Yoik of the Wind

[@sebathadah1559]

this stuff has roots deep within prehistoric european history. to get to hear it today is just amazing.

[@StaminatorBlader]

well the culture is asian in origin but yeah we are all one in the end

[@KS-yn5zw]

@@StaminatorBlader THERE IS SAMMI EUROPEANS AND ASIANS

[@StaminatorBlader]

@@KS-yn5zw did you read what i said or are just replying to an imaginary comment? the CULTURE is of asian ORIGIN...

[@KS-yn5zw]

@@StaminatorBlader I read about that

[@Erkele]

@@KS-yn5zw mikä saatanan "sammi"?

[@pineridgelakota8108]

It's because of videos like this that my culture stays alive. Sofia is awesome and a true daughter to her people.

[@RATGUTZZ]

I'm trying to get in touch with my blood. My great grandmother was 100% Norwegian Sámi. I'm not sure what happened by the time I was born but almost all of the tradition and language was lost, especially since I grew up in a Christian household in the states. My great great grandparents lived in homes built from the forest around them amongst the animals. I apologize for talking a lot I tend to do that haha. This is beautiful and I really enjoyed it. I wish to learn joik eventually.

[@hhorror]

Colonialism is what happened, mate. The great eraser of life. Keep resisting. Keep following that curiosity. Keep tracing back those roots, even if the threads you pick up feel awkward and foreign at first. May your ancestors guide you.

[@idontexist7453]

My mom is 100% and I am the first in our family since my great-great grandma to wear a gákti. It feels great to reconnect with who we really are.

[@wegfarir1963]

Could you talk some more to us?

[@michaelkoch6021]

Me too, family.

[@svenjorgensen3059]

My grandma was born 1914, in North Dakota, spoke only Norwegian until about 14/15 years old. They were 100% self-sufficient farm. Her parents were immigrated from a farm near Lapland/ Lillehammer Norway. She moved to Minneapolis and speaking Norwegian & keeping traditions were frowned upon. So she never passed the language & traditions down except for some food.

[@pakak8rain]

I am really beginning to adore Saami culture. This is simply beautiful.

[@galaxystudios5822]

Thank you my dear :)

[@eddiejhayes3347]

Great! Our ancestors were so close to mother earth; What a deep and moving sound; It evokes a functional reaction within ones organ tissue, similar to a wolf's call in the dark of night.

[@Evanderj]

That is a profound description

[@benjamindavey4782]

You guys have a cool culture. Hope you all keep it alive inside yourselves.

[@hhorror]

Evokes those wild landscapes in such a visceral way. The ancestors are smiling on this one.

[@TheEnAheL]

They sure are ;)

[@BinroWasRight]

This speaks directly to my wild heart. Huge love and respect to the Sámi and all Indigenous people around the world.

[@normanhull6696]

When I can't sleep I come here and I find peace. Thank you for keeping this beautiful tradition alive.

[@katewilmot4375]

I just found out about the Sami today too, so beautiful. I am blessed by this music and I am a conventional opera singer but this is just so free, resonant and totaly exquisite! Just like the wind

[@galaxystudios5822]

Thank you

[@deannafriesen243]

Gorgeous...from a Plains Cree Woman in Canada.

[@joshingaboutwithjosh]

i used to do this when i was a kid in the forest there wasn't a word for it though because i live england though sami are truly a kind mannered people

[@milliegoodwin9540]

Fellow English person here, I used to do this too! I'd also do a lot of kulning style singing/ humming without having a word for that either

[@sleekoduck]

The Sami are related to the Britons and Scottish people in the UK. Maybe you have a Celtic (kind of a misnomer) soul.

[@nofacenocase3]

I'm sami myself, and have lived in the areas where they are from. The culture is something for itself, but many sami are alcoholics now. It became that way after they forced all the sami to abandon their culture and started selling them strong alcoholic spirits in the 1900s

[@benjamincoakley9871]

@@sleekoduck the Sámi are the native people of Scandinavia that migrated from Mongolia around 2,500-12,000 years ago.

[@cloudberries]

Sleekoduck (just because this is the internet and some people are rude i want to add a disclaimer-i don’t mean this in any bad way just a kind correction) I am not sure where you got the idea that Sámi are related to Britons and Scottish folks but that’s unfortunately not true. I’m Sámi and we are pretty genetically distinct from all groups of Europeans, especially Scottish and Britons. Do you have any sources on this?

