DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN

As the child of a German mother and an African-American father growing up in Berlin, the singer Celina Bostic learned early on to adapt to the expectations and norms of a majority society. As an optimistic and life-affirming musician, she found a fixed place in the German music scene as a back-up singer, arranger and guest singers on various albums and with various other musicians.  In 2014, she started her own solo career and founded her own label called Lagerfeuer-Records. Her most current work is motivated by her identity as a person of color in Germany and by the courage to address the unspoken.  The result is the single "Nie wieder leise", an empowering hymn for black people and people of color. The message is clear: it's time to be loud. Read more about Celina Bostic and listen to her song.