MARY BOINE’S JAMMIN’ JOIK

The Sami people are the indigenous inhabitants of Arctic lands in the far northernmost parts of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia's Kola Peninsula. Today the Sami are known for their fishing, fur trapping and reindeer herding, and also for their tradition of sitting in saunas. (Sounds lovely.) Mari Boine, who you'll see in this video, is Norway's best known Sami vocalist. Her otherworldly "joik" vocals and her outspoken support of the Sami people have made her a formidable artistic and political presence in Scandinavia.