The joik, a traditional Sámi song form, has recently become more widely heard, mainly due to the popularity of the band Adjagas. This documentary film explores a fascinating, evolving mode of performance that is a healing force for the Sámi people. The documentary follows young joikers Sara Marielle Gaup and Lawra Somby of Adjagas from the stage to their homes to reveal how issues of identity, endangered language and spirituality are bound up with their music.
Director
Rossella Ragazzi
Rossella Ragazzi is associate professor in Norway, at Tromsø University Museum, Departement of Cultural Scinces, and her current research is concerned with processes of musealization and cultural representation of ethnic minorities. She is also professional filmmaker and made several documentaries and anthropological films, while coaching in Visual Anthropology.
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