17 Hippies

A prolific and long-lasting world music group from Germany, 17 Hippies have made a habit of blending eclectic styles, sounds, and languages into their own multicultural fusion. Operating as a collective, they employ instrumentation like accordion, clarinet, cello, trombone, and guitar, to create dynamic, shape-shifting songs that, while rooted in traditional European music, branch out into original rock, folk, jazz, pop, and other genres. Formed in the '90s, 17 Hippies hit their stride a decade later when albums like Heimlich (2007) and El Dorado (2009) helped expand their int...