The museum was presenting a case of numerous CDs demonstrating the diversity of music traditions in this part of the world. Among others, Mari Boine is a national Norway legend. It became the starting flame of a new exploration. Thanks to the amability of the museum employees, Laurent D'Alvise was put in contact with a traditionnal singer who kindly accepted the interview. The latter was held in the singer's house which was lying also along the lake.
You will find in the live recording hereafter a bunch of stories and songs in the joik style. Johann has been a singer at the opera (see the picture hereafter) and it sounded that his life experience is just great. This interview of 45' is in English.
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Interview of Johann Andersen (Norway) by Laurent D'Alvise |
Joik definition (src)
A joik, (also spelled yoik), luohti, vuolle, leu'dd, or juoiggus is a traditional Sami form of song.
Originally, joik 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.
The joik is a unique form of cultural expression for the Sami people in Sápmi.[3] Each joik is meant to reflect a person or place. This does not mean that it is a song about the person or place, but that the joiker is attempting to transfer "the essence" of that person or place into song - one joiks their friend, not about their friend. It usually has short lyrics or no lyrics at all. This type of song can be deeply personal or spiritual in nature. Improvisation is not unusual. However, there are other forms of joik (in the expanded sense of the word) that have a more epic type of lyrics. Joik is traditionally chanted a cappella and often dedicated to a human being, an animal, or a landscape as a personal signature.