Dissidenten are a German rock band known for their collaborations with maghrebi and Indian musicians, and once described by Rolling Stone as 'the Godfathers of World Beat'. The group comprises Friedo Josch (b 21 July 1952, Mainz, wind instruments, keyboards), Uve Müllrich (b 7 December 1947, Binz, bass, guitar, vocals), and Marlon Klein (b 13 December 1957, Herford, drums, keyboards, vocals). They formed in Berlin in 1980, but moved to India in 1981 to record their first album "Germanistan"