Finland, Sweden and