Yoiking and the Sámi People

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Heard On The Odyssey Series
Image Mari Boine, Artist: Album Cover – In The Hand Of The NIght, Label: Decca (UMO), 2006

This week’s edition of The Odyssey Series centers on: the musical tradition of “yoiking” of the Sami people representing a vast area of northern areas of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia revealing a very old form of song used for family, community and pastoral communication rooted in the daily rituals and lifestyle of the Sámi people.

Episode Credits

  • Dr. Jonathan Øverby Producer
  • Tom Blain Technical Director

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