Traditional Sami music revolves around singing. The only traditional instruments are the flute "fadno" (Angelica archangelica) and drums, and purely instrumental music is unknown. Modern bands use a wide variety of instruments, especially the fiddle and accordion. Species About 50 species; see text Angelica is a genus of about 50 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far North as Iceland and Lapland. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... The term fiddle refers to a violin when used in folk music. ... This article is about the instrument as a whole. ...

Improvised, highly spiritual songs called joiks (North Sami: luohti; South Sami: vuolle) are the most characteristic song type. (The same word sometimes refers to lavlu or vuelie songs, though this is technically incorrect.) Joiks do not rhyme, and have no definite structure. They are typically about any subject of importance to the singer, and vary widely in content. Purely folk joiks have declined in popularity over the 20th century, due to the influence of pop radio and religious fundamentalism, especially Laestadianism. Nevertheless, joik performers of some fame include Angelit (former Angelin tytöt, Girls of Angeli), Wimme Saari and Nils-Aslak Valkeapää from Finnish Lapland. Many modern singers are signed to DAT, the premier record label in Sami music. Yoik or juoiggus is a traditional Sami form of song. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The Laestadian movement (lestadiolaisuus in Finnish and Laestadianismen in Swedish) are a conservative Christian revival movement prominent mostly in Finland, Sweden, Norway and North America. ... Angelit, formerly known as Angelin tytöt (AÅ‹Å‹el nieiddat), is a Finnish Sámi folk music group formed by sisters Ursula and Tuuni Länsman in 1989. ... Wimme Saari (also known as just Wimme) is one of the best known Sami yoik singers from Finland. ... Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, sami languageÁilluhas (March 23, 1943 - November 27, 2001) was a saami writer, musician and artist of Finnish citizenship born in Enontekiö in the Finnish part of Lapland. ... National anthem Sámi soga lávlla Languages Sami, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian Area ca. ... DAT is a publishing house and record company focussing on the Sami culture. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The most famous Sami singer is undoubtedly Mari Boine of Norway, who sings a type of minimalist folk-rock with joik roots. Some non-Sami artists, including Enigma, RinneRadio and Jan Garbarek, have used joik and other Sami styles in their music. Mari Boine. ... Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Michael Cretu and his wife Sandra Enigma is a musical project, that started by Michael and Sandra Cretu in 1990. ... RinneRadio is a trio of musicians from Finland. ... Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947 in Mysen, Norway) is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. ...

The Finnish folk metal band Sháman introduced what some call "yoik metal" in the late 1990s, drawing attention to Sámi music in the heavy metal scene. Their music incorporated Sámi elements such as yoik singing, Sami lyrics, and shamanic drum. The band added new members, and has since changed their name to Korpiklaani. Although they still incorporate "yoiking" in their music, their songs are now written in Finnish and English. The band is currently signed on to the well-known Austrian Heavy Metal record label Napalm Records. The vocalist for Korpiklaani has also yoiked for fellow Finnish folk metal band Finntroll. Folk metal is a diverse collection of music, encompassing a wide variety of different styles and approaches. ... Lead man Jonne Järvelä, in A shot from the OÄ‘Ä‘a mailbmi video, off the Idja album. ... Korpiklaani (Backwoods Clan in Finnish) is a folk metal band from Finland. ... Korpiklaani (Backwoods Clan in Finnish) is a folk metal band from Finland. ...

References

• Cronshaw, Andrew. "Joiks of the Tundra". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 255-260. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0

External links

• Official Angelit Webpage
• Joiks and music, from a multinational student project on minority languages in Europe
• More sample joiks from Hollow Ear magazine
• Sami Culture Library - Yoik and Music collection of links related to Sami music