MANOLITO STEINBACH
BETWEEN THE
NOTES OF LIFE
Photo: Hinrich Wulff
My project:
Between the notes of life
Against racism and antigypsyism
My name is Manolito Steinbach. I am a musician and represent the second and third generation of Auschwitz victims. I was born in 1971 in Berlin-Wedding. I grew up there and went to school there. I experienced very early on what racism and antiziganism mean. I was teased and bullied by my classmates because I am a member of the Sinti communitiy.
I grew up with my grandmother and learned from her at an early age what happened to us Sinti during the Second World War under National Socialism. It is very important to me to tell others about it. Because what happened then could happen again. Racism and antigypsyism are still in many people's minds. It is important that people speak openly about these topics in order to raise awareness and combat discrimination. I do this, for example, in my "readings with music" with the Romani Weiss Swingtett.
WORKING FOR TOLERANCE - AGAINST RACISM AND ANTIGYPSY - HERE AT A READING AT THE GERMAN MUSLIM CENTER EV IN BERLIN 2024
WITH THE ROMANI WEISS SWINGTETT
My project "Between the Notes of Life - Against Antigypsism and Racism" is supported by donations via the portal betterplace.org .
I thank you very much for that!
If you would like to support the project, please donate here:
In March 2022, the documentary "The Long Journey of the Sinti and Roma" was released on Hessischer Rundfunk, with a small contribution from me. Click on the picture to go to YouTube and watch the film directly.
“If you have the swing in you, you can no longer march in step.”
HEINZ JACOB "COCO" SCHUMANN
German jazz musician
My music
Music is part of our culture, which is why I came into contact with music at an early age. Since many of my relatives are musicians, I learned to play the guitar at an early age, but I was self-taught. My family also includes a music legend: the world-famous German Sinti guitarist Häns'che Weiss, who unfortunately died young. One of my role models (and many Sinti musicians) is Django Reinhardt, the forefather of Sinti swing and European jazz.
I play in various bands - including "Chapeau Manouche" and "Romani Weiss Swingtett" - with musicians who are not Sinti, who respect me as a Sinto, where there is no antizgypsism and no discrimination. There I am respected as a human being, just as I respect them as human beings - even though they are descendants of the perpetrators.
ROMANI WEISS SWINGTETT
More about Romani Weiss Swingtett: https://romaniweissswingtett.com/
Readings with music
DISCUSSION WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN MARCH 2024 IN THE STATE PARLIAMENT OF SAXONY-ANHALT. ON THE RIGHT JANA MÜLLER FROM THE CITY ARCHIVES DESSAU-ROßLAU EV
In order to tell my story and the story of my relatives who were placed in concentration camps and murdered under Nazi rule, I offer readings - also for young people - which I accompany with my music.
Are you interested? Then please send me a message using the contact form .
I have published my story and my concerns in a brochure. You can receive this in exchange for a donation at my readings.
Write to me.
Do you have a question or suggestion for me? Would you like to book a concert or a reading with music? I look forward to hearing from you!