Svenska Akademien, The Group

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Svenska akademien are from Lanskrona in Sweden and they do so called “storstadsreggae” witch is a mix of dancehall, reggae and hip hop. The most remarkable thing about them is that they are singing in “skånska”. The band started their carrier during the year 1999 and the members are following:
Kenneth Björklund - on drums
Johan Pettersson, Ivan Olausson-Klatil, Carl-Martin Vikingsson, Leia Gärtner and Agnes Olsson– who all sings.
Lars Thörnblom – on bass gitarr
Simon Vikokel – on gitarr

Their first album is called ”Snapphaneklanen” and where released in 2001 and after that they have realest three more albums, ”_Med anledning av” (2002), ”Tändstickor för mörkrädda” (2004) and ”Resa sig opp” (2005).
“Svenska Akademien” is one of Sweden’s most popular live-band, during the year 2004 they did over 50 live-concerts.
Their tracks are all about politics and things like that, you might recognize many things from their house god Peps Persson who also sang in “skånska”.

The video for the track Snapphaneklanen where showed both on Z-TV and MTV in 2002.

In summer the headman in the band, Ivan Olausson-Klatil who also is called GeneralKnas will be playing on a tour together with Kapten Röd & Äkta Kärlek and Roots Disciples.
The 12:th of august “Svenska Akademien” will be plying on Uppsala Reggae festival and in june they will play on Sweden’s maybe most famous festival, Hultsfredsfestivalen and in the upcoming autumn they will release jet another album.
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