Idenstam / Stinnerbom / Huizar- Saami Requiem
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:
- Entrée
- 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')
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:
- Entrée
- 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')