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Mats Öberg (Umeå, [[Sweden]], 1971) is a Swedish keyboard player and vocalist.
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Mats Öberg (Umeå, [[Sweden]], 1971) is a Swedish keyboard player and vocalist. Öberg is blind since birth.  Mats Oberg and drummer [[Morgan Ågren]] have been playing together for over 30 years, since Mats was 10 and Morgan was 14. They were 'discovered' at a very young age by Frank Zappa, who invited them to join his band (Zappa's ill health ultimately cancelled these tour plans)
  
[[Mats Öberg]] (& [[Morgan Ågren]]) sat in with the Zappa band in 1988 during the [[88/05/01 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshovs Isstadion|Stockholm performance]]. In 1991 Mats took part in the "[[Zappa's Universe]]" concert series. Mats reportedly provides keyboards for the unreleased [[Dance Me This]].
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They sat in with the Zappa band in 1988 during the [[88/05/01 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshovs Isstadion|Stockholm performance]]. "They played unbelievable, just unbelievable." - Frank Zappa.
<br>Mats is blind since birth.
 
  
"Keyboardist/vocalist Mats Oberg and drummer Morgan Agren have been playing together for over 30 years, since Mats was 10 and Morgan was 14! They were 'discovered' at a very young age by Frank Zappa, who invited them to join his band (Zappa's ill health ultimately cancelled these tour plans) and they are musical legends in their native Sweden and beyond, winning Grammy Awards on both sides of the Atlantic and known for their wild and funny musical performances. Mats and Morgan began releasing records in 1996 on their own UAE label. Since 2005, Cuneiform has been releasing the group's new recordings as well as bringing back to print their earlier releases.  Radio Da Da was their third album and was originally released in 1998, while The Teenage Tapes is a collection of their earliest recordings together. Both of these albums have been remixed and remastered with bonus material added and neither album has been available before other than by buying them from the musicians at their shows!  "They played unbelievable, just unbelievable." - Frank Zappa. - Quote from  http://www.artist-shop.com/cuniform/ 
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In 1991 Mats took part in the "[[Zappa's Universe]]" concert series. Mats reportedly provides keyboards for the unreleased [[Dance Me This]].
  
 
In February 2020 Öberg released Frankful on which he performs arrangements and interpretations of thirteen of Zappa's compositions.
 
In February 2020 Öberg released Frankful on which he performs arrangements and interpretations of thirteen of Zappa's compositions.
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==Concert Audio==
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI_LrG74NCE Mats Öberg and Morgan Ågren join Zappa on-stage (YouTube)]
  
 
==Frankful Streams==
 
==Frankful Streams==
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==See also==
 
==See also==
* [http://www.morganagren.com Morganagren.com]
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* [[Wikipedia:Morgan Agren]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Bandmembers|Öberg, Mats]]
 
[[Category:Bandmembers|Öberg, Mats]]

Latest revision as of 05:32, 9 November 2021

Mats Öberg (Umeå, Sweden, 1971) is a Swedish keyboard player and vocalist. Öberg is blind since birth. Mats Oberg and drummer Morgan Ågren have been playing together for over 30 years, since Mats was 10 and Morgan was 14. They were 'discovered' at a very young age by Frank Zappa, who invited them to join his band (Zappa's ill health ultimately cancelled these tour plans)

They sat in with the Zappa band in 1988 during the Stockholm performance. "They played unbelievable, just unbelievable." - Frank Zappa.

In 1991 Mats took part in the "Zappa's Universe" concert series. Mats reportedly provides keyboards for the unreleased Dance Me This.

In February 2020 Öberg released Frankful on which he performs arrangements and interpretations of thirteen of Zappa's compositions.

Concert Audio

Mats Öberg and Morgan Ågren join Zappa on-stage (YouTube)

Frankful Streams


See also