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A Bavarian mayor and local organizers have distanced themselves from racist chanting at a festival, as the fallout from a similar incident on the northern German island of Sylt continued. The latest occasion – which again involved people singing racist lyrics to the tune of “L’amour toujours” by Italian DJ Gigi D’Agostino – occurred at the Bergkirchweih festival in the southern city of Erlangen. The caterers reportedly decided to stop playing the song after police said two visitors chanted racist slogans to the tune on Friday evening. The organizers and city mayor Florian Janik criticized the …

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