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Joik
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre
Joik · According to the Sámi, a joik is not a song about someone, but a way of evoking a person, animal or landscape with the voice. Many Sámi had a personal joik of their own. In 1673 Johannes Schefferus was the first to record a joik, but the tradition is centuries old. Missionaries called joiking sinful, and as late as the 1950s it was forbidden in schools. Since Nils-Aslak Valkeapää's record of 1968, the joik has also been heard in pop and jazz.
Listening
Listening tip. On this album by Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, a joik for Nils Juhán sounds, surrounded by saxophone and electronic sounds. Listen to how the voice repeats a short motif and varies it slightly. Does the melody have a clear beginning and end, or does it circle round?
Nils Juhán · Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Johan Anders Baer e.a., 1994
Vuoi Vuoi Mu · Mari Boine, 2006
Rievssat (Het sneeuwhoen) · Wimme Saari, 2003
See also
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