From the Mississippi Delta to Reykjavik

Iceland produces an incredible amount of music for such a small population. Björk Gudmundsdóttir is the best known of the island’s many singers and musicians, but far from being the only one.

Slate.com, the online news and culture magazine, recently did a broadcast called “There’s a Viking on the Delta” about an Icelandic singer who found his musical inspiration in the blues of the Mississippi Delta.

“Why are so many music phenoms from Iceland?” the article declares. “Kaleo frontman JJ Julius Son says he comes from a ‘fearless’ people. About that: Kaleo recently recorded in a volcano.”

You can listen to Slate’s podcast at this link — http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gist/2016/08/kaleo_frontman_jj_julius_son_discusses_his_band_s_album_a_b.html