Ruossa Eanan

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The primal sound of the joik is simply undeniable. It goes straight to the gut and the heart, evoking the sense of icy plains, the nomad Saami wandering. Atmospheric without every becoming New Agey, Pirttijarvi and her band weave a fine spell, her voice ringing, sometimes soft, sometimes brutal, over a basic rhythm (not too dissimilar to a Native American sound) with colors and textures provided by the instruments. It's Nordic, chilly, and stunningly beautiful. Even the normally warm cello takes on frozen overtones here, and the soprano sax whips away like a blizzard. It's not the fevered rush of Wimme or the woman warrior of Maire Boine; Pirttijarvi has her own contribution to the genre, and it's as haunting as Northern snow. --Chris Nickson

Ruossa Eanan, Music, Ulla Piritijarvi, Classical, Classical Music, Finnish, Int'l & World Music

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Ruossa Eanan

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000B6S1BS

Product Description

Personnel: Ulla Pirttijarvi - joik, frame-drum, silver bells Frode Fjellheim - synthesizer, vocals, percussion Nils Olav Johansen - guiter Snorre Bjerck - percussion Jonas Sjoblom - percussion Ornulf Lillebjerka - cello Manne Von Ahn Oberg - bass guiter, vocals, percussion Jonas Knutsson - soprano saxophone

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Ruossa Eanan
Ulla Piritijarvi
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000DGWJ
Release Date: 1998-09-29

Tracks:

Anarjohka
Rahkisvuoda Gidda
Hildda Luohti
Valde Gavtti
Ruossa Eanan
Ruossa Dovddot
Njuvcca Luohti
Anarjavri
Roahkkadit
Podel
Garra Biegga
Muotkkeduottar
Ii Lean Darbu
Deatnu

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The primal sound of the joik is simply undeniable. It goes straight to the gut and the heart, evoking the sense of icy plains, the nomad Saami wandering. Atmospheric without every becoming New Agey, Pirttijarvi and her band weave a fine spell, her voice ringing, sometimes soft, sometimes brutal, over a basic rhythm (not too dissimilar to a Native American sound) with colors and textures provided by the instruments. It's Nordic, chilly, and stunningly beautiful. Even the normally warm cello takes on frozen overtones here, and the soprano sax whips away like a blizzard. It's not the fevered rush of Wimme or the woman warrior of Maire Boine; Pirttijarvi has her own contribution to the genre, and it's as haunting as Northern snow. --Chris Nickson

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Ruossa a Eanan
Ulla Pirttijarvi
Manufacturer: Wea/Whv/Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Pirttijärvi is a former member of the Sami folk-pop group Angelin Tytot, where she sang a mixture of joiks (shamanistic vocals from the Sami regions of Scandinavia) and light-weight folk songs accompanied by guitars and frame drums. This is a whole different thing, and with the production and musical backing of Frode Fjellheim and his band Transjoik, she is given a much broader palette to draw her colors from. She has a simple voice: direct, never flashy or forced. Neither angelic nor demonic, her voice works on an earthly plane of clear highs and strong mid-range tones. It's a strong production--full of whispering electronics, clear percussion, and a scattering of bass and electric guitar; and a few tracks include saxophone from the excellent Swedish horn player Jonas Knutsson. Pirttijärvi evades the more aggressive delivery of her more famous joiking compatriot Wimme, going for gentle persuasion instead of insistence. With the help of this excellent backing ensemble, she gets her message across. --Louis Gibson