Sámi music

Purely folk joiks have declined in popularity over the 20th century, due to the influence of pop radio and religious fundamentalism, especially Laestadianism.

Valkeapää's recordings, however, differed from traditional hoiking by including both instrumentation and ambient sounds, such as barking dogs and the wind.

[3] Nevertheless, joik performers of some fame include Angelit (former Angelin tytöt, Girls of Angeli), Wimme Saari and Nils-Aslak Valkeapää from Finnish Sápmi.

The most famous Sámi singer is Mari Boine of Norway, who sings a type of minimalist folk-rock with joik roots.

In January 2008, the Sámi artist Ann Marie Anderson, singing "Ándagassii" qualified to the finals of Melodi Grand Prix 2008, (the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008), but she did not win.

[9] Other Sámi instruments of wider Scandinavian usage include the lur (a long horn trumpet),[10][11] and the harpu,[12] a zither to the Finnish kantele.