Röda Bönor


Röda bönor was a feminist progg band formed in Lund in the mid 1970s. Röda bönor was one of the progg movement's first real girl bands. The lyrics and music were written mainly by the band members. Their most famous song is "Oh, Carol", a parody of Neil Sedaka's "Oh! Carol". Others include "Diskoteksjakt", "Sången om sexualmyterna", "Det ska bli slut på rumban" and "Nu har vi tröttnat". They are also known for exactly copying the Italian Socialist 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.
In 1981 Jan Hammarlund and Kjerstin Norén made "Tågen Till Reggio Kalabrien", a Swedish version of "I treni per Reggio Calabria", the song by Giovanna Marini about the 1972 bombings in Italy.

Discography

  • 1993 - Repris
  • 1978 - Sköna Skrönor
  • 1978 - Min søsters stemme. International kvindemusikfestival 78
  • 1977 - Kvinnokulturfestivalen
  • 1976 - ''Röda Bönor''