"Wackelkontakt" Star Oimara Looks Past "Malle" at Frequency
On April 19, the Bavarian singer-songwriter Oimara can be seen at Dornbirn's Conrad Sohm with "Kimm ma ned auf de Tour," before he becomes one of the acts opening this year's Frequency Festival in St. Pölten on August 13. In between, the 33-year-old will head to the Ballermann, as he will perform on April 24 at the season opening in the famous party venue "Bierkönig" in Mallorca. "Malle" is a home game for Oimara, as he lived on the island for four years.
Oimara with a Mallorca Past
"That's where I did my chef training. It's definitely a homecoming," says Oimara, whose real name is Beni Hafner. He cooked at "Tristán" back then, a renowned restaurant at the time, awarded with two Michelin stars. Hafner's stage name refers to his origins in the Tegernsee mountains. Oimara is Bavarian and means Almerer: The one who comes from the Alm. The quirky career of the singer-songwriter matches his quirky hit "Wackelkontakt." The song about light, electricity, and lamps was omnipresent during carnival and après-ski.
"Actually, I'm not really the Ballermann artist," says the 33-year-old. However, the song now leads to the Ballermann performance - "without me overdoing it now." So far, only one performance is planned. More performances were requested, but: "We said, we'll do the one first. The rest of the year is already completely full anyway."
He himself is not the one "who flies to the Ballermann every year." "I have enough parties due to my job." However, he finds it cool and funny. "I'm not one to demonize it, because the atmosphere is always gigantic."
"'Wackelkontakt' Will Definitely Catch On"
Whether the Bavarian dialect is well-received and understood in Mallorca: "Good question," says Beni Hafner. That is indeed "relatively new territory." "'Wackelkontakt' will definitely be well-received. Everyone already knows the song. And as for the rest, I'm curious myself." Oimara's music combines various genres: sometimes it sounds like rock, sometimes like blues, funk, techno, and then again folk music with a yodel in it - in any case catchy and great for singing along.
Trademark of his lyrics: ambiguity, quirky wordplay, and curious rhymes. He also excites audiences across generations: 60plus celebrates just as much as the youngest. In November, he plans an afternoon children's concert in Munich.
Perhaps it's also the word creations and creatively absurd texts, like in the song about zebras and zebra crossings, for which he puts on a black-and-white zebra-striped hat: "The zebra crossing horse naturally evokes images. Or when you sing about being a lamp - I think that stimulates the kids' imagination."
New Song on the Horizon
On Thursday, a new Oimara song will be released, "a mix of everything." He says he is not trying to follow up on the "Wackelkontakt" success. "I still do what I feel like doing." And: "It will definitely be a surprise."
(APA/Red)
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