Solju | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Introduction Spring, the favorite time in Sápmi, when your spirits are enlivened by the sunrays. The mountain birches and the whole environment shine silvery. The yoiks in this album have their origin in one particular spring when the two of us herded together. It was special to follow nature’s variation. To find one’s way to the herd through snowstorms in the evening and to enjoy those balmy days with fair weather. That was when new yoiks came about.

Solju performs modern ethno music combined with traditional yoik singing. They are proud of the original northern culture and want to show it to the world! Sámi culture and identity lie at the heart of the music, reflecting mythology and aspects of the traditional lifestyles of their homeland, taking the listener to the far north of Europe: Sápmi. Their soundscape ranges from the expansive wilderness of the tundra to the most intimate lávvu fireplace. How do this dainty duo describe themselves in five words? Vivacious, colourful, earthy, ethereal, genuine.

Album Band Members
Ulla Pirttijärvi - vocal and yoik
Hildá Länsman - vocal and yoik
Samuli Laiho - guitar, music programming, xylophone and harmony
Janne Oinas - bass, guitar, piano and music programming

Guest Artists
Olav Torget - guitar, bass, percussion, keyboards and vocals
Abdissa “Mamba” Assefa - percussion and drums
Triosis+ - strings
Sami Zimmerman - clarinet and soprano saxophone
Matias Koskimies - additional music progamming
Lávre Eira - yoik