Composer: Gunnar Idenstam
Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Gunnar Idenstam, Erik Weissglas, Rafael Sida Huizar, Henrietta Wallberg
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCN0017
Release: 2022
Size: 632 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
A Saami Requiem, Pt. 1 “The Journey” (Live)
01. Entrée
02. Requiem aeternam
03. Misterioso
04. Blues Yoik in C
05. Pols Yoik
06. Saaiva – The Door to the Kingdom of Death
A Saami Requiem, Pt. 2 “The Kingdom of Death” (Live)
07. Mirrored Chorale
08. Percussion Meditation
09. Adagio
10. Jaamie Ahkka’s Death Yoik
A Saami Requiem, Pt. 3 “The Return” (Live)
11. The Return Voyage
12. Back in This World
13. Blues Yoik in E
14. Epilogue & Hymn
A Saami Requiem is an extraordinary meeting-place of musical cultures – western classical, Sámi yoik, Nordic folk-dance, electric rock, blues, improv and more. It takes the form of a journey to Saajva, the Kingdom of Death in Sámi religious practice. With it the Swedish organist Gunnar Idenstam and Sámi artist Ola Stinnerbom provide a parallel to the Christian Requiem, with Ola Stinnerbom as Noite, the shaman who acts as guide to the Kingdom of Death – and back to this life, celebrated in the uplifting closing hymn. Some of the percussion sounds are sampled from traditional Sámi drums made by Ola Stinnerbom after ancient models; the electric guitars provide a link to rock groups like Deep Purple and King Crimson; and Gunnar Idenstam’s unmistakable style marries the French organ tradition with the alluring world of Swedish folk-music.