{"id":9313,"date":"2021-07-02T02:39:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T02:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=9313"},"modified":"2021-07-02T02:54:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T02:54:49","slug":"tribute-to-peps-persson-swedish-blues-and-reggae-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/tribute-to-peps-persson-swedish-blues-and-reggae-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute to Peps Persson: Swedish Blues and Reggae Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Swedish blues and reggae musician Peps Persson passed away earlier this week. Known for infusing social criticism with music, and doing so in excellent <\/span>sk\u00e5nska<\/span><\/i>, this Swedish music Hall of Famer was a legendary collaborator and ambassador for his genre. This week, we\u2019ll pay tribute to Peps with some music and honor his southern Swedish dialect, <\/span>sk\u00e5nska.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Peps Perssons r\u00f6tter \/ Peps Persson’s Roots<\/h2>\n

Born in 1946 in Helsingborg, Sk\u00e5ne, <\/span>Per-\u00c5ke Tommy Persson, showed an interest in reggae and blues from a young age. Taking inspiration from reggae and blue giants Bob Marley and Muddy Waters respectively, Persson\u2019s early music was written in English. In the 1970s, his group Peps Blodsband put out hits like \u201c<\/span>Falsk matematik<\/span><\/i>\u201d and \u201c<\/span>H\u00f6g standard<\/span><\/i>,\u201d considered classics in the Swedish <\/span>progg<\/span><\/i> genre. <\/span>Progg <\/span><\/i>stands for <\/span>progressiv musik<\/span><\/i> or<\/span> progressivism<\/span><\/i>, a nod to the left-wing, and anti-commercialist movements of Swedish music in the 60s and 70s.\u00a0 <\/span>
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\n<\/span>A few lines from \u201c<\/span>H\u00f6g standard<\/span><\/i>\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n

H\u00f6g standard, vad fan \u00e4r h\u00f6g standard?<\/span><\/i>
\nLitar du p\u00e5 myten om v\u00e5rt rika v\u00e4sterland?<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>K\u00e4nner du dig trygg och m\u00e4tt, min v\u00e4n?<\/span><\/i>
\nEller gnager tvivlet som en d\u00e5lig tand?<\/span><\/i>
\nK\u00e4nner du dig lurad p\u00e5 n\u00e5got s\u00e4tt?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

High standard? What the hell is a high standard?
\nDo you trust the myth of our rich western country?
\nDo you feel safe and full, my friend?
\nOr does doubt gnaw at you like a bad tooth?
\nDo you feel tricked somehow<\/span><\/p>\n

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