Mani Matter

Mani Matter (August 4, 1936, Herzogenbuchsee, Canton of Bern – November 24, 1972, officially Hans-Peter Matter) was a popular Swiss singer-songwriter. He grew up in Bern, and performed his own chansons in contemporary Bernese German at local venues and on the radio; he accompanied himself on the guitar. Mani Matter was an active Boy Scout in the Pfadicorps Patria in Bern and he performed his first own songs during Boy Scout evenings. Mani Matter also performed together with the Berner Troubadours (Bernese troubadours). He was killed in a car accident on his way to a concert and is buried in the Bremgartenfriedhof in Bern.

His Bernese German songs remain very popular in the German speaking part of Switzerland, and Matter is a great influence on the dialect music scene in Bern, and his songs are frequently covered. A collection of cover-versions was published in 1992 on the album Matter Rock. Mani Matter's chansons are often taught at school (including classes for adults wanting to learn Bernese German) and are famous for their soft irony.

Discography

• 1966 I han en Uhr erfunde (EP)
• 1967 Alls wo mir id Finger chunnt (EP)
• 1970 Hemmige (EP)
• 1972 Betrachtige über nes Sändwitsch (EP)
• 1973 Ir Ysebahn (LP)
• 1973 I han es Zündhölzli azündt (double-LP)

External links

• Official website of his family
• Mani Matter (information about the film)

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Name	Matter, Mani
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Date of birth	August 4, 1936
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Date of death	November 24, 1972
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