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Vajas

Title: Sacred Stone (Norway)

Label: VAJ

Cat No:VAJCD601
Format:CD

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Vajas' album “Sacred Stone” has been at number 4 in the World Music Charts Europe for the past two months. Vajas (‘echo’) are a trio who represent a synergy of arctic voices and sound: (i) the traditional Saami yoiks of Ánde Somby emanating from the distant tundra; (ii) the entrancing violin stylings and melodic voice of Kristin Mellem; and (iii) the renowned and captivating synthesizer sound voyages and creations of Nils Johansen.

All three accomplished musicians call the arctic city of Tromsø, in northern Norway, home. Ánde Somby besides being a famous Saami traditional ‘yoiker’ is also a well known legal scholar and Indigenous rights activist. Kristen Mellem is a classically trained violinist and composer who currently works with folk music, ‘yoiking’ and community theatre. Nils Johansen is a contemporary musician and composer and was the music mastermind of the internationally celebrated group Bel Canto. Vajas’ fingerprint is the meeting of the cold arctic breeze and human warmth, the traditional Saami ‘yoik’ combined with spheric, global sound travels.

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Sacred Stone (Norway)