Tappi Tíkarrass

Tappi Tíkarrass, was a famous Icelandic punk/pop band which added elements of funk, disco and jazz to their music marking a difference to other traditional bands at that time. The band is also considered as the first serious music p

Tappi Tíkarrass, was a famous Icelandic punk/pop band which added elements of funk, disco and jazz to their music marking a difference to other traditional bands at that time. The band is also considered as the first serious music project of now renowned singer Björk Guðmundsdóttir.

By 1980-81 Björk was playing in a garage band called Jam-80 next to bassist Jakob Smári Magnússon and guitarist Eyjólfur Jóhansson. They performed a mixture of pop and punk and despite having recorded a cassette demo, they never released any official album and this music project came to an end when decided to create a punk band with more serious music. That is how Tappi Tíkarrass came into being by September 1981 when Björk, Jakob Magnússon and Eyjólfur Jóhansson joined, vocalist Eyþór Arnalds, and drummer Guðmundur Gunnarsson, who was later replaced by Oddur F. Sigurbjarnarson.