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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: seeking_irony on April 05, 2007, 06:01:00 pm
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I thought I would post this in case it was up anyone's alley...
Sofia Jannok (http://www.sofiajannok.com) is from the north of Sweden, and writes most of her lyrics in Sami, her native language. She mixes jazz, pop and yoik influences. Yoik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoik) is a traditional Sami form of song that's very hard to describe in just a few words, except maybe as chanting. You can listen to some bits on her site. It can be quite pretty, actually, but probably a bit difficult to get into if you're not Sami, or at least Swedish.
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