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IFA Wartburg was a Swedish student band, created by Magnus Michaeli and Nils Lundwall under the aliases Rolf Kempinski and Heinz Klinger. The band was formed in 1984 in Upplands Väsby, and it was disbanded in 1999.
Named after the East German auto brand Wartburg as built by IFA, their lyrics are written in German and they evoke the vocabulary of the GDR in a playful tone. Many of their songs are often interpreted as satirical. Some song titles include Frau Gorbatschowa tanzt Bossanova (lit. 'Mrs. Gorbachev dances bossa nova'), Es ist nicht so schlimm auf der Insel Krim (lit. 'It's not so bad on the island of Crimea') and Agrarwissenschaft im Dienste des Sozialismus (lit. 'Agriscience in service of socialism').
Their music is eclectic in influence, ranging from bossa nova (Frau Gorbatschowa tanzt Bossanova) and pop/ska (Freie Deutsche Jugend) to jazz and swing (Spassjazz). The band itself stated that the genre of their music was 'Mauer Power' (a reference to the Berlin Wall) and 'Russian Roll', although this was likely a joke.
Günther Raubschaentze, who claims to be affiliated with IFA Wartburg, runs a YouTube channel and a website for the band. As of September 2024, the YouTube channel has amassed 2.3 million views and over 7,100 subscribers. IFA Wartburg also had a Spotify account that, as of July 2024, has over 50,000 monthly listeners. As of September 2024, IFA Wartburg's music has been removed from online music streaming services as a person named losi Gaydyn has copyrighted the songs in the album Im Dienste des Sozialismus, though the songs can still be accessed through the band's YouTube channel.