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In traditional Sámi music songs (e.g. Kvad and Leudd songs) and joiks are important musical expressions of the Sámi people and Sámi languages. The Sámi also use a variety of musical instruments, some unique to the Sámi, some traditional Scandinavian, and some modern introductions.
A joik or yoik (anglicised, where the latter spelling in English conforms with the pronunciation; also named luohti, vuolle, vuelie, or juoiggus in the Sámi languages) is a traditional form of song in Sámi music performed by the Sámi people of Sapmi in Northern Europe.
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The Sámi ( / ˈsɑːmi / SAH-mee; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi -speaking Indigenous peoples inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The region of Sápmi was formerly known as Lapland, and the Sámi have historically ...
In traditional Sámi music songs and joiks are important musical expressions of the Sámi people and Sámi languages. The Sámi also use a variety of musical instruments, some unique to the Sámi, some traditional Scandinavian, and some modern introductions.
Nov 20, 2020 · Despite this, the Sami music already released circulated and prompted a revival of the practice of joik. In the video below is are five examples of more traditional joik: After its recent resurgence, joiking has become musically contemporized, and is a well-known cultural marker of the Sami.
Mar 26, 2019 · Music researchers believe joik is one of the longest-living music traditions in Europe. The sound of joik is comparable to the traditional chanting of some Native American cultures. There are also features shared with the shamanistic cultures of Siberia, which mimic the sounds of nature. – From Wikipedia.
Young Sami artists are currently bringing new life to joik – the folk music of the Sami and one of Europe’s oldest song traditions. Ancient sounds meet modern genres, and with it, a new wave of internationally acclaimed and prize-winning musicians like Elle Márjá Eira and Marja Mortensson.
