Retro Stefson has made some unusual, but simple, music videos in the past such as Kimba with the gymnastic girls and performing out on a bridge in Iceland. Here’s a new twist. The video is taken in Austurbæjarskóli, an old children’s school in downtown Reykjavík. The first song, Mama Angola, is performed in a classroom along with a full class of kids. The second, which I don’t know the name of is performed in the school swimming pool. Most schools in Iceland have a swimming pool by the way. This is because all children in Iceland must learn how to swim.

Children skiing in Reykjavík 1974. This ski hill, Ártúnsbrekka, is right by my house. It’s tiny, but great fun when you are 10.

Children skiing in Reykjavík 1974. This ski hill, Ártúnsbrekka, is right by my house. It’s tiny, but great fun when you are 10.

I love seeing little armies of orange vests on the bus or strolling through town.
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Icelandic school kids on field trip. How lovely?!!!

I love seeing little armies of orange vests on the bus or strolling through town.

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Icelandic school kids on field trip. How lovely?!!!

(Source: Flickr / cody_aufricht)

Five kids on a horse in Iceland in 1957. Photo by Haddi and Adda.

Five kids on a horse in Iceland in 1957. Photo by Haddi and Adda.