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Lyrics (Translated):
"Ancient forces, ancient dreams
Living thoughts, living hopes
We will not surrender,
we will not disappear"
Living thoughts, living hopes
We will not surrender,
we will not disappear"
Artist: Berit
Margrethe Oskal
Song: Eamifámut
(Ancient Forces)
This
artist has been one of the reasons why I am usually glad about landing on the
National Geographic channel when the rest of the television is bombarded with the same
banal, mind numbing nonsense. I toppled over a show about the Sami culture in Europe . Apart from the impressive ammo, what captured me
was the music of course. Then followed an aggressive internet search on the
culture and its music.
Berit
happened to be one of those gems that I managed to mine out. The bewitching
effect that her music had on me is definitely beyond words. With closed eyes, it’s more of an experience and surprisingly gets you closer to nature (even if
you are sitting in a concrete jungle amidst man made blasphemies). This
particular track weaves a pagan magic and successfully creates something that is
deeply personal and spiritual. Our limited vocabulary will never be able to do
justice to describe how Sami folk music affects ones psyche and the experiences
that come with the package.
About The
Artist:
Berit Margrethe Oskal is a Norwegian Joik artist and
Sami musician. She is an upcoming performer who is mixing the traditional sound
with modern music styles.
About Joik:
A joik, (also spelled yoik) is a traditional Sami form of music.
Originally, joik was referred to only one of several Sami singing styles, but in
English the word is often used to refer to all types of traditional Sami
singing. According to music researchers, joik is one of the longest living
music traditions in Europe , and is the folk music of the Sami people. Its sound is comparable to
the traditional chanting of some Native
American cultures.
Some other pieces worth listening to:
Berit’s latest
album “Fargga”
Other related
Artists:
- Ulla
Pirttijärvi
- Wimme Saari
- Eivør Palsdottir
(Icelandic music)
thanx for this well done report, i'm going to dig this further as she just electrified me!
ReplyDeleteEivør Pálsdóttir is Faroese not Icelandic, the Faroe Islands are a province of Denmark.
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