JFDR and Best Fit's Airwaves showcase mixed collaboration with rising talent

04 November 2017, 11:13 Photography by Ian Young

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(Cassandra Jenkins) (Slugz) (JFDR) (Ásta Fanney) (Samantha Shay) (Gyða) (Iceland Airwaves)

This week’s Iceland Airwaves festival saw JFDR join up with Best Fit at Reykjavík’s Loft to stage a day of music that saw some of the best Icelandic and International talent in an incredible, experimental collaboration.

Iceland Airwaves 2017 Day 1 slugz by Ian Young alt — Slugz performed an innovative set that chopped up and spit out found noises and samples.

8 R0 A9799 — Cassandra Jenkins came all the way from New York to perform.

Iceland Airwaves 2017 Day 1 Samantha Shay by Ian Young alt — Danish singer Nini Julia Bang accompanied Samantha Shay's reading of King Lear.

8 R0 A9808 — Poet and singer Ásta Fanney (also from aYia) took to the stage under a new name: Prim Waters.

Iceland Airwaves 2017 Day 1 Prim Waters by Ian Young 02 alt — The entire collective joined her for a song too.

Iceland Airwaves 2017 Day 1 JFDR by Ian Young 02 alt — Each artist was introduced by our co-host Jófríður Ákadóttir (aka JFDR).

Iceland Airwaves 2017 Day 1 Prim Waters by Ian Young 01 alt — JFDR and Cassandra Jenkins share a moment.

Iceland Airwaves 2017 Day 1 JFDR by Ian Young 01 alt — JFDR closed the evening with a set drawn from her debut record Brazil.

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