Subject: Re: [Homestead] Geography was: Tell me again
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 21:35:58 -0800
It is called Joik singing and it is very specific to the person. I have
many recordings of this type of signing, and I can supply several MP3 files
if any one wishes to hear it
Fred Enga
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Subject: Re: [Homestead] Geography was: Tell me again
roxann wrote:
> Bev,
>
> My good friend in N.D. just did a wonderful article on the Saami about a
sort of singing that they do. It's sacred and a dying art, you might know
what I'm talking about, I can't remember what it's called. But I'll ask her
to send it to me again if you're interested in reading it.
>
>
>
That's interesting. Is it related to the throat singing of the Tuvans,
do you know? I hosted a Tuvan group, Huun-Huur-Tu, once when they came
here to perform, what a great time we had. And although I know a Saami
couple, they've never mentioned song or singing, but since what we've
usually done together is winter camping/snowshoeing, that's not
surprising, I guess. Probably too far away to be related, though, now
that I mull over the distance between Tuva and basically the west coast....