| MC-Hár | |
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| Origin | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Genres | Rock, Rap |
| Years active | 1990– |
| Members | |
| Tróndur Bogason Hansen Niels Uni Dam Allan Mortensen Niels Arge Galán Jónas Bloch Danielsen Rókur Jákupsson |
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MC-Hár is a Faroese rock´n´rap act. Since the first time MC-Hár went on stage in February 1991, the band has made its mark on the Faroese rock scene. From being an underground act with a small but faithful following, the band in the late nineties emerged as one of the biggest acts in the Faroe Islands.
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MC-Hár released their first album: Framvegis uttan vit in 1998, and the maxi CD Burn me the next year. Apart from these albums the band has released songs on several compilations and live albums.
The band is still active from time to another, i.e. they played on Ólavsøka in 2009[1] and on Norðoyastevna in Klaksvík in 2011.[2]
The band was founded by rappers Spark Buzz N (a.k.a Niels Uni Dam) and MC-Allah (a.k.a. Allan Mortensen). Over the years they have been the frontmen of the band, while the line-ups have changed. MC-Allah left the band in 2003 just a week before the band were scheduled to play in the final og the big bi-annual Faroese band contest Prix Føroyar. The reason for leaving the band he founded was, that he didn't feel like it anymore.
Niels Uni Dam remains in the band, at singer Rókur Jákupsson Jakobsen, who joined the band in 2000, has taken a more central role, replacing MC-Allah as co-frontman with Niels Uni Dam. Rókur Jakobsen was voted Best Faroese Male Singer 2006 at the Planet Awards ceremony in January 2007. He has a successful solo career, as a well as in bands like Diatribes, Lokum, Tangz and currently also All That Rain.
Even though some changes have been in the line-up, some band members have stayed on over long periods, and have become integral parts of the band. Bassplayer Heri Reynheim first joined the band in 1996 and is still a member of the band. His solid rock bass is a major part of the MC-Hár sound. While playing in MC-Hár Heri has also played in other Faroese bands such as Life, Malan Eyðunsdóttir Band, Deja Vu and Fluffy Toys. Currently he is in the 70's rock band Eager To Please, where he is joined by current MC-Hár drummer Rani Hammershaimb Christiansen. Rani joined MC-Hár in the summer of 2002, only weeks before the band were booked to headline the first ever G!Festival. He teamed up with former Diatribes band-mates Heri Reynheim, Rókur Jakobsen and guitar player Jens Virgar Jakobsen. The guitar player joined MC-Hár in 2000, replacing Niels Arge Galán, who left MC-Hár to focus on his punk project 200.
Jens Virgar Jakobsen is still a member of the band, but is currently best known for his contributions in the Bluegrass and country act The Reverends. Jónas Bloch Danielsen plays rhythm guitar. He joined the band in 1998, after being a stand-in engineer on the bands first studio album "Framvegis Uttan Vit". He Engineered, produced and mixed the follow-up EP Bund Me in 1999, and is currently working with Faroese singer/songwriter Teitur.
Tróndur Bogason plays keyboards and sings. He has been the main songwriter in the band, since he joined them in late 1991. Twice he has had breaks from the band, but rejoined in 2003. Bogason has studied music at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. In the period 1999-2005 he took The Masters programme in composition and in 2005-2007 he studied The Soloist programme in composition.[3]