IFA-Wartburg Fan

IFA Wartburg was a Swedish student band, created by Magnus Michaeli and Nils Lundwall under the aliases Rolf Kempinski and Heinz Klinger. The band was formed in 1984 in Upplands Väsby, and it was disbanded in 1999.

Named after the East German auto brand Wartburg as built by IFA, their lyrics are written in German and they evoke the vocabulary of the GDR in a playful tone. Many of their songs are often interpreted as satirical. Some song titles include Frau Gorbatschowa tanzt Bossanova (lit. 'Mrs. Gorbachev dances bossa nova'), Es ist nicht so schlimm auf der Insel Krim (lit. 'It's not so bad on the island of Crimea') and Agrarwissenschaft im Dienste des Sozialismus (lit. 'Agriscience in service of socialism').

Their music is eclectic in influence, ranging from bossa nova and pop/ska to jazz and swing. The band itself stated that the genre of their music was 'Mauer Power' (a reference to the Berlin Wall) and 'Russian Roll', although this was likely a joke.