MonkeyRat

Anna Iachion úr Motreal, Quebec, Kanada, ættað úr Italia er sangskrivari, sangari, rappari, spoken word listakvinna, skald, dansari og søguforteljari við komiskum sniði.

Arnorld Ludvig úr Føroyum er komponist, samskipari og heiðursvinnandi bassvirtuos.
Saman eru tey ta dynamiska kona og maður toymi, og stovnarir av MonkeyRat, ið var stovnað í 2006, í Føroyum.

Monkeyrat kemur við marg-genre tónleiki ið stavar mest frá Funk. Orkestrið kom til í Keypmannahavn, við virislønta guitaristinum, Alain Apaloo úr Togo, Afrika og tí frálíka danska trummusláranum Jens Stoklund.
MonkeyRat útgav teirra debutalbum, “Fuck The Jante Law” í 2010 fylgt av albumminum “Sunshine” í 2012 ið fekk góð ummæli og #1 hits.

í 2016 komu 4 talgildir singlar við “The Hentze Horns” og var spælt í altjóðum útvarpi. “Get Into The Light” var fyrsta hip-hop/gospel samstarv við Debbie Cameron, Deborah Herbert og Joanita Zachariasen hjá MonkeyRat og var útgivið í 2018 við dundrandi success.
20. Mars 2020 byrjaði MonkeyRat árið við teirra hit-single, “Goodmorning Reykjavík” eitt satt funky dansilag við komiskum ískoyti í niðurlagnum.”U Gotta Love Being U” er fyrsta indie-pop/singer-songwriter7folk-soul single hjá MonkeyRat og fyrsta samskrivaða lagið hjá Onnu, Hans Andrias Jacobsen og Beinir Troest Rasmussen.

Here are some high notes on MonkeyRat’s recent success!
Funky & multi-genre band MonkeyRat’s funkpop banger hit song, “Good Morning Reykjavík” got over 1 million views on TikTok, more than 90 videos were created, with over 5000 video shares, more than 160,000 likes, and over 2000 comments.

Isaac Banks Daily Top 10 Tracks on VALLEY FM 89.5 (Australia) had “Good Morning Reykjavík” at #1 on the top of the charts.

MonkeyRat’s “U Gotta Love Being U” ft. Alain Apaloo received radio airplay on TOKOVL, on Unsigned Artist Radio Show with host Kbreaz1, including “Good Morning Reykjavík”.  TOKOVL is the 350th Affiliate for comedian, actress, and television host, Sheryl Underwood Radio Show, in St. Louis, MO, USA.

MonkeyRat received a Musician Spotlight on Out Now Magazine for, “U Gotta Love Being U” ft. Alain Apaloo.  It was selected for a free entry into the 2020 International Songwriting Competition (ISC).  MonkeyRat entered their song via ReverbNation for the chance to be randomly selected, and they were one of the lucky ones – the song made to the semi-finals in the ISC competition in 2021.

Songwriter/vocalist, Anna Iachino, front woman of MonkeyRat’s hard work in promoting their latest releases paid off.  MonkeyRat received more great reviews, this time from Indie-Spoonful with this quote, “U Gotta Love Being U by MonkeyRat ft. Alain Apaloo is a powerful and moving song”.  HerSong Music Blog’s review for , Good Morning Reykjavík quote, “Electric guitar riffs are reminiscent of the Artist Known as Prince”.  Both reviews are affiliates of BWH music group.

MonkeyRat’s, “U Gotta Love Being U ft. Alain Apaloo” was added into rotation on WNIR, World National Indie Radio’s, ‘Best Songs of Summer’ radio show for the entire month.  “Good Morning Reykjavík” was added into rotation on WNIR’s, HerSong Radio show, for female artists only, where it aired twice daily for 2 weeks.  WNIR airs worldwide in the US, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the UK and more, giving MonkeyRat international radio airplay.

Rás 2 (Channel 2), Icelandic radio station belonging to the National Icelandic Broadcasting Service, RÚV aired “Good Morning Reykjavík” giving great radio airplay for MonkeyRat, as Rás 2 is the highest-rated radio station in Iceland.

Thanks to MonkeyRat’s hit singles, they received over 100,000 streams on Spotify.

Photo by: Leivur Thomsen

Social Media Links: 

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/2AL2RQ54OMH3k75jb6Bww0

fb – https://www.facebook.com/monkeyratmusic

instagram – https://www.instagram.com/monkeyratmusic/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/MonkeyRat4

Reverbnation – https://www.reverbnation.com/monkeyrat

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuldWvVTxyFf5WdhrIfXe6Q