MANI MATTER

'Mani Matter' (August 4, 1936 – November 24, 1972, officially 'Hans-Peter Matter') was a popular Swiss singer-songwriter. He grew up in Bern, and performed his own chansons in contemporary Bernese German at local venues and on the radio; he accompanied himself on the guitar. Mani Matter also performed together with the Berner Troubadours (Bernese troubadours). He was killed in a car accident on his way to a concert and is buried in the Bremgartenfriedhof in Bern.
His Bernese German songs remain very popular in the German speaking part of Switzerland, and Matter is a great influence on the dialect music scene in Bern, and his songs are frequently covered. A collection of cover-versions was published in 1992 on the album ''Matter Rock''. Mani Matter's chansons are often taught at school and are famous for their soft irony.

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Discography

★ 1966 ''I han en Uhr erfunde'' (EP)

★ 1967 ''Alls wo mir id Finger chunnt'' (EP)

★ 1970 ''Hemmige'' (EP)

★ 1972 ''Betrachtige über nes Sändwitsch'' (EP)

★ 1973 ''Ir Ysebahn'' (LP)

★ 1973 ''I han es Zündhölzli azündt'' (double-LP)

External links

★ Official website of his family

★ Mani Matter (information about the film)