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The Saami, the indigenous people of northern Scandinavia, have a unique unaccompanied vocal style called joik. At one time, joik was an important part of religious rituals, but today it is used as a means of personal expression and ethnic identification. A joik is a musical description of a subject which has inspired the singer, such as a family member or a friend. This example by Per Henderak Haetta from Norway describes another man who once lived in the region, Daniel Ašlaksen Sara.
"Daniel Ašlaksen Sara" from Lappish Joik Songs from Northern Norway (Cat.# Folkways FM 4007) (p)1956 Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings. All rights reserved.
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