Hjálmar is an
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
ic
reggae
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band formed in 2004
in
Keflavík
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavik merged with nearby Njarð ...
.
Collaborations
On June 2, 2012, at the concer
Hljómskálinn á ListahátíðHjálmar performed with
Jimi Tenor
Jimi Tenor (born Lassi O. T. Lehto, 1965) is a Finnish musician. His artist name is a combination of the first name of his youth idol Jimmy Osmond and the tenor saxophone. His band Jimi Tenor & His Shamans released its first album in 1988, whilst ...
. When he introduced Tenor, Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson said that Hjálmar are currently recording an album with him. The album was eventually released in 2013 titled ''Dub of Doom'' and was credited to Jimi Tenor og Hjálmar.
Members
Current
*Þorsteinn Einarsson - Guitar and vocals
*Sigurður Halldór Guðmundsson - Keyboards and vocals
*Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson - Guitar
* Valdimar Kolbeinn Sigurjónsson (2007–present) - Bass
* Helgi Svavar Helgason (2007–present) - Percussion
Former
* Kristinn Snær Agnarsson (2004-2005)
* Micke "PB" Svensson (2005-2007)
* Nils Olof Törnqvist (2005-2007)
* Petter Winnberg (2004-2007)
Discography
Albums
*2004: ''Hljóðlega af stað''
*2005: ''Hjálmar''
*2007: ''Ferðasót''
*2009: ''IV''
*2010: ''Keflavík Kingston''
*2011: ''Órar''
;Collaborations
*2013: ''Dub of Doom''
(Jimi Tenor
Jimi Tenor (born Lassi O. T. Lehto, 1965) is a Finnish musician. His artist name is a combination of the first name of his youth idol Jimmy Osmond and the tenor saxophone. His band Jimi Tenor & His Shamans released its first album in 1988, whilst ...
og Hjálmar)
*2014: ''
Legao''
(Erlend Øye
Erlend Øye (born 21 November 1975) is a Norwegian composer, musician, producer, singer and songwriter from Bergen, best known for being one half of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience, along with Eirik Glambek Bøe. Among other musical pro ...
)
;Compilations
*2014: ''Skýjaborgin 2004-2014''
Singles
*2006: "Saga úr sveitinni"
*2008: "Dom hinner aldrig ikapp"
(with Timbuktu
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)
*2010: "Blómin í brekkunni"
*2010: "Gakktu alla leið"
*2011: "Messenger of Bad News"
(with Jimmy Tenor)
*2011: "Í gegnum móðuna"
*2011: "Ég teikna stjörnu"
*2013: "Skýjaborgin"
*2014: "Lof"
*2014: "Ferðasót"
*2014: "Leiðin okkar allra"
*2014: "Tilvonandi vor"
*2015: "Undir Fót"
*2015: "Hlauptu Hratt"
*2016: "Er Hann Birtist"
(with Mr. Silla)
*2016: "Allt er Eitt"
*2017: "Græðgin"
*2017: "Glugginn"
*2018: "Hættur að anda"
References
Icelandic reggae musical groups
Musical groups established in 2004
Keflavík
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