Bayon (band)
Bayon is a German band founded around 1971 in the former GDR. Its musical style can be described as a mixture of folk music, folk, jazz music, jazz, rock music, rock, and classical music. Internationally they came to prominence with their musical contribution ''Stell dich mitten in den Regen'' to the movie ''The Lives of Others''. The name of the band derives from the Khmer Empire, Khmer temple Bayon in Cambodia. History Bayon arose around 1971 from the formation Garage Players, a former blues rock band. From the founder members only Christoph Theusner (East Germany, GDR/Germany) is still present. Together with Sonny Thet they form the 'hard core' members of the band. In 1977 Bayon released their first LP record, which was self-titled. Beside their normal concert activities Bayon operated compositional for East German theaters in Berlin, Weimar and Gera as well as the East German media. So they made radio plays, film and stage scene music for well-known artists like Heiner Müller ...
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