Hjálpum Þeim
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"Hjálpum þeim" is a song recorded in 1986 by several of the most popular musicians of Iceland
Iceland
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 to gather funds in order to combat poverty
Poverty
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 in Africa
Africa
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"Hjálpum þeim" contained only the title song and it was rerecorded again in 2005 under the name of "Hjálpum þeim 2005", and then again in Engilsh in 2011 under the name "Help Them 2011" because of the crisis in Eastern Africa.

Track listing

Track Title Length Lyrics Audio clips
01 Hjálpum Þeim ??? link -

Personnel

  • Music: Axel Einarsson.
  • Lyrics: Jóhann G. Jóhannsson, Gunnar Þórðarson, and Eyþór Gunnarsson.

Alma Dögg Jóhannsdóttir - backing vocals. Andrew Watkinson - violin. Axel Einarsson - backing vocals. Ásgeir Steingrímsson - trumpet. Björgvin Gíslason - guitar and backing vocals. Björgvin Halldórsson
Björgvin Halldórsson
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 - vocals and backing vocals. Björn Thoroddsen - guitar and backing vocals. Bubbi Morthens
Bubbi Morthens
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 - vocals. Carmel Russill - cello. Charles Berthon - violin. Dagur Hilmarsson - backing vocals. Einar Jónsson - backing vocals. Eiríkur Hauksson
Eiríkur Hauksson
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 - vocals and backing vocals. Ellen Kristjánsdóttir - vocals and backing vocals. Eyþór Gunnarsson - keyboard and backing vocals. Flosi Einarsson - backing vocals. Friðrik Karlsson - guitar. G. Hjörtur Howser - backing vocals. Guðrún Sigurðardóttir - cello. Gunnar Þórðarson - backing vocals. Gunnlaugur Briem - drums. Hafsteinn Valgarðsson - backing vocals. Haraldur Þorsteinsson - backing vocals. Helga Möller - vocals and backing vocals. Helgi Björnsson - vocals. Herbert Guðmundsson
Herbert Guðmundsson
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 - vocals and backing vocals. Hildigunnur Halldórsdóttir - violin. Hjalti Gunnlaugsson - backing vocals. Ingólfur Sv. Guðjónsson - backing vocals. Jakob R. Valgarðsson - backing vocals. Jenný Ásmundsdóttir - vocals. Jon Kjell Seljeseth - keyboard. Jóhann G. Jóhannsson vocals and backing vocals. Jóhann Helgason - vocals and backing vocals. Jón Borgar Loftsson - backing vocals. Jón Gústafsson
Jon Gustafsson
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 - backing vocals. Jón Þór Gíslason - backing vocals. Kathleen Bearden - violin. Kristinn Svavarsson - saxophone. Kristján Jóhannsson
Kristjan Johannsson
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 - vocals. Lísa Pálsdóttir - vocals and backing vocals. Magnús Guðmundsson - vocals. Magnús Þór Sigmundsson - vocals and backing vocals. Ólafur Þórarinsson - vocals. Páll Einarsson - cello. Pálmi Gunnarsson
Pálmi Gunnarsson
Pálmi Gunnarsson is an Icelandic musician, who was involved in some of the country's most popular musical acts in the 1970s and into the 1980s, including Mannakorn and Brunaliðið...

 - vocals and backing vocals. Pétur Hallgrímsson - backing vocals. Pétur Hjaltested - backing vocals. Pétur Kristjánsson - vocals and backing vocals. Rafn Jónsson - backing vocals. Richard Scobie - vocals and backing vocals. Rúnar Júlíusson
Rúnar Júlíusson
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 - vocals and backing vocals. Rúnar Þórisson - backing vocals. Sigfús Örn Óttarsson - backing vocals. Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir - vocals. Sigurður Gröndal - backing vocals. Skúli Sverrisson
Skúli Sverrisson
Skúli Sverrisson is an Icelandic composer and bassist residing in New York City.Over the past two decades, bass guitarist-composer Skuli Sverrisson has worked with a veritable who’s who of the experimental world, from free jazz legends to music icons Skúli Sverrisson (born 23 October 1966) is an...

 - bass. Szymon Kuran - violin. Þórður Bogason - backing vocals. Þórhallur Sigurðsson - vocals and backing vocals. Þórhallur Birgisson - violin. Þórir Baldursson - piano. Ívar Sigurbergsson - backing vocals.

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