Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Sami Musician Johan Sara

 
Johan Sara, the son of a reindeer herder, is one of the world's most famous Sami musicians. His CD, Transmission is hypnotic and trance-inducing, reminiscent of the Sami shaman's joik. His is the sound of the icy wind blowing across the frozen tundra. It is the call of the wolf and the reindeer. The creative muse for this genre-free innovator is his people's archaic traditions and their Artic surroundings. Sara explains, "I learnt early in life the way of my people's joik. One's joik, is one's way. One's way of doing things, one's way of living and singing and making music." Read More

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