Quarashi
Though Icelandic rap-rock outfit Quarashi finally saw their U.S debut released in early 2002, the band had been honing its music since the mid-'90s. Producer/drummer Sölvi Blondal and vocalists/rappers Hössi Olafsson, Steini Fjelsted (a former Icelandic skating champion as well as a graffiti artist), and Omar Swarez formed Quarashi (pronounced "kwa-ra'-she") in 1996. The band's name, a term meaning "supernatural," was adopted from a nickname given to Fjelsted. The quartet's full-length debut was recorded in October of 1997. In support of the album, the band opened for the Fugees and the Prodigy, while Blondal remixed the Prodigy's "Diesel Power." In 1999, Quarashi released Xeneizes, selling another 6,000 copies and earning them a second consecutive gold record in Iceland. Jinx, Quarashi's U.S debut, was released in March 2002. The first single, "Stick 'Em Up," was included on the Orange County soundtrack.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Greatest Tricks
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Alda Music on 17 Dec 2021
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Guerilla Disco
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Alda Music on 1 Jan 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Jinx (Clean Version)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Time Bomb - Columbia on 12 Mar 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Quarashi á Nasa (Live)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Alda Music on 1 Jan 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Kristnihald undir Jökli
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Alda Music on 1 Jan 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Stick 'Em Up
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Alda Music on 21 Oct 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo