A Saami Requiem
A Saami Requiem is an extraordinary meeting-place of musical cultures – western classical, Sámi yoik, Nordic folk-dance, electric rock, blues, improv and more. It takes the form of a journey to Saajva, the Kingdom of Death in Sámi religious practice. With it the Swedish organist Gunnar Idenstam and Sámi artist Ola Stinnerbom provide a parallel to the Christian Requiem, with Ola Stinnerbom as Noite, the shaman who acts as guide to the Kingdom of Death – and back to this life, celebrated in the uplifting closing hymn. Some of the percussion sounds are sampled from traditional Sámi drums made by Ola Stinnerbom after ancient models; the electric guitars provide a link to rock groups like Deep Purple and King Crimson; and Gunnar Idenstam’s unmistakable style marries the French organ tradition with the alluring world of Swedish folk-music.
Ola Stinnerbom, yoik (Tracks 2–14)
Gunnar Idenstam, organ (Tracks 1–7, 9–14)
Henrietta Wallberg, vocalist (Tracks 7, 8, 10)
Erik Weissglas, guitars (Tracks 3–6, 9, 12–14)
Rafael Sida Huizar, percussion (Tracks 3–6, 8, 10–14)
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Part I: The Journey
- Entrée
- Requiem aeternam
- Misterioso
- Blues Yoik in C
- Pols Yoik
- Saaiva – The Door to the Kingdom of Death
- Mirrored Chorale
- Percussion Meditation
- Adagio
- Jaamie Ahkka´s Death Yoik
- The Return Voyage
- Back in this World
- Blues Yoik in E
- Epilogue and Hymn (‘Transports de Joie’)
Part II: The Kingdom of Death
Part III: The Return
FIRST RECORDING, LIVE
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