Svenska Akademien (band)

This article is about the band. For the royal academy, see Swedish Academy.
Svenska Akademien

Svenska Akademien performing at the Uppsala Reggae festival, 2009
Background information
Origin Landskrona, Sweden
Genres Reggae, Hip hop
Years active 1999 – 2009, 2013 –
Labels SwingKids, Bad Taste Records
Associated acts General Knas, Kapten Röd, Promoe, Stures Dansorkester
Website http://www.svenskaakademien.just.nu
Members

Principal

Sture Allén d.y. (Carl-Martin Vikingsson)
General Knas (Ivan Olausson-Klatil)
Don Cho (Simon Vikokel)
Räven (Johan Kammargården)
Titti Tång (Leia Gärtner)
Lance-A-Lot (Lars Thörnblom)
Kenneth Björklund
Agnes Olsson

Others

Risto (Kristoffer Hellman)
Patrik Nord
Joseph Rowe
Svenska Akademien at Malmöfestivalen 2006

Svenska Akademien is a Swedish reggae band formed in 1999 by Carl-Martin Vikingsson, Simon Vikokel and Kristoffer Hellman.[1] Since the band dissolved in 2009, Carl-Martin Vikingsson has released two solo albums as "Sture Alléns Dansorkester".[2] Svenska Akademien vocalist and toaster Ivan Olausson-Klatil aka "General Knas" has released three solo albums, the first one in June 2006 called "Äntligen har rika människor fått det bättre" ("Finally rich people's conditions have improved") and the latest one in 2012, called "Kärlek & Revolt" ("Love & Rebellion").[3]

Although some people consider their music to be politically green and leftish, they have stated on their website that "Svenska Akademien doesn't have its own ideology, or some kind of manifest approved by its members."

On 1 February 2013 it was announced that Svenska Akademien would make a comeback, with an upcoming album and new tour dates.[4]

Discography

Singles

Members

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/dygnet-runt/drar-mot-reggaehallet/
  2. ↑ http://hd.se/noje/2006/12/15/utvecklingssamtalet-carl-martin/
  3. ↑ http://www.trelleborgsallehanda.se/kultur-och-nojen/skivrecensioner/article1536339/General-Knas-Karlek-och-Revolt.html
  4. ↑ http://www.svd.se/kultur/svenska-akademien-aterforenas_7879898.svd


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/19/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.