A joik or yoik (anglicised, where the latter spelling in English conforms with the pronunciation; also named luohti, vuolle, vuelie, or juoiggus in the Sámi languages) is a traditional form of song in Sámi music performed by the Sámi people of Sápmi in Northern Europe.

Passed down from generation to generation, joik is the chanting song of the Sami people and has survived through centuries. Some of the oldest joiks we know today were recorded by priests and missionaries in the 1700s and 1800s.

Mar 26, 2019 · JOIK or YOIK : 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 vocals. • LUOHTI, JUOIGGUS – Northern Sami. • VUELIE – South Sami. • …

Sep 13, 2024 · Sámi joik is a captivating and ancient singing tradition that has its roots deeply embedded in the culture of the Sámi people, who inhabit the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.

Sep 7, 2017 · What is probably the most ancient music in Europe is still alive and thriving, thanks to the efforts of the Sámi—the indigenous people of Scandinavia—to preserve their unique tradition of yoiking.

Highly spiritual songs called joiks (Northern Sami: luohti; Southern Sami: vuolle) are the most characteristic song type. (The same word sometimes refers to lavlu or vuelie songs, though this is technically incorrect.) Joiks may have few or no lyrics, do …

A joik, luohti, vuolle, vuelie, leu'dd, or juoiggus is a traditional form of a song of the Sami people of the Nordic countries and Kola Peninsula of Russia. Originally, joik referred to only...

Oct 9, 2024 · The Sámi joik is a traditional form of song from the Sámi people, the Indigenous inhabitants of northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula. It is one of the oldest musical traditions in Europe and holds deep cultural and spiritual significance.

Sami voices / Sáme jiena. In February 1913, the folk music collector Karl Tirén switched on his phonograph for the first time to record Sami joiking. So began one of the largest recording projects of Sami joik in Sweden. One hundred years later, you can now listen to …

Nov 20, 2020 · Despite this, the Sami music already released circulated and prompted a revival of the practice of joik. In the video below is are five examples of more traditional joik: After its recent resurgence, joiking has become musically contemporized, and is …