Hinterlandgang's '100 Tage Sommer' Festival Offers Cultural Counter-Model to Far-Right in Rural Germany

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a region where the far-right AfD party is strong, the rap duo Hinterlandgang has organized a festival called '100 Tage Sommer' as a counter-model in the province. The festival, held at a forest stage in Demmin, attracted 700 people who sang together, creating an atmosphere of solidarity that temporarily dispelled fear. The duo, consisting of Albert Münzberg and Pablo Himmelspach, discussed their motivations in an interview with der Freitag. They addressed their new album's song 'Keine Angst' (No Fear), which aims to alleviate people's anxieties. Himmelspach noted that the song did not arise in a vacuum, reflecting their own concerns about the future. The festival and their music are part of a broader effort to use culture as a means to combat right-wing extremism. The interview highlights their belief that culture can be more than entertainment, serving as a tool for social cohesion and resistance against political extremism.