Reykjavíkurdætur

Reykjavíkurdætur
Origin Reykjavík, Iceland
Genres {
Years active 2013–present
Website rvkdtr.com
Members
  • Anna Tara Andrésdóttir
  • Ásthildur Sigurðardóttir
  • Bergþóra Einarsdóttir
  • Guðbjörg Ríkey Thoroddsen Hauksdóttir
  • Jóhanna Rakel Jónasdóttir
  • Katrín Helga Andrésdóttir
  • Kolfinna Nikulásdóttir
  • Salka Sól Eyfeld
  • Salka Valsdóttir
  • Sigurlaug Sara Gunnarsdóttir
  • Solveig Pálsdóttir
  • Steiney Skúladóttir
  • Steinunn Jónsdóttir
  • Sunna Ben
  • Tinna Sverrisdóttir
  • Valdís Steinarsdóttir
  • Vigdís Ósk Howser Harðardóttir
  • Þórdís Björk Þorfinnsdóttir
  • Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir
Past members See members section

Reykjavíkurdætur is an Icelandic hip-hop band from Reykjavik formed in 2013.[1] The band launched a fund it campaign in late 2013 in order to produce their first album.[2]

History

Reykjavíkurdætur ( Icelandic word meaning " Reykjavik daughters, or daughters of Reykjavík" ) is a group of Icelandic rap, formed in 2013.[3][4] The composition of this collective is variable (nineteen then seventeen members in 2016).[5] The group is formed in 2013 on the occasion of a recurrent free scene of a bar in Reykjavik.[6] First three, the number of members of the group increases during the meetings The number stabilizes to sixteen singers and a DJ, for the needs of festivals. One of the group's singers, Salka Sól Eyfeld (in), is surprised that the group has succeeded in making a rap of feminist and committed lyrics in an exclusively masculine musical landscape. She is also head of the reggae band AmabAdamA, an actress in the Trapped series and a music coach of the local version of The Voice 2 .

Style & Influence

The texts of Reykjavíkurdætur refer to different themes of life in Iceland, especially Icelandic women. In an interview in 2016, the group spoke about their songs "politics, sexual abuse, maternal approach to corrupt politicians, feminism, sodomy, hair, body shaming , empowerment Women, the culture of rape, the breaks in love " 4 . They sing practically exclusively in Icelandic and some songs in English such as FEMINISM.

Their song Drusla ( "slut" ), from their first album RVK DTR, became the hymn of the Icelandic sluts' march and a critique of slut - shaming .

Among the influences, the group members listened to Angel Haze, Nneka, Cell 7, Beyoncé , Little Simz, Dreezy, Jojo Abot, Shadia Mansour .

The reception given to their texts and their performances is rather favorable abroad, but often remains rather hostile at home. No national radio coverage, criticism from male rap groups,[7] and the closing of minds of many Icelanders, "fifty percent of the population [being] racist, anti-feminist, narrow Of mind and living self-contained "according to Vigdís Ósk, comments nuanced by other members of the group .

Discography

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Footnotes

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