- Röda bönor
Röda bönor (A Swedish pun meaning both "
red bean s" and "red chicks") was a feministprogg band formed inLund in the mid 1970s. Röda bönor was one of the progg movement's first realgirl band s. The lyrics and music were written mainly by the band members. Their most famous song is "Oh, Carol". Others include "Diskoteksjakt" ("Disco-hunt"), "Sången om sexualmyterna" ("The song of the sexual myths"), "Det ska bli slut på rumban" ("It's the end of the rumba") and "Nu har vi tröttnat" ("We have now become tired"). They are also known for their interpretation of the italianwork song "La lega".Members of the band included Charlotte Adlercreutz-Carlsson, Mona Eklund, Marianne Giselsson, Annbritt Kronlund, Kjerstin Norén, Gunilla Szemenkár, Eva Vahlne, Eva Westerberg and Kaya Ålander. Norén and Vahlne left the group after their first album. Norén and Ålander have also released solo albums. Röda bönor have recently reunited for occasional performances.
Discography
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1993 - "Repris" (rerelease, CD, MNWCD 238)*
1978 - "Sköna Skrönor" (LP, MNW 89P)*
1978 - "Min søsters stemme. International kvindemusikfestival 78" (compilation, Demos 46)*
1977 - "Kvinnokulturfestivalen" (compilation, Silence SRS 4647)*
1976 - "Röda Bönor" (LP, MNW 74P)References
Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Swedish-language wikipedia article (retrieved November 8, 2006).
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