MonkeyRat

THE CHILD ft. Anna Sofía Skoradal

U Gotta Love Being U, is MonkeyRat's first pop/singer-songwriter/soul-folk, single and Anna's first co-written song with Hans Andrias Jacobsen and Beinir Troest Rasmussen. All three songwriters were selected in 2018 and participated in Koda's co-writing session at Reinsaríið, in the Faroe Islands.

Anna liked the universal message so much, that she later added a 2nd verse in 2019 and asked Alain Apaloo to sing the song, because of his distinct African accent and spiritual journey within. As producer, Anna heard soft sounding oohs and ahhs in her head and asked African American singer, Deborah Herbert to once again lend her beautiful soothing voice for the final touch.

In these dark and uncertain times, U Gotta Love Being U lifts the spirit and raises the vibration spreading a message of positivity and love.

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Music
Anna Iachino - lyrics on verses & chorus
Beinir Troest Rasmussen - lyrics on bridge
Hans Andrias Jacobsen and Beinir Troest Rasmussen - composers
Arnold Ludvig - arranger
Anna Iachino and Arnold Ludvig - producers
Alain Apaloo - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Arnold Ludvig - bass & synth arpeggiator
Jens Stoklund - drums & percussions
Deborah Herbert - back vocals
Louise Nipper - recording & mix Soundscape Studio
Óli Poulsen - master Fix-n-Mix Studio
Tutl Records
Believe SAS Distribution

Video
Nicolas Delgado Clausen - cinematographer & editor
Lucia Martín Felbo - assistant
Anna Iachino - director
Special thanks to Jess Harpsøe for the filming location
@ Christiania Jazz Club & Børneteater in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Hope u r all fine and doing well. :)

Check out MonkeyRat's Official Video - U Gotta Love Being U ft. Alain Apaloo! <3
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Latest news!

All is looking bright for MonkeyRat with lots of good news and many high notes!

In August, 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.

MonkeyRat received a Musician Spotlight on Mad Indie Media.
90 videos of Good Morning Reykjavík have been made on TikTok.
MonkeyRat published their own videos on Youtube for both latest releases – check them out – Good Morning Reykjavík is funny!

“U Gotta Love Being U ft. Alain Apaloo” 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.
MonkeyRat luck continues in September as well, Saturday, on September 12th, Good Morning Reykjavík aired on TOKOVL, Unsigned Artist Radio Show at 4pm EDT with host Kbreaz1. TOKOVL is the 350th Affiliate for Sheryl Underwood Radio Show in St. Louis, MO.

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

Listen to MonkeyRat’s latest songs, U Gotta Love Being U ft. Alain Apaloo, a pop/singer-songwriter song with a positive message and super funky, Good Morning Reykjavík, a track that will surely move your feet. Check out their latest videos and reviews below – enjoy!

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U Gotta Love Being U, is MonkeyRat's first pop/singer-songwriter/soul folk , single and Anna's first co-written song with Hans Andrias Jacobsen and Beinir Troest Rasmussen. All three songwriters were selected in 2018 and participated in Koda's co-writing session at Reinsaríið, in the Faroe Islands.

Anna liked the universal message so much, that she later added a 2nd verse in 2019 and asked Alain Apaloo to sing the song, because of his distinct African accent and spiritual journey within. As producer, Anna heard soft sounding oohs and ahhs in her head and asked African American singer, Deborah Herbert to once again lend her beautiful soothing voice for the final touch.

In these dark and uncertain times, U Gotta Love Being U lifts the spirit and raises the vibration spreading a message of positivity and love.

Lyrics and music:
Anna Iachino wrote the verses & chorus
Beinir Troest Rasmussen wrote the bridge
Hans Andrias Jacobsen and Beinir Troest Rasmussen composed the music
Arnold Ludvig arranged the song
Anna Iachino and Arnold Ludvig produced the song

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Check out our latest video, Good Morning Reykjavík - it's funny! :D
We had a blast making it in Iceland!
Spent endless hours editing.

