What is our output?

We release records. We create visuals. We communicate. We entertain. We connect. We are a platform. Why? Simply to promote our idea of effective, contemporary charity.
In no way are donations used to finance our output. Every cent of every donation is directly forwarded into our relief projects.
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PFEFFERMINZGREEN KOOP JOY DENALANE AND LIEBESKIND BERLIN

COLLABORATIVE CREATIVITY FOR A GOOD CAUSE!

Joy Denalane and LIEBESKIND Berlin have much in common - for example, their absolute and never-ending passion for what they do. But their most important source of inspiration is Berlin! All of the experiences, feelings and impressions that come from this city inspire innovation and creativity that are realised in the form of new styles and melodies.

They are also both very interested in Africa and like helping others in need, which is why they are embarking on an exciting new project together. And the energetic commitment of Pfefferminzgreen e.V. is also important for them because this project will specifically and sustainably support their Helping Others Help Themselves initiative.

LIEBESKIND also worked in partnership with Joy during her recent tour, "Maureen Live 2011" for every interested concert-goer, LIEBESKIND donate €5 in the name of the guest to Pfefferminzgreen e.V. These donations will be used to construct a youth centre in Tita, Ethiopia.

This, however, was just the beginning, as new collaborative projects are already in the pipeline. Another product of their cooperation is the jointly created "JOY" charity bag, a limited edition handbag - only 5,000 bags will be produced worldwide. For every handbag sold, €40 will go directly to Pfefferminzgreen e.V. and that money will be used for the construction of a youth centre in Tita, Ethiopia.

You too can help give children and adolescents in Ethiopia a secure and stable future!
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CASSANDRA STEEN - TANZ REWIND
LISTEN! SONGS FOR THE SWANS LEFT BEHIND
LISTEN!

Joash
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 15.5MB]

Flako
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 7.1MB]

Velte Rothenberger
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 13.3MB]

Stella Propeller
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 14.0MB]

Sibot
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 10.8MB]

Johnwaynes
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 18.1MB]
TANZ. SOLANGE DIE WELT SICH UM UNS DREHT

Cassandra Steen, Germany‘s successful soul singer and winner of the MTV European Music Award, the Comet and the Echo, kindly collaborated with PfefferminzGreen and Zeleke on this one. She lent us her voice and her hit single ‘Tanz‘, which was rewound by renowned producers from Frankfurt to Lisboa and from London to Cape Town, such as fLako, Joash, Marbert Rocel, Velte Rothenberger, Johnwaynes and Sibot. This beautiful vinyl/CD-boxset, which was designed by Matthias Scherer/Hallo Welt, was limited to 300 pieces and is only available here

Cassandra presented the vinyl and played a wonderful acoustic set at our release event at NuSoul Club in Frankfurt. Mein lieber Herr Gesangsverein, what a night!

As usual, no PfefferminzGreen funds were used to finance this release. And like always, 100% of all turnover generated by this release was directly forwarded to the Tita youth center in Dessie/Ethiopia. The funds were urgently needed to finalize the youth center, which can now provide warm meals and school material for more than 70 children living on the streets in the region.

Image Gallery of the event

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JANA JEOSEPHINA - REMAKES DU
LISTEN!

Ich & Du (Marbert Rocel / Compost Records)
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 12.1MB]
AUSSER UNS IM HIER & JETZT IST NICHTS MEHR WICHTIG

The concept behind PfefferminzGreen Series is to work with the original music by renowned artists and to remake, remix, rewind, flip or twist the original pieces of work into a new musical form that - at best - hardly resembles the original. We put special emphasis on the selection of our remix artists and prefer to collaborate with artists that move within genres left of mainstream. We had the honor of working together on our first series release with Jana Josephina, one of Germany‘s upcoming singer-songwriters, who approached PfefferminzGreen with the intention to support our work in some way possible.

PfefferminzGreen, of course, was flattered, as we are fans of Jana‘s music. Two tracks of her new LP were quickly chosen and handed to Marbert Rocel, Minus 8, Ralf Hildenbeutel and Fletcher Beadon, all four gifted and yet completely different concerning background and style. The result is a lovely 4-track EP on vinyl and CD available exclusively here. The release party took place at Frankfurt‘s Travolta, kindly hosted by the brothers Dennis & Julian Smith.

