MonkeyRat ft. Jóhanna Súnadóttir Pedersen, Vár Isaksen, Jóhanna Sámalsdóttir (FO) HJF & Summartónar 2026
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MonkeyRat ft. Jóhanna Súnadóttir Pedersen, Vár Isaksen, Jóhanna Sámalsdóttir
Anna Iachino (sang/sangskrivari), Arnold Ludvig (bass/tónaskald), Ólavur E. Gaard (gittar), Rógvi á Rógvu (trummur).
Í 2010 sprongdu MonkeyRat seg inn á føroyska og danska tónleikapallin við teirra hitt-debut-fløgu, “Fuck The Jante Law”, og síðani í 2012 kom teirra 2. fløga, “Sunshine”, sum framførdi beinleiðis í DR1-útvarpinum, saman við útvarpsspæli av teirra reggae-hitt-staklagi, “Amsterdam”.
Útvarpsverturin, Dan Berhman á Espace Musique, Radio-Canada, CBFX-FM 100,7 FM spældi “Pastel Shates” ft. roWan og “A Heart” ft. Deborah í síni elskaðu útvarpssending.
Vár Isaksen fer at singa, “Pastel Shades” frá debut-fløguni.
Í 2016 gav MonkeyRat út eina funky EP og hit staklag, “Ba da Boom Booom Bass” við The Hentze Horns, sum framførdu í DK og Grønlandi beinleiðis í KNR TV.
Í 2018 góvu MonkeyRat sítt fyrsta gospel/hip-hop staklag út við Debbie Cameron, Deborah Herbert, Joanitu Zachariassen og ferðaðust kring Føroyar. “Get into The Light” varð meistarað av Grammy virðislønarvinnaranum ljóðverkfrøðingur, Randy Merrill @ Sterling Sound Studio (USA).
Í 2020 góvu tey út tvey stakløg, “Good Morning Reykjavík”, sum Anna hevur samyrkt, har MonkeyRat framførdi í Íslandi og varð spælt í RUV útvarpinum, og síðani kom “U Gotta Love Being U” ft. Alain Apaloo, sum er fyrsti samskrivaði sangurin hjá Onnu við Beinir og Hans Andrias Jacobsen.
U Gotta Love Being U ft Alain Apaloo vann ISC (International Song Contest) – Semi Finalist.
Jóhanna Sámalsdóttir fer at singa, “U Gotta Love Being U”.
Í 2022 tók Anna master prógv í tónleiki á Listaháskóli Íslands og gav út “The Child” ft. Anna Sofía Skoradal og “Isolation”, ið er ein kompositión og yrking eftir Onnu, sum fekk rós frá ummælarum. “The Child” varð meistarað av Kurt Uenala, Grammy-tilnevndum framleiðara av Depeche Mode.
Jóhanna Súnadóttir Pedersen fer at singa, “The Child”.
Í 2024 gav MonkeyRat út 3 stakløg: “Niels Uni Dam,” sum er eitt funky smash-staklag og stuttligt YouTube-video, “What A Crazy World,” sum er eitt psykedeliskt rock sound frá 1969 til góð ummæli, og “Where’s The Peace” ft. Ayi Solomon, ið úttrykkir afrikanskan og vesturlendskan tónleik, sum er skrivaður saman fyri FRIÐI – World møtir Funk og Punk – eitt afrikanskt funky beat fyri hjarta og føtur.
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MonkeyRat ft. Jóhanna Súnadóttir Pedersen, Vár Isaksen, Jóhanna Sámalsdóttir
Anna Iachino (vocals/songwriter), Arnold Ludvig (bass/composer), Ólavur Gaard (guitar), Rógvi á Rógvu (drums)
In 2010, MonkeyRat burst onto the Faroese and Danish music scene with their hit debut album, “Fuck The Jante Law,” followed by their 2012 album, “Sunshine” which was performed live on DR1 radio along with radio airplay for their reggae hit single, “Amsterdam”. Radio host, Dan Berhman on Espace Musique, Radio-Canada, CBFX-FM 100.7 FM played “Pastel Shades” ft. roWan and “A Heart” ft. Deborah on his beloved radio show.
Vár Isaksen will sing, “Pastel Shades” from MonkeyRat’s debut album.
In 2016, MonkeyRat released a funky EP and hit single, “Ba Da Boom Boom Bass” with The Hentze Horns, who performed in Denmark and Greenland live on KNR TV.
In 2018, MonkeyRat released their first hit gospel/hip-hop single featuring Debbie Cameron, Deborah Herbert, and Joanita Zachariassen, and toured around the Faroe Islands. “Get into The Light” was mastered by Grammy award-winning sound engineer, Randy Merrill @ Sterling Sound Studio (US)
In 2020, they released two singles: “Good Morning Reykjavík,” which Anna co-wrote and was performed in Iceland, receiving airplay on RUV radio, followed by “U Gotta Love Being U” featuring Alain Apaloo, which is Anna’s first co-written song with Beinir and Hans Andrias Jacobsen. “U Gotta Love Being U” featuring Alain Apaloo won ISC (International Song Contest) – Semi Finalist.
Jóhanna Sámalsdóttir will sing, “U Gotta Love Being U”.
In 2022, Anna earned a master’s degree in music from the Iceland Academy of the Arts and released “The Child” featuring Anna Sofía Skoradal and “Isolation,” which is a composition and poem by Anna that received praise from critics. “The Child” was mastered by Kurt Uenala, Grammy-nominated producer of Depeche Mode.
Jóhanna Súnadóttir Pedersen will sing, “The Child”.
In 2024, MonkeyRat released three singles: “Niels Uni Dam,” a funky smash hit with a funny YouTube video and “What A Crazy World,” which features a psychedelic rock sound from 1969 to great reviews; and hit single, “Where’s The Peace” featuring Ayi Solomon, expressing African and Western music, written together for PEACE – World meets Funk and Punk – an African funky beat for the heart and feet.