Swedish vocals
International relevance: *
A low-key album released by
far left label Proletärkultur, known for Knutna Nävar and Dan Berglund. Berglund wrote the music for the track ”Vaggvisa”.
There's also a traditional Italian song and, of course, a Bertolt
Brecht song, mandatory to an album such as this, ”En proletärmoders
vaggvisor” with music by Hanns Eisler. It's the only actual Brecht
song here but a couple of other tracks have a Brecht vibe
nevertheless. The album as a whole falls somewhere between Lena Granhagen and Elisabeth Hermodsson, with arrangements making use of cello, clarinet, flute and accordeon. It's an OK album, especially for
having such political key signatures, but not really one I feel like pulling out very often.
Maria Hörnelius made one further album
for Proletärkultur in 1983, ”Skitiga barn”, with lyrics written
by author and actor Kent Andersson, her last record appearance until
the 2008 Kent Andersson tribute CD ”En sång för Kent”. She also
appears on Knutna Nävar's ”Hör maskinernas sång” on
Proletärkultur 1973. Hörnelius is also an actor and can be seen in
numerous movies and television series made between 1966 and 2011.
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