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Lots of Love

Anna

MUSIC
Anna Iachino - lyrics, vocals & co-composer
Arnold Ludvig - composer, bass, backing vocals, Ableton Live
Alain Apaloo - guitars
Jens Stoklund - drums & percussions

VIDEO
Anna Iachino - director & camera
Arnold Ludvig - editor & camera
Ása Valgerður Sigurðardóttir - actor & camera
Bragi Árnason - actor & camera

Thanks to Bergþóra Guðnadóttir & Jóel Pálsson for
Farmers Market sweaters

Thanks to Baldur Hermannsson for power bank charger
Thanks to Ása Valgerður Sigurðardóttir for bongo drums

Special thanks to Ása and Baldur for their home and land
Special thanks to Jóhann Valbjørn Long Ólafsson for old radio and flat

U Gotta Love Being U, is MonkeyRat's first pop/soul, single and Anna's first co-written song with Hans Andrias Jacobsen and Beinir Troest Rasmussen. All three songwriters were selected in 2018 and participated in Koda's co-writing session at Reinsaríið, in the Faroe Islands.

Anna liked the universal message so much, that she later added a 2nd verse in 2019 and asked Alain Apaloo to sing the song, because of his distinct African accent and spiritual journey within. As producer, Anna heard soft sounding oohs and aahs in her head and asked African American singer, Deborah Herbert to once again lend her beautiful soothing voice for the final touch.

In these dark and uncertain times, U Gotta Love Being U lifts the spirit and raises the vibration spreading a message of positivity and love.
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MonkeyRat delivers multi-genre music rooted mainly in Funk. The band was formed in Copenhagen, Denmark with award winning guitarist, Alain Apaloo from Togo, Africa and superb Danish drummer Jens Stoklund. Together they have been performing since 2010 and recording with award winning sound engineer, Louise Nipper at Soundscape Studio in Frederiksberg, Denmark. MonkeyRat released their 2010 debut album, Fuck The Jante Law followed by Sunshine in 2012 to great reviews and many #1 hits. In 2016, 4 digital singles were released with The Hentze Horns and received international radio airplay. Get Into The Light, MonkeyRat's first hip-hop/gospel collaboration with Debbie Cameron, Deborah Herbert, and Joanita Zachariasen was released in 2018 with resounding success. On March 20, 2020, MonkeyRat started the year with their hit single, Good Morning Reykjavík, a real funky dance number with a comical spin on the infectious chorus.

Anna Iachino from Montreal, Quebec, Canada is the songwriter, vocalist, rapper, spoken word artist and Arnold Ludvig from the Faroe Islands is the composer, arranger, and award winning virtuoso bass player. Together, they are a dynamic husband and wife team and the creators of MonkeyRat founded in 2006, in the Faroe Islands.

U Gotta Love Being U, is MonkeyRat's first pop/singer-songwriter/adult contemporary, single and Anna's first co-written song with Hans Andrias Jacobsen and Beinir Troest Rasmussen. All three songwriters were selected in 2018 and participated in Koda's co-writing session at Reinsaríið, in the Faroe Islands.

Anna liked the universal message so much, that she later added a 2nd verse in 2019 and asked Alain Apaloo to sing the song, because of his distinct African accent and spiritual journey within. As producer, Anna heard soft sounding oohs and aahs in her head and asked African American singer, Deborah Herbert to once again lend her beautiful soothing voice for the final touch.

In these dark and uncertain times, U Gotta Love Being U lifts the spirit and raises the vibration spreading a message of positivity and love.
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MonkeyRat delivers multi-genre music rooted mainly in Funk. The band was formed in Copenhagen, Denmark with award winning guitarist, Alain Apaloo from Togo, Africa and superb Danish drummer Jens Stoklund. Together they have been performing since 2010 and recording with award winning sound engineer, Louise Nipper at Soundscape Studio in Frederiksberg, Denmark. MonkeyRat released their 2010 debut album, Fuck The Jante Law followed by Sunshine in 2012 to great reviews and many #1 hits. In 2016, 4 digital singles were released with The Hentze Horns and received international radio airplay. Get Into The Light, MonkeyRat's first hip-hop/gospel collaboration with Debbie Cameron, Deborah Herbert, and Joanita Zachariasen was released in 2018 with resounding success. On March 20, 2020, MonkeyRat started the year with their hit single, Good Morning Reykjavík, a real funky dance number with a comical spin on the infectious chorus.

