros.

Wolfgang Niedecken, 1984

BAP in Aachen, 1980

The group was founded in 1976 under the name _Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP in Cologne by Wolfgang Niedecken and Hans Heres. In 1981, they released their most famous song "Verdamp lang her" (Damn long time ago), in which Niedecken describes regrets he has about his relationship with his then recently deceased father. The band's name "BAP" derived from "BAPP", both, a play-on-words on the Kölsch word "Papp" (related to the German word dad), but pronounced differently, and Niedecken's then-nickname.

Niedecken translated a collection of Bob Dylan's lyrics to German for his 1995 solo album Leopardefell.[1]

Zelt-Musik-Festival 2016 in Freiburg, Germany

(Information valid for 2024)

• Wolfgang "Maître" Niedecken – singer (1976–present)

• Werner Kopal – bass (1996–present)

• Michael Nass – keyboards (1999–present)

• Ulrich "Uli" Rode – guitar (2014–present)

• Sönke Reich – drums (2014–present)

• Anne de Wolff [de] – violin, viola, cello, percussion, guitar, trombone (2014–present, as guest 2006–2014)

• Axel Müller – saxophone, guitar, duduk, flutes (2018–present)

• Franz Johannes Goltz – trombone (2018–present)

• Benjamin "Benny" Brown [de] – trumpet, flügelhorn (2022–present)

• "Afro" Bauermann – percussion (1976–1977)

• Rainer "Saxello" Gulich – saxophone (1976–1977)

• Hans "Honçe" Heres – guitar (1976–1980)

• Klaus Hogrefe – bass (1976–1978)

• Wolfgang "Wolli" Boecker – drums (1976–1983)

• Manfred "Schmal" Boecker – percussion (1976–1995)

• Wolfgang "Gröön" Klever – bass (1978–1980)

• Bernd Odenthal – keyboards (1978–1980)

• Fritz Kullmann – saxophone (1980)

• "Steve Borg" (Stephan Kriegeskorte) – bass (1980–1995)

• Klaus "Major" Heuser – guitar (1980–1999)

• Hans "Fonz" Wollrath – sounds (1980–1999)

• Alexander (Axel) "Tschaikägo" "Effendi" Büchel – keyboards (1981–1999)

• Jan Dix – drums (1983–1985)

• Pete King – drums (1986)

• Jürgen Zöller [de] – drums (1987–2014)

• Mario Argandoña [es] – percussion (1996–1997)

• Jens Streifling [de] – saxophone (1996–2002)

• Sheryl Hackett [de] – percussion (1999–2003)

• Helmut Krumminga [de] – guitar (1999–2014)

• Rhani Krija [de] – percussion (2014–2016, as guest 2008–2014)

• Christoph Moschberger [de] – trumpet (2018–2022)

• 1979: _Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP rockt andere kölsche Leeder [de] [Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP rocks different Colognian songs]

• 1980: _Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP: Affjetaut [de] [Defrosted]

• 1981: _Für usszeschnigge! [de] [For cutout]

• 1982: _Vun drinne noh drusse [de] [From the inside to the outside]

• 1983: _Live – bess demnähx... [de] [Live – So long...]

• 1984: _Zwesche Salzjebäck un Bier [de] [Between pretzels and beer]

• 1985: _Kristallnacht [Crystal night] (UK Sampler)

• 1986: _Ahl Männer, aalglatt [de] [Old slick men]

• 1988: _Da Capo [de]

• 1990: _X für 'e U [de] [Putting something over on someone]

• 1991: _...affrocke!! [de] (Live) [Rocking...]

