Raga Rockers

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Raga Rockers
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Years active	1982 –present
Genres	Rock
Labels	Columbia
Members	Michael Krohn Tore Berg Livio Aiello Jan Arne Kristiansen Nils Aune Hugo Alvarstein

Raga Rockers is a Norwegian rock band from Oslo with Michael Krohn on vocals. The band was formed in 1982 by front man Michael Krohn. The other members were Livio Aiello on bass, Bruno Hovden on guitar, Jan Arne Kristiansen on drums, Tore Berg on guitar, Hugo Alvarstein on Keyboards, and Nils Aune on guitar and keyboards. They recorded their very first album in 1983, called The Return of the Raga Rockers. One year later they recorded their second album - Maskiner i Nirvana.

The band is one of the most successful Norwegian rock bands of all times. In 2000 they recorded their last, selftitled, album.

[edit] Current Lineup

Michael Krohn - vocals 1982-present)
Tore Berg - guitar 1984–2000-present)
Livio Aiello - bass (1982-present)
Jan Arne Kristiansen - drums and percussion (1982-present)
Nils Aune - guitar, keyboards 1988-1989–1998-present)
Hugo Alvarstein - &;ndash keyboards

Bruno Hovden played on the albums The return of the Raga Rockers and Maskiner i Nirvana. He died shortly after being critically injured in a car accident in January 1985. Nils Aune credited on the albums Forbudte følelser (1988) and Blaff (1989). He was out of Raga Rockers for 9 years before he came back in 1998.