A Saami Requiem is an extraordinary meeting-place of musical cultures - western classical, Saami yoik, folk-dance, electric rock, blues, improv and more. It takes the form of a journey to Saajva, the Kingdom of Death in Saami religious practice. In this death Mass the Swedish organist Gunnar Idenstam and Saami 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 Saami drums made by Ola Stinnerbom after ancient models; the electric guitars provide a link to rock groups like Deep Purple, and Gunnar Idenstam's unmistakable style marries the French organ tradition with the captivating world of Swedish folk-music.

Tracklist:

EntrÃ©e
Requiem Aeternam
Misterioso
Blues Yoik in C
Pols Yoik
Saaiva: The Door to the Kingdom of Death
Mirrored Chorale
Percussion Meditation
Adagio
Jaamie Ahkka's Death Yoik
Return Voyage
Back in This World
Blues Yoik in E
Epilogue and Hymn (`Transports De Joie')

UPC: 5060640070172
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 3.18.22
Format: CD

Idenstam / Stinnerbom / Huizar - Saami Requiem (CD)