Tanabreddens Ungdom
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Tanabreddens Ungdom was a Sámi
band established in 1973 in Karasjok, Norway
. The band is known for being the first band to popularize the yoik
with the record release on th record company MAI
7402, 1974). Since yoiking had been banned in Norwegian schools to some extent, the release of their album garnered a lot of attention and the album sold more than 20,000 copies and even made it on the charts (Norsktoppen
).
Jovnna (JLP 909, 1982) was released in 1982 with Tore Aslaksen standing in for Wigelius. Tanabreddens Ungdom's latest release is from 2001 when they released a collection called Deatnogátte Nuorat – Buoremusat - The Best Of Tanabreddens Ungdom (Iđut 2001). Anne-Lise Solbakk also contributed her talent to this latest record. 2004 saw the band celebrating their 30 years of being together with a series of concerts. In addition, the band was portrayed on the program «Sápmelaš Oaivil» broadcast by NRK.
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
band established in 1973 in Karasjok, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The band is known for being the first band to popularize the yoik
Yoik
A joik, , luohti, vuolle, leu'dd, or juoiggus is a traditional Sami form of song.Originally, joik referred to only one of several Sami singing styles, but in English the word is often used to refer to all types of traditional Sami singing...
with the record release on th record company MAI
Mai
-Given name:*Mai , an Arabic female name*Mai or Maj, a Swedish female name *Mai, a female Vietnamese name*Mai, the title of Sayfawa dynasty kings of Chad...
7402, 1974). Since yoiking had been banned in Norwegian schools to some extent, the release of their album garnered a lot of attention and the album sold more than 20,000 copies and even made it on the charts (Norsktoppen
Norsktoppen
Norsktoppen is a musical hit list at NRK Radio, with songs with Norwegian artists. Until 1986, the songs had to be in the Norwegian language. Norsktoppen has aired since 1973. Norsktoppen airs once a week. On Thursday 21 February 2008, it became known to the show host, that Norsktoppen would be...
).
Jovnna (JLP 909, 1982) was released in 1982 with Tore Aslaksen standing in for Wigelius. Tanabreddens Ungdom's latest release is from 2001 when they released a collection called Deatnogátte Nuorat – Buoremusat - The Best Of Tanabreddens Ungdom (Iđut 2001). Anne-Lise Solbakk also contributed her talent to this latest record. 2004 saw the band celebrating their 30 years of being together with a series of concerts. In addition, the band was portrayed on the program «Sápmelaš Oaivil» broadcast by NRK.