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• Sofia Jannok is a Swedish-Sami, world-pop-folk singer-songwriter - a rising star in Scandinavia and across Europe. “Assogattis” (‘By the Embers’) is her second album, following “Ceaskat” (‘White’), in 2007. Sofia was born in 1982 and comes from Gällivare, in the far north of Sweden. She has toured in Scandinavia, Europe, the US and Far East - and has also recorded music for film and television and appeared in musicals
• She appeared at a big, free one-day festival on Hampstead Heath on Saturday 4th July 2009, organised by the Swedish Embassy - headlined by Abba’s Benny Andersson and his Band, as well as the John Etheridge Band, The Swingle Singers featuring beatboxer Shlomo, and Miss Li, one of Sweden's hottest pop debutants.
• Sofia and her band cover a wide spectrum of genres - combining traditional Sami folklore themes with influences from pop, rock, folk music, jazz and other improvised music - to produce an unusual, original and enchanting album, accessible for a broad audience. |
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Track Listing for Assogattis - by the embers
01. Áššogáttis (By the embers)
02. Árvas (Tundra of Árvas)
03. Liekkas (Warm)
04. Irene (Irene)
05. Davádat (Westbound wind)
06. Váralaš (Dangerous)
07. Sámi eatnan duoddariid (Wide open tundra of Samiland)
08. Vuolvojávrri (Lake of Vuolvojárri)
09. Golle Máze (Golden Máze)
10. Vássán áiggit (Bygone ages)
11. Dulla lulla (Dulla lullabye)
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Reviews |
| The Guardian - Robin Denslow |
| Sofia Jannok is a cool 26-year-old who sings in the North Sami language of the reindeer-herding people who live in the far north of Sweden, but she is certainly no traditionalist. She has a gentle, clear voice, and her original, mostly self-written songs include folk themes that reflect the grandeur of the Arctic wilderness, along with melodic and easy-going folk-pop ballads, and passages where she veers towards jazz improvisation. |
| Songlines - Elisavet Sotiriadou |
| Her music is like a cool breeze travelling over the Sami landscapes' acres and marshland, lakes, streams and trees, and her warm voice embraces emotions through joik music. *** |
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Discovery catalogue available for
Sofia Jannok
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White (Sweden)
Assogattis - by the embers
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