See, that’s pronounced “yoicks!”, which is why it’s funny. Sort of. (Never mind.)
Joiking is a highly improvisatory vocal style from the Arctic Circle, and combines throat singing, chanting, and folk music to produce, well, the effects that it produces.
I should stop trying to explain and just let Wimme sing, y’know? So here he is.
Friend of the blog Steinar Bang kindly included more joiking links. Not all of them work in North America, unfortunately.
Joik meets metal with Intrigue’s “Orbina”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hvihqAza9I
Elle Marie Hætta Isaksen and ISÁK with “Ealan”:
https://www.isakband.no/music
https://isak.lnk.to/Ealan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8IU_4lUAls
Norway’s entry into the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovt7YGHAj8I
(joik by saami hip hop’er Fred Buljo)
How northerners scat. I enjoy listening to joik. Thanks for the links.
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