• 1993: _Pik Sibbe [de] [Seven of Spades]

• 1995: _Wahnsinn – Die Hits von 79–95 [Frenzy – The hits of 1979–1995]

• 1996: _Amerika [de] [America]

• 1999: Comics & Pin-Ups [de]

• 1999: _Tonfilm [de] [Talking movie]

• 2001: _Aff un zo [de] [Every now and then]

• 2002: _Övverall [de] (Live) [Everywhere]

• 2004: _Sonx [de] [Songs]

• 2005: _Dreimal zehn Jahre [de] [Thrice ten years]

• 2008: _Radio Pandora [de] (plugged + unplugged)

• 2009: _Live und in Farbe [de] (Live) [Live and in color]

• 2011: _Halv su wild [de] [No big deal; literally: Half as wild]

• 2011: _Volles Programm [de] (Live) [Full programme]

• 2014: _Niedeckens BAP: Das Märchen vom gezogenen Stecker – live [de] [The tale of the unplugged plug]

• 2016: _Niedeckens BAP: Lebenslänglich [de] [Lifelong]

• 2016: _Die beliebtesten Lieder 1976–2016 [The most popular songs 1976–2016]

• 2016: _Niedeckens BAP: Lebenslänglich im Heimathafen Neukölln [Lifelong at Heimathafen Neukölln [de]]

• 2018: _Niedeckens BAP: Live und deutlich [Live and pronounced]

• 2020: _Niedeckens BAP: Alles fließt [de] [Everything flows]

• 2024: _Niedeckens BAP: Zeitreise / Live im Sartory [Time travel / Live at the Sartory]

• 1980: "_Chauvi Rock" [Chauvinist rock] / "_Wahnsinn" [Frenzy]

• 1981: "_Jupp" [Joe] / "_Frau, ich freu mich" [Woman, I'm glad]

• 1981: "_Verdamp lang her" [Damn long time ago] / "_Waschsalon" [Laundromat café]

• 1982: "_Kristallnaach" [Kristallnacht] / "_Wellenreiter" [Fashion surfer]

• 1982: "_Do kanns zaubre" [You can charm; literally: You can do the magic]

• 1983: "_Nemm mich met" [Take me with you] / "_Ahn' ner Leitplank" [Alongside a guardrail]

• 1984: "_Drei Wünsch frei" [Three wishes free] / "_Sendeschluss" [Sign-off]

• 1984: "_Alexandra, nit nur do" [Alexandra, not only you] / "_Zofall un e janz klei bessje Glöck" [By accident with a little bit of luck]

• 1985: "_Bunte Trümmer" [Coloured ruins] / "_Lisa"

• 1986: "_Endlich allein" [Alone at last] / "_Almanya" [Almanya = Germany in Turkish]

• 1986: "Time Is Cash, Time Is Money" / "_Vun mir uss Kitsch (live)" [Sob stuff, if you want (live)]

• 1988: "_Fortsetzung folgt" [To be continued] / "_Sandino"

• 1988: "_Saison der Container" [Container season]

• 1988: "_Dat däät joot" [This felt good] / "_Op dä Deckel vum Clown" [Taking it on the clown's credit]

• 1989: "_Shanghai" / "_Rääts un links vum Bahndamm" [To the right and left of the railway embankment]

• 1990: "_Alles em Lot" [Everything's alright] / "_Domohls" [Back then]

• 1991: "_Vis à Vis" [Face to face] / "_Griefbar noh" [In close reach]

• 1991: "_Sie määt süchtig" [She's addictive] / "Happy End"

• 1991: "_Verdamp lang her (Live)" [Damn long time ago] / "_Ne schöne Jrooß (Live)" [Best regards (Live)]

• 1993: "_Widderlich" [Disgusting] / "_Blonde Mohikaner" [Blond Mohikans]

• 1993: "_Wie die Sichel vum Mohnd" [Like the moon's crescent]

• 1993: "_Paar Daach fröher" [A few days earlier]

• 1995: "_Ich danz met dir" [I dance with you]

• 1996: "_Lass se doch reden" [Let them talk]

• 1996: "_Nix wie bessher" [Nothing as it was before]

• 1996: "_Weihnachtnaach (feat. Nina Hagen)" [Christmas night] (This is a German-language version of Fairytale of New York by The Pogues)

• 1998: "_Lena"

• 1999: "_Ahnunfürsich" [In and of itself]

• 1999: "_Rita"

• 1999: "Mayday"