As always, no PfefferminzGreen funds were used to finance this release. However, 100% of all turnover generated by this release was used to buy a disability-friendly van for the Integrative Mother Mariam School located in Telawi in the Georgian Republic. The van was happily received by the school at the end of 2010, as it was urgently needed by children in wheelchairs, who can now reach their school and kindergarden safely.

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SONGS FOR THE SWANS LEFT BEHIND
LISTEN!

Ayo
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 5.0MB]

Spore
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 3.4MB]

Carol
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 3.9MB]
′Once a bird breaks through the coldness of our urban landscapes on its journey to motherland, it sings a song for every swan it had to leave behind.′

The unique music for this theme was written, performed and recorded by South African guitarist Derek Gripper. This avant-garde, Cape Townian guitar composition magically tells the story of Frankfurt's swans left behind during the winter from an African perspective. It was exclusively released by PfefferminzGreen on vinyl as a hand-signed limited edition. The vinyl was placed inside an elaborate box, which was beautifully designed by Matthias Scherer and Charly Cyris. It was complemented by 11 printed swan images captured by the talented Frankfurt-based photographer Oliver Tamagnini.

The vinyl release party took place in Frankfurt's narrowest building at Mainkai 4 within a beautiful winter setting. In addition to Derek Gripper's live performance, the evening was highlighted by Simon Horn's superb delicacies and Michael Rütten's deep and yet upbeat dance floor tunes.

As always, no PfefferminzGreen funds were used to finance this project. However, 100% of all turnover generated by the SONGS FOR THE SWANS LEFT BEHIND project are directly forwarded to the CPMT-reliefproject in Ethiopia.

More details see Swansongs


KARTINI & IHR PFEFFERMINZSOUL BALLET
LISTEN! Akhona (Original)
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Akhona (Jon-Carlos Remix)
Right-click and "Save-As" to download. [.mp3, 9.6MB]
Kartini, the great-grandchild of the homonymous Indonesian princess, had been living in Cape Town for quite some time, pursuing her musical interests as well as working with HIV-infected orphans. In autumn 2004, Kartini makes the acquaintance with a producer from Frankfurt, who immediately falls for her style of production and her smile.

Her fusion of African Kwaito, HipHop and Jazz are a source of inspiration for the German producer to come up with German lyrics for her instrumentals. Shortly after, the first vocal-takes are recorded at the Slam-Studio in Observatory, the colourful and diverse bohemian borough of Cape Town. Kartini introduces him to her Township musicians, with whom studio sessions as well as concerts in and around Capetown are staged. The developing strong bond under the guidance of Kartin is named PfefferminzSoul Ballet.

Soon afterwards, Kartini travels to Frankfurt to work on further compositions. After a few sessions with musicians from Frankfurt, the decision is made to collaborate on the basis of a joint project. The project is determined to bring together musicians from Frankfurt and Capetown on a seven-track-EP. Thus, recordings take place in Cape Town and in Frankfurt.

Kartini & ihr PfefferminzSoul Ballet not only aim at creating unique compositions for the German and African market, but also and even more importantly hope to create a source of constant revenue for the ETAFENI-project in Cape Town, a small haven for children within the Khayelitsha township. By marketing the Kartini-concept, a sustainable support for children at ETAFENI could be ensured.

For this reason, songwriters forgot their copyrights and studios, sound-engineers, artists and designers do without salaries and payments. The total revenues collected from the sale of the record go directly without any subtraction of costs of sale etc. to ETAFENI.

As yet, approx. €7,000 has been transferred thanks to true fan-support. Thank you.

I LOVE PFRANKFURT

Putting the P to FRANKFURT is like putting the L to OVE. 5 renowned Frankfurt artists, a.k.a. Franziscus, Matthias Scherer, Andreas Lehnhoff, Charly Cyris and Jörg Solzbacher, have channelled their talent into creating 5 unique “I LOVE PFRANKFURT”-shirt-designs that all pass the Ps like they used to say.

Since the designs and a considerable amount of the t-shirt costs were donated by PfefferminzGreen supporters*, the complete turnover (not just the profit) generated by the sale of this limited design t-shirt edition can be used to directly finance the THEZA Project at eMthonjeni township in South Africa.

Do the right thing, get a shirt now and support those in need.**

* Thank you Outfitter 5
** Of course contribution receipts can be issued for every contribution.