For just a few moments near the end of “Boadan Nuppi Bealde,” Mari Boine briefly launches Eight Seasons (NorthSide) into the realm of the eternal, an obscure and not necessarily welcoming abode that ...
Norway are aiming for their fourth Eurovision win in 2019, as supergroup Keiino and their song Spirit In The Sky take the hopes of the Nordic nation to the contest in Tel Aviv. The track is a classic ...
THE Arctic Philharmonic, a Norwegian professional symphony orchestra, is known for playing pretty standard orchestral fare (upcoming performances include works by Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn). Last ...
Melodies and feelings meet halfway to birth Joik music. This art form of the Nordic Sámi people from the northern reaches of Europe is remarkably unknown east of the Adriatic. However, as soon as its ...
The humble village of Kautokeino (cow-too-cane-o) in Norway’s far north boasts one hotel, two churches, thousands of colorful folk costumes and one of the most improbable Easter festivals in all of ...
Joik is the traditional song of the Sami people of the Arctic circle. When singer and activist Maxida Märak was growing up, she used to joik with her grandfather Johan, a Sami priest who had revived ...
Karl Tirén (1869-1955) was the most important collector of Sami joik (a traditional form of singing) in Sweden in the early 20th century. His extensive documentation in the 1910s –nearly 300 recorded ...
Melodies and feelings meet halfway to birth Joik music. This art form of the Nordic Sámi people from the northern reaches of Europe is remarkably unknown east of the Adriatic. However, as soon as its ...
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