[@DerafsheKavian]

Long live Sami nation and its beautiful culture. I hope the Sami way of life will endure and I sure hope some sort of administrative Samiland, not dissected by national borders, can be established across northern Scandinavia.

[@Jmvars]

Yeah but it's just a region across the four countries the Sami inhabit. It has no administrative rights, just certain "rules" set in place meant to protect the Sami way of life.

[@LocoBride]

Sapmi!

[@PlanetZelka]

DerafsheKavian I wish the same for the Kurds!

[@Jmvars]

You forgot Sweden.

[@frisianmouve]

Never going to happen, they're a minority in their own region

[@КнижныйСыч]

The severe beauty of the North...

[@PiscineBabylonienne]

The singer is Sofia Jannok, a well known sami singer, stop saying bullshit, samis have only around 6% of their genetics that come from Asia, and in majority from Yakuts people.

[@BainPlays]

@@PiscineBabylonienne ...did...did you forget the sámi people live in the far north?

[@PiscineBabylonienne]

@@BainPlays I was answering to a previous and deleted commentary lmao

[@megaloblabber2948]

@@PiscineBabylonienne yakuts are from asia tho *face palm*

[@PiscineBabylonienne]

@@megaloblabber2948 THE COMMENT HAS BEEN DELETED FFS

[@kazuza9]

my first time I hear about the sami nation. may you all be blessed for ever. thank you for the beautiful music

[@janhenrikh]

This Sami joik is a copy of the original version and personal joik/ chant of the the sami reindeer herder of Mikkel Mikkelsen Buljo, "Mihkkelas Mihkkal" fram Kautokeino, Norway.

[@sweets9413]

I'm so PROUD to be Sea Sámi!!! Love listening to you joik!!

[@sweets9413]

Mun ráhkistan leat mearra Sámi

[@hepno]

I absolutely love Sami culture, so beautiful.

[@sueparlby8170]

This is just SO incredibly beautiful, powerful and elemental. I don't like wind, it makes me grumpy but this will change my relationship to it. Thank you.

[@Weonlyknewoneway]

Magical 🧝‍♀️ . Love you Sami brothers n sisters. Be proud of who you are and what you have. For most of the world has lost what you still possess. ♥

[@visionvixxen]

Hearing this makes me feel so light and happy… timeless

[@rupertrozells5253]

So pure, angelic & terribly beautiful

[@КошачьеРебро]

Лучший йойк у Софии Яннок... С её помощью и узнала о происхождении столь дивного саамского песнопения. Горестно, ибо сейчас она реже проявляет себя на сцене. Хочется, чтобы весь мир прознал о её редком таланте!!!!!!!!!

[@Valhalla1522]

Haunting & reflective... brought me to tears. Beautiful.

[@vincentkleijwegt4002]

Voice of an angel...

[@Jesse_JamesVI]

This is awesome greetings from Turkey :)

[@david82633]

This is actually a person joik made for Mikkel Buljo, which has been mislabeled Yoik of the wind. The family do not appreciate this appropriation, and the right name should be placed in the description of this video

[@sonnenblume111]

Wonderful. 💓 May the Sami and all the other natives get their origin and habitat.

[@Oro-Laeji]

Habitat??

[@masterjunky863]

Incredibly fascinating culture, love from Italy

[@scivnce4273]

For some reason some aspects remind me of native Americans and native hawaïans very beautiful

[@mattlibra3139]

That’s most likely because the Sami are actually the indigenous people of Northern Europe!

[@scivnce4273]

@@mattlibra3139 hmmm i dont think all indigenous people are the same. I am also a native from another part of the world with a very ancient culture and we are completely different

[@mattlibra3139]

@@scivnce4273 ahh I’m sorry if I made it sound like just because the Sami are indigenous I think they’re the same as others! That’s totally not what I meant!

[@tobycowern5677]

Amazing to revisit this in 2024 amd see how far Sofia has come. But i ❤ the rawness of her early days. Such an inspiration

[@aliciar.m.912]

Bellísimo.❤❤❤

[@artonikupeteri3612]

Yoiku is not just a part of the life of the Sámi people in northern Sweden. Yoiku is Sámi. The Sámi people live in Finland, Sweden, Norway and even Russia. Sámi Yoiku is beautiful and wonderful to listen to. As they say, it comes from the heart and has no words.