Anna Iachino from Montreal, Quebec, Canada is the songwriter, vocalist, rapper, spoken word artist and Arnold Ludvig from the Faroe Islands is the composer, arranger, and award winning virtuoso bass player. Together, they are a dynamic husband and wife team and the creators of MonkeyRat founded in 2006, in the Faroe Islands.

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To all lovers of Funk music - this new super funky song of mine is for u! :)

This is Anna's first time as co-composer with Arnold Ludvig. The music came to her in a sudden flash and Ludvig was able to understand the music that Anna heard in her head. The inspiration took place upon arriving in their flat in Reykjavík, Iceland, when they were welcomed and shaken by an earthquake.
Ludvig was studying at Listaháskóli Íslands for his Masters and one of his courses was working with Ableton Live. This was also the first time that Ludvig incorporated the use of Ableton Live in his composing process for, Good Morning Reykjavík. Anna and Ludvig were lucky to have lived in an area in Reykjavík surrounded by a patch of nature where fairies are believed to be living in the great big stones. On one glorious morning, Anna stepped out on the balcony, got inspired and sang the second part of the song (a throwback to the 60's) to the fairies.
Then the question was how to blend the two very different styles of music - funk and retro together. That's when Anna came up with the idea to use a radio tuning sound, which Ludvig found on Ableton live and other sources. The sound of tap, which Anna took classes in Reykjavík and the constant sound of Icelanders saying já, já (roughly 'yow-yow' in English phonetic spelling), which Faroese people call Jau'ari were all elements that inspired Anna in the creation of
Good Morning Reykjavík, a song that surely will move your feet. :)

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All the Best, be safe
Lots of Love
Anna <3

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Hope u are all fine and doing well. :)

Kindly please listen & vote for MonkeyRat's new single, Get into The Light, by clicking on the 5th star*, it's that fast & easy. It has entered as a Tester at #1006 on a Danish chart and with the gracious help of family, friends, and fans it climbed to #48, then up to #43. It's now at #45: MonkeyRat ft. Debbie Cameron, Deborah Herbert & Joanita Zachariassen -
Get Into The Light.
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It's a tough chart, I'm competing with international & national Danish stars like Lukas Graham with major radio airplay in DK.
Thanx a lot for your help, much appreciated.

I wish u all a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! :)

With Gratitude & Love
Anna <3 xox <3

Dear Fans :)

"Get into The Light" is MonkeyRat's brand new digital single and enlightening message to the world. It is our very first
Hip Hop/Gospel collaboration, a star studded trinity of female African American & African inspiring and hair-raising gospel voices that will uplift your soul. The featured singers on the track are - Debbie Cameron, daughter of the late great Etta Cameron, Deborah Herbert, and Joanita Lubega Zachariassen. The international musicians and singers are a stellar cast of artists transcending racial boundaries through the power of music.

MonkeyRat with Anna Iachino's great lyrics, voice, animated storytelling and humor, sings, raps and perform's spoken-word, over Arnold Ludvig's superb virtuostic bass playing, slap bass technique and well crafted music. Together, they deliver an original and powerful expression, rooted mainly in Funk, with a little Reggae, Retro, Urban, Soul, hints of Jazz, Punk and the new addition of Gospel to the mix.

"Get into The Light"

vocals & lyrics: Anna Iachino (Ca/It)
bass, composition, programming & hand claps: Arnold Ludvig (Fo)
recorded & mixed by: Louise Nipper @ Soundscape Studio (Dk)
mastered by: Grammy award winning sound engineer, Randy Merrill @ Sterling Sound Studio (US)
guitar: Alain Apaloo (Tg)
drums and triangle: Jens Stoklund (Dk)
percussions and handclaps: Ayi Solomon (Gh)
gospel vocals: Debbie Cameron (US)
gospel vocals: Deborah Herbert (US)
gospel vocals: Joanita Lubega Zachariassen (Ug)
arrangement for gospel vocals: Arnold Ludvig & Debbie Cameron
producers: Anna Iachino & Arnold Ludvig
genre: Hip Hop/Gospel

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Many Thanx

Kindest Regards

Anna <3