The production Sáráhkká is a collaboration between our own regional joiker Ingá-Máret Gaup-Juuso and Patrick Shaw Iversen, and is a tribute to the role and position of women in Sámi society!
WhatConcert: Sáráhkká
Where: Centre for Northern Peoples
When16 October, 7.00 PM
Sáráhkká is the goddess of pregnancy and childbirth in Sámi religion. She plays a central role in conception and delivery, and was one of the divine beings closest to Sámi daily life.
The woman's position as a bearer of tradition is strong in Sámi culture, as it is the woman who passes down the joik, and therefore the language, to future generations through their joik to newborn children. Through the Sáráhkká project, the Sámi woman's voice and history will be heard, and traditional joiks from different areas of Sápmi will be highlighted.
Contributors:
Ingá-Máret Gaup-Juuso – joik/vocal
Patrick Shaw Iversen – flutes/electronics
Harpreet Bansal – violin
Kenneth Ekornes – drums
David Solheim – Sound Engineer