Hansa Records

Hansa Records (also known as Hansa, Hansa Musik Produktion or Hansa International) was a record label founded in the 1960s based in Berlin, Germany. The label's most successful act commercially was German based band Boney M. with million-selling hits like "Rivers of Babylon", "Brown Girl in the Ring" and "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord". David Bowie mastered Low and recorded Heroes at their studio in West Berlin. After a decline in sales both domest... more
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