[@artonikupeteri3612]

This is how Nils Aslak Valkeäpää performed at the Lillehammer Olympics kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5fYXqekj9mSo7c

[@subhashisdas7199]

I was reading an old National Geographic of Nov 2011 the other day where I came to read of the Sami people and their Yoik. In it I read the Lutheran pastors who converted the Sami forbade yoiking calling it devil's music. But it is so hauntingly beautiful.

[@KymberliAnnEG]

indeed, destroyed and burned their drums and regalia, artifacts stolen for later display in museums...awful persecution back in the day. Strong people. The culture prevails.

[@Jiepers]

Christianity has ruined many things

[@StaminatorBlader]

well its actually nature music which unlike the devil actually exists and is feared by abrahamic religions

[@barbarabenvenuto7146]

Just beautiful. I only heard about this style a while ago when I started to learn Swedish, though this has no Swedish words! It's so simple and deep at the same time. Great that the Saami have managed to keep it alive for so long😊

[@marykakoekemoer7897]

I just learned about joik today and searched to hear what it sounds like, out of curiosity. And of my goodness!!! It so soothing and yet fulfilling to the soul. Why is this not known more across the world....

[@84com83]

Just listen to how emotional the wind expresses itself in different intensities.

[@Myviewingtime07]

The Sami have such a beautiful and enchanting culture. It takes you back to a more natural state of mind, where you feel at one with nature.

[@Lamproly]

I think I just learned how to breathe again. Something heavy and oppressing, like all of humanity with its rules and ways and conflicts just melted like water and flew down, then evaporated to mist. And now I am breathing. Steady, slowly, easily. As if somehow I learned what every tree and animal, every wisp of wind does not need to learn: what existence is. Just this.

[@backyardbiologist6468]

Kinda cringe not gonna lie

[@dsherter]

lovely.

[@thealchemistdaughter3405]

Very beautiful, my the gods of the north rise from their slumber in our hearts 💞

[@Locahaskatexu]

For some, they never slept 😉

[@askthemountains1]

Makes me more happy to be sea sámi to hear good joik like this :-)

[@laurenanderson9476]

As someone with mixed Scandinavian heritage, I've known only of my Nordic ancestry. Learning now about the Sami has been beautiful, and this song is gorgeous! And knowing so many people with Scandinavian ancestry who are talented, soulful singers, I'm just amazed at the way music can affect generations!

[@josieclaridge4798]

Just returned from Northern Norway and heard a lot of the Samis. Beautiful sound

[@jaybarrys8272]

wind can be a breeze, wind can be a hurricane, but wind gives life.. lives before us and will live after us, appreciate the moment you have with it

[@beatricebeathyraneniute2298]

That's Sofia Jannok, my favorite Sami singer, also my mom's favorite as well. Lovely song! :D

[@andelicaa6304]

I love saami people and culture. This is beautiful and it sent shivers down my spine🥲

[@nightowl6260]

Are these words or deeply symbolic sounds to name/express the spirits?

[@david82633]

They're mainly not words, just sounds to express a certain feeling or the essence of either a person or an object. Most joiks will contain at least a few words, like the name of the person or object being joiked, while others are completely void of any words. Some are epics or stories, and obviously have many words.

[@nataliafernandezlopez-rey6821]

LA NATURALEZA EN UNA VOZ MARAVILLOSA

[@cloudberries]

Long live Sámis ❤️💚💛💙 Ollu giitu, Sofia

[@anonymousnativeamerican7755]

God bless the Sapmi (Sammi). Im Apache Kickapoo and nahua purepecha ndn which is what I am full blooded native American much love. I wonder if we are connected something is telling me yes

[@lorella40]

There's something magical in this performance!

[@manglafeichtinger2601]

I just came back from Norway! Where l learned about the Sami people! And their beautiful music! I wish them all the best for the future, may their treasures they have stay safe and carry on, if i ever go back to Norway 🇳🇴 I'll be great to see them perform, good luck to the SAMI PEOPLE! ❤

[@BabiesAteMyDingo]

So incredibly, breathtakingly beautiful. It's really dusty in here right now for some reason. Yep. Dusty.

[@xavierjones4574]

why were you cutting onions at your keyboard

[@BabiesAteMyDingo]

No onions this time, just dust. The Onion Ninjas lurk in the shadows until someone whips out that Wicked/Firefly "Defying Gravity" video.

[@JJBushfan]

Great name. Are you Aussie?

[@pacific2313]

Here from Wikipedia. Read about it, knew I had to check it out. It's really nice!

