Niko Valkeapää
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Niko-Mihkal Valkeapää is a Sami
musician and joiker (Sami folk singer). He has been described as "one of Sami music's foremost performers." Valkeapää has been living in Kautokeino
, Norway
since 1990. He is godson of Sami artist and joiker Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
.
He won the Sámi Grand Prix
(1994, 1995), received the Spellemann
award in 2003 (open class) with his debut album, and the Liet Ynternasjonaal award, the international music prize for minority music. He has toured across Norway, including the Nattjazz festival in Bergen
, and the Northern Norway music festival Riddu Riđđu in Manndalen, Norway. His work has been considered part of the "third wave" of modern Sami music culture, which he has done much work on, among others Georg Buljo.
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
musician and joiker (Sami folk singer). He has been described as "one of Sami music's foremost performers." Valkeapää has been living in Kautokeino
Kautokeino
or Guovdageaidnu , is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
since 1990. He is godson of Sami artist and joiker Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áillohaš in the Northern Sami language was a Finnish Sami writer, musician and artist. He was born in Enontekiö in Lapland province, Finland. He lived most of his life in Käsivarsi, close to the border of Sweden, and also in Skibotn in Norway...
.
He won the Sámi Grand Prix
Sámi Grand Prix
Sámi Grand Prix is an annual Sámi song contest organized by Samisk Musikkfestival and held in Kautokeino, Norway. The first annual Grand Prix was held in 1990. The winner of the contest goes on to compete in Liet-Lávlut, a music competition for European minority languages. The Sámi Grand Prix...
(1994, 1995), received the Spellemann
Spellemann
Spellemann is a folk music album by Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen. It was released in Norway on 9 February 2009. On the album charts, it peaked at #6 in Norway and #45 in Sweden.-Track listing:#Klinga mina klockor#Här är gudagott att vara...
award in 2003 (open class) with his debut album, and the Liet Ynternasjonaal award, the international music prize for minority music. He has toured across Norway, including the Nattjazz festival in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, and the Northern Norway music festival Riddu Riđđu in Manndalen, Norway. His work has been considered part of the "third wave" of modern Sami music culture, which he has done much work on, among others Georg Buljo.
Discography
- Niko Valkeapää, Duippidit, 2003
- Sierra, Duippidit, 2004
- Birrat birra, Duippidit, 2008
External links
- A study of Riddu Riddu Festivála and its role as a cultural tool for ethnic revialization Riddu Riddu, Joik or rock-n-roll?
- Music Information Centre Norway; Niko Valkeapää: Niko Valkeapää, Listen to Norway continues with Niko Valkeapää: Niko Valkeapää
- Norway, The Official Site in Japan; Music from Norway, Niko Valkeapaa
- Niko Valkeapää Folkelarm 2008