The album notes state that the songs are rooted in Mari Boine's experience of being in a despised minority; the song "Oppskrift for Herrefolk" ("Recipe for a Master Race") is sung in Norwegian, unlike the rest of the songs which are in See more

The album was first released in 1989 on the Iđut label (as ICD891) with the author identified as "Mari Boine Persen", her Norwegian name; the cover showed an image of Boine's face and a multicoloured background. On the Real World Records 1990 release (as … See more

All tracks are composed and performed by Mari Boine. All are in the Northern Sámi language, except as indicated.
1. "Gula Gula" (Hør Stammødrenes Stemme/Hear the … See more

Awards
The album won the Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy award) for Boine in 1989.
Breakthrough album
The AllMusic review awarded the album 5 stars. See more

• Mari Boine – vocals, drum, guitar
• Eivind Aarset – guitar
• Christer Bo Bothen – electric bass clarinet, dozo n'koni, … See more