[@herminig2939]

Trugarez evit gwerz gant hec’ h ene ! Merci pour cette complainte avec son âme !

[@MrPablomex]

This is beautiful, mystical music

[@lottajohansson6790]

So very nice Yoik ever and very fantastic to

[@polarisproyect]

A hymn to freedom of the Sami people.

[@heatherwatrous9056]

this spings kind of elemental song has sprung out of me in my entire life, when feeling good and alone with earth.

[@taragibbons6616]

Absolutely SOULFUL! Love this!

[@darthinhilus2416]

Pure awesomeness. Much love from Greece !! :)

[@samarawakefield9683]

Beautiful, so happy to be saami

[@HeatherSonewomanshow]

Gorgeous, evocative, spine tingling Spine tinglingly beautiful

[@dubco9840]

Quelle merveille ! Merci !

[@patriciafriedson8860]

Thank you for this beauty, and this truth.

[@marissaschoneman9999]

beautiful "I will try to learn sing like her

[@linahassan2106]

I love it ! It touched my soul =)

[@zoricacindric3506]

Odavno želim da posetim saami zemlju i upoznam narod i način života. ❤️

[@MrMike855]

Beautiful. Completely beautiful.

[@jeffsaxton716]

I'm an American and knew I had some Norwegian ancestry. I had my DNA analyzed and discovered Sami ancestry was part of it. I'm proud of that!

[@AgnesTemesvaritothkasa]

The first earth speaks to me it is above and below and it will never end

[@kjlahti782]

What a beautiful voice, thanks for sharing it

[@EpicureanSwerve]

Just lovely.

[@FABEEize]

What similarity to the native music "vidala" of the Argentine northwest and part of Bolivia for the song, the rhythm, and the musical instrument.

[@irinasiberia54]

great voice! I love folk songs

[@borninjordan7448]

I spent some of my formative years in British Columbia, Canada's Pacific coast. I can't help but notice the similarity of this to First Nations music.

[@nisqually7]

This is so calming. Thnx for the upload.

[@harrihanell]

Kaunis/ underbar/herlig ❣️

[@Brennna]

So beautiful.

[@Lilolindiriel]

Strength and elegance...

[@EctothermalPuppy]

Kyllä!!!! :)

[@eddyl2056]

My friend Elaine Sukava passed away today. She was Finnish and she loved music. Does anyone have an appropriate yoik for a time like this?

[@leadslinger49]

Beautiful song and a beautiful voice.

[@AurorVonKorpi]

so proud to be part of Saamelainen

[@msullivan821]

This gave me goosebumps.

[@JakobJonasFilmundTonwerkstatt]

Beautiful Voice and beautiful self expression!

[@Spangenberg0602]

When you stay in this beautiful land, you can feel the yoik

[@kellyjene77]

Absolutely stunning. Haunting and beautiful.

[@IceFireTerry]

"How Disney uses Language" brought me here

[@kiannabrunette2580]

Same!

[@fatimakifayat9354]

Same

[@rishikesav5523]

Frozen

[@wanqaimzhafri3275]

SAME

[@pretziels]

same

[@judipodgurski5083]

SOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo beautiful !!!!!

[@freeinformation9869]

She is channeling. Thanks.

[@yobrojoost9497]

Lovely voice, beautiful chant!

[@officialVozie100]

Sammis are beautiful Im 100% native american apache of north america full blood ndn only and i feel the song all the way there has to be a connection with at least one tribe for the sammi people LAKOTA Kickapoo or maybe my tribe something seems very native american about them its quite obvious unless your deaf and disrespectful to the sammis we the ancestors 💯🦅🌎🙏🏾

[@Rosina57NZ]

So beautiful

[@jbl7219]

Though I should say that her full name is Sofia Jannok since it's nowhere in either the title or description.

[@oraakkeli]

It said it in the beginning od the video

[@alicegobelin4287]

So beautiful, thank you! 🙏💓

[@mantykarhu]

Beautiful...

[@RS-ji8xj]

Beautiful song❤ I came here because of the music from the movie Uvgrunden. It sents shivers down my spine...like from a live before✨️ does anyone know the name of the song played in the film Uvgrunden? Thx

[@takezotsukaharamasteriljim9610]

Lady Fairy Blessing You!7,1k like

[@Duncanthedonut]

Reminds me of the Appalachian folk yodeling

[@Lil-Bit]

Beautiful✨

[@SilverWolfITA]

Discovered yesterday, i love this song 💖