Marlon Klein

• Name — Marlon Klein

• Background — non_vocal_instrumentalist

• Born — 1957 12 13

• Origin — Herford, West Germany

• Genre — World music, fusion

• Occupation — Drummer, producer

• Years Active — 1976 to present

• Current Member Of — Dissidenten

Marlon Klein (born 13 December 1957) is a musician and producer in the World Music and Fusion genres. He is a co-founder of the German group Dissidenten.

Klein was born in Herford, West Germany. His musical career started with studies of classical percussion at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. In the late 1970s he was one of the founders of the Real Ax Band, part of the independent music distributorship Schneeball. Real Ax Band's song "Samba Mortale" became a success in Europe and in Brazilian clubs.

In 1982 Klein co-founded Dissidenten with Uve Müllrich and Friedemann Josch. Together with the American Saxplayer Charlie Mariano and the South Indian Karnataka College of Percussion they gained worldwide attention. Following this project Klein and Dissidenten focussed on North Africa, working in collaboration with Moroccan musician Lem Chaheb. This project produced the album Sahara Elektrik with the song "Fata Morgana".

Klein has collaborated as producer and musician for Pili Pili, Angelique Kidjo, Gary Wright, Sven Väth, Yello, Manickam Yogeswaran and Charlie Mariano.

In the mid-1990s, Marlon Klein was based in Los Angeles, where he produced Gary Wright's album First Signs of Life (1995), featuring a guest appearance by former Beatle George Harrison, and later Wright's album Human Love (1999).

In 2012, Klein and his bandmates of Dissidenten Uve Müllrich and Friedo Josch received the Praetorius Musikpreis Niedersachsen in the category "International Peace Music Prize", awarded by the State of Lower Saxony for the Dissidenten's decades-long work in cultural mediation and the equal blending of musical styles.

At present Klein is working with Spain's Tomas San Miguel and his group Txalaparta, performing with the Australian-Finnish singer songwriter Esther Bertram as the Bertram-Klein Duo, with Manickam Yogeswaran and guitar player Jens Fischer in the Euro-Indian trio Peace4Paradise. Together with Dissidenten, Klein is producing the new album, The Tangier Sessions, with the participation of Morocco's musical group Jil Jilala.

At present Marlon Klein is living in Ibiza and Berlin.

• Real Ax Band

• Dissidenten

• Kowa + Klein

• Karnataka College of Percussion

• Lem Chaheb

• Jil Jilala

• Charlie Mariano

• Jasper van’t Hof

• Pili Pili

• Gary Wright

• George Harrison

• Phikelela Sakhula Zulu Choir

• Stephan Eicher

• Manfred Schoof

• Dieter Meier

• Yello

• Sven Väth

• Oliver Lieb

• Tomas San Miguel

• Txalaparta

• Manickam Yogeswaran

• Esther Bertram

• Peace4Paradise

• Angélique Kidjo

• Sire Records

• WEA Records

• Teldec

• Metronome Records

• Virgin Records

• Jaro Records

• Narada

• Exil

• Nuevos Medios

• Year — Album — Artists — Region — Role

• 2018 — Just Vibrations - Live At The Quartier Latin Berlin — Real Ax Band — Germany — drums, percussion, composer, producer

• 2008 — The Tangier Sessions — Dissidenten — Morocco-Germany-Spain — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 2007 — Alchemy Of The Heart — Esther Bertram — Australia-Germany-UK — drums, percussion, composer, producer

• 2007 — Nomad Poets — Spooky Tooth — Germany-US-UK — Live Recording

• 2006 — The Sound Of Blasmusik — Beat'n Blow — Berlin-Germany — percussion, producer

• 2006 — Tudo Em Mim Anda a Mil — Vange Milliet — Brazil — drums, percussion, producer

• 2005 — Never Never Land — Hotlips — Europe — drums, percussion, composer, producer

• 2005 — Dan Txa — Tomas San Miguel — Spain — drums, percussion, producer

• 2004 — Peace for Paradise — Manickam Yogeswaran — Worldwide — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 2004 — ÁGUAS-IGUAIS — Rosanna & Zelia — Germany-Brazil — percussion

• 2004 — Post Scriptum — Pili Pili — Europe — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 2003 — Urban Angel — Esther Bertram — Australia-Germany-UK — percussion, composer, producer

• 2002 — A New Worldbeat Odyssey — Dissidenten — Worldwide — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 2001 — 2001: A Worldbeat Odyssey — Dissidenten — Worldwide — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 2000 — Mil e Uma Noites — Arabian Nights — Brazil — musician, producer

• 2000 — Walk Softly Like A Cat — The Real Happy Singers — South Africa — producer

• 2000 — Hommage — Daniel Balavoine and Stephan Eicher — France — drums, programming

• 1999 — Love Letter — Pili Pili feat. Phikelela Sakhula Zulu Choir — Worldwide — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1999 — Human Love — Gary Wright — US — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1998 — Live in Europe — Dissidenten feat. Charlie Mariano — Worldwide — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1998 — Ten — Tomas San Miguel y Txalaparta — Spain — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1997 — Instinctive Traveler — Dissidenten feat. Bajka — Worldwide — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1996 — On Earth — Thomas Kessler — Germany — drums, percussion, composer

• 1996 — Tamil Classics — Manickam Yogeswaran — India — producer

• 1996 — Mixed Up Jungle — Dissidenten with Sven Väth, Apacho, Rhythm Ace — Worldwide — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1995 — Dance Jazz Live 1995 — Pili Pili — Germany-Europe — drums, percussion

• 1995 — Shiva Ganga — Dr. Raghavendra & KCP — US-India — producer

• 1995 — First Signs of Life — Gary Wright with George Harrison — US — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1994 — Boogaloo — Pili Pili feat. Angelique Kidjo — Benin-Netherlands — drums, producer

• 1993 — The Calling — Raphael — US-Maui-Spain — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1992 — The Jungle Book — Dissidenten — Germany-India — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1990 — Wild Orchid (Soundtrack) — WEA — — — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1989 — Out of This World — Dissidenten — Spain-Morocco — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1988 — Live In New York — Dissidenten — US — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1987 — Be In Two Minds — Pili Pili feat. Angelique Kidjo — Netherlands-France-Spain — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1986 — Life At The Pyramids — Dissidenten — France-Spain-Morocco — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1986 — Jacko-Jacko — Pili Pili feat. Angelique Kidjo — Netherlands-Nigeria-Benin — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer

• 1985 — Arab Shadows — Dissidenten — Morocco-Spain — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1984 — Bungalow / Bungalow - Exzess Im Bungalow — Pilot Pirx and Dieter Meier (Yello) — Germany — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1984 — O Cubano — Flucht nach Vorne — Germany — percussion, producer

• 1983 — Sahara Elektrik — Dissidenten — Morocco-Germany — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1983 — Germanistan Tour — Dissidenten — Europe-India — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer

• 1982 — Wer Spricht? — 1. Futurologischer Congress — Germany — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer, founder

• 1982 — Germanistan — Dissidenten — Germany-India — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer, founder

• 1978 — Umsonst und draußen (Festival) — Missus Beastly and the Real Ax Band — Germany — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer

• 1976 — Move Your Ass In Time (rereleased 2000) — Real Ax Band — UK-Germany-Ghana — drums, percussion, keyboards, composer, producer