Cetu Javu
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Cetu Javu were a German synthpop
band which released songs between 1987 and the mid-1990s. The band consisted of Chris Demere, Stefan Engelke, Torsten Engelke, and Javier Revilla-Diez. The lead singer of the band, Javier Revilla-Diez, was a Spaniard, so while most of the band's songs were sung in English, some were sung in Spanish.
Cetu Javu had several dance hits with "Situations
", "Have In Mind
(the Kalimba Mix)" and "Adónde" in 1988.
Their former lead singer Javier Revilla-Diez is currently a Professor of Geography at Leibniz University of Hannover
.
Cetu Javu released two albums, "Southern Lands" (ZYX Music
, 1990) and "Where Is Where" (Blanco y Negro Records
, 1992).
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
band which released songs between 1987 and the mid-1990s. The band consisted of Chris Demere, Stefan Engelke, Torsten Engelke, and Javier Revilla-Diez. The lead singer of the band, Javier Revilla-Diez, was a Spaniard, so while most of the band's songs were sung in English, some were sung in Spanish.
Cetu Javu had several dance hits with "Situations
Situations (Cetu Javu song)
"Situations" is a 1988 single by German Synthpop band Cetu Javu, from their 1990 debut album Southern Lands....
", "Have In Mind
Have In Mind
"Have In Mind" is a 1988 single by German Synthpop band Cetu Javu, from their 1990 debut album Southern Lands....
(the Kalimba Mix)" and "Adónde" in 1988.
Their former lead singer Javier Revilla-Diez is currently a Professor of Geography at Leibniz University of Hannover
Leibniz University of Hannover
The University of Hanover, officially the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover or LUH, is a university located in Hanover, Germany. It was founded in 1831 and is one of the oldest universities focussing on science and technology in Germany...
.
Cetu Javu released two albums, "Southern Lands" (ZYX Music
ZYX Music
ZYX Music is a German record label which was founded in 1971 by Bernhard Mikulski. Until 1992, the label's name was Pop-Import Bernhard Mikulski. The label specialized in disco and early house music. Founder Bernhard Mikulski is credited with coining the term Italo disco in the 1980s...
, 1990) and "Where Is Where" (Blanco y Negro Records
Blanco y Negro Records
Blanco y Negro Records, a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records.Blanco y Negro was home to such artists as Bananarama, Everything But the Girl, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Dream Academy, Dinosaur Jr., Bernthøler, A House, Catatonia, The...
, 1992).