• 2000: "_FC, jeff Jas! (Aufstiegsversion)" [FC, step on it! (Promotion version)]

• 2001: "_Aff un zo" [Every now and then]

• 2001: "Shoeshine"

• 2002: "_Schluss, aus, okay" [End, over, okay]

• 2003: "_FC, jeff Jas! (Die dritte Version)" [FC, step on it! (the third version)]

• 2004: "_Wann immer du nit wiggerweiss" [Whenever you don't know what to do]

• 2004: "_Für Maria" [For Maria]

• 2005: "_Frau, ich freu mich" [Woman, I'm glad]

• 2006: "_Verdamp lang her (Die verdammt lange Single)" [A damn long time ago (The damn long single)]

• 2006: "Time Is Cash, Time Is Money (feat. Culcha Candela)"

• 2008: "_Morje fröh doheim" [Home tomorrow morning]

• 2011: "_Halv su wild" [No big deal; literally: Half as wild]

• 2012: "_All die Augenblicke [feat. Clueso]" [All the moments]

• 1983: Book _BAP övver BAP [BAP about BAP]

• 1987: Album _Schlagzeiten [Hit times] (Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album)

• 1989: Book _BAP övver China (about their Chinese tour)

• 1992: Album _Arsch huh, Zäng ussenander [Get up and speak out; literally: Ass up, teeth apart] (various bands from Cologne, live concert against racism and neo-fascism)

• 1995: Album _Leopardefell [Leopard's skin] (Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album with translated Dylan lyrics)

• 2002: Film _Vill passiert [A lot has happened] (film by Wim Wenders about BAP)

• 2011: Book _Für 'ne Moment [For a moment] (autobiography by Wolfgang Niedecken & Oliver Kobold)

• 2022: Album _Dylanreise [Dylan travel] (Wolfgang Niedecken solo-album)

• Birlikte – Zusammenstehen (parts of the performance at the festival are published on _Niedeckens BAP: Das Märchen vom gezogenen Stecker – live [de]

• [Roland "Balou" Temme](/wiki/Roland%5F%22Balou%22%5FTemme "Roland "Balou" Temme")

1. ^ Duffy, Thom (1997-05-24). "BMG Ariola Documents Dylan's Int'l Presence". International. Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 21. BMG Communications Inc. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

• Niedecken, Wolfgang (2004). Immer weiter / BAP-Logbücher 2000–2004 (in German) (1 ed.). Cologne, Germany: Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch. ISBN 3-462-03560-6.
• Kobold, Oliver, ed. (2006). BAP Die Songs 1976–2006 (Lyrics compilation) (in German) (1 ed.). Hamburg, Germany: Verlag Hoffmann und Campe. ISBN 3-455-09551-8.
• Kobold, Oliver, ed. (2011). BAP Neue Songs 2007–2011 (Lyrics compilation) (in German) (1 ed.). Hamburg, Germany: Verlag Hoffmann und Campe. ISBN 978-3-455-40351-0.
• Niedecken, Wolfgang; Kobold, Oliver (2011). Für 'ne Moment (Autobiography) (in German) (1 ed.). Hamburg, Germany: Hoffmann & Campe. ISBN 978-3-455-30699-6.
• Niedecken, Wolfgang; Kobold, Oliver (2013). Zugabe – Die Geschichte einer Rückkehr (Autobiography) (in German) (1 ed.). Hamburg, Germany: Hoffmann & Campe. ISBN 978-3-455-50302-9.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to BAP.

• Official website
• "Rockpalast" concert, Markthalle, Hamburg, 1981-11-28 [2:27:41]
• Concert, Festhalle, Frankfurt am Main, 1984-11-23 [1:13:39]
• "Clubtour" concert, Batschkapp, Frankfurt am Main, 1991-02-21 [2:57:00]
• "ZDF@Bauhaus #61" unplugged concert, Bauhaus, Dessau, 2014-10-15 [1:02:22]
• "Rockpalast" concert, Sartory, Cologne, 2023-12-09 [1:31:18] [1]