Fjellheim, Frode - Night Yoik
from Norwegian Sámi Songs
Instrumentation: 3-part choir (any voices), frame drum, synthesizer (piano) & improvised instrumental solo
"Yoik” is a very old tradition amon the Sámi people of Scandanavia and Russia. The Sámis themselves say that the Yoik has no beginning and no end. The Yoik often describes a specific person, emotion or other element of nature and does so with very little use of words. (4:40)