Episode 75 - THE HISTORY OF ICELANDIC MUSIC: PUNK
Today RÚV English listens to and looks at another genre of Icelandic music.
Punk hit Iceland in the late 70s. Darren heads to Siglufjörður once again to join music journalist Lydia Athanasopoulou, to examine Iceland's take on this music.
Tracks played on today's show:
Fræbbblarnir - Bjor
Utangarðsmenn - Blóðið er rautt
Þeyr · Public
Purrkur Pillnikk - Hvað get ég gert?
Grýlurnar - Sísí
Dúkkulísur - Pamela
Vonbrigði - Ó Reykjavík
Jakobínarína - His Lyrics Are Disastrous
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The RÚV English Podcast is daily English language programming from RÚV, the national broadcaster of Iceland.
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