Electric Banana Band is a Swedish children's music/rock music band formed in 1980.
History Electric Banana Band was formed as a response to the success of Trazan & Banarne, a highly acclaimed Swedish children's television programme, also produced by two of the band members, Lasse Åberg and Klasse Möllberg. The band takes on a jungle theme, partially borrowing elements from The Phantom, a widely popular comic in Sweden, as well as Tarzan. Their jungle theme included both their costumes, designed to reflect the nicknames of the lineup, as well as the songs, which usually had nature-inspired themes.
Despite being mainly a studio band, the band does some occasional touring, mainly at free events as the members of the band are not dependent upon the success of the band.
In the 2003 film Smala Sussie the band was mentioned several times and became somewhat of a comedic plot element.
The band competed in Melodifestivalen 2006 with their song Kameleont (Chameleon).
Members Lasse Åberg - Lead Vocals Klasse Möllberg - Lead Vocals Janne Schaffer - Guitar Jonas Gideon - Keyboards Lars Olsson - Drums Jouni Haapala - Percussion Fredrik Jonsson - Bass Tobias Wendeler - Vocals Riltons Vänner - Vocals
Past members Stefan Blomquist - Keyboard Per Lindvall - Drums Åke Sundqvist - Percussion Christer Jansson - Percussion Tommy Cassemar - Bass Sven Lindvall - Bass Magnus and Henrik Rongedal - Vocals Marianne Flynner - Vocals Maria Wickman - Vocals Annica Boller - Vocals Mårgan Höglund - Drums Thobias Gabrielsson - Bass
Media Albums 1981 - Electric Banana Band 1984 - Livet i regnskogarna 1993 - The Golden Years 1981-1986 (compilation) 1998 - Electric Banana Tajm (compilation) 2000 - Den Hela Människan (music from the film Hälsoresan, together with Björn J:son Lindh) 2000 - Nu e're djur igen 2005 - Electric Banana Bands och Trazan & Banarnes bästa (compilation) 2006 - Kameleont (compilation) 2006 - Banankontakt - Musikaltajm! (compilation, together with Malmö Operaorkester) 2014 - Schyssta Bananer (compilation)
Books In 1999 Electric Banana Band released a song book called Sångtajm with sheet music on many songs from the albums.
Film and television 1980 - Trazan Apansson & Banarne 1980 - Trazan Apansson-E' bananerna fina? 1980 - Trazan Apansson-Djungelmums 1981 - Biotajm med Trazan & Banarne 1982 - Videotajm med Trazan & Banarne 1998 - Electric Banana Band the Movie - djungelns kojigaste rulle
References
External links Official site Official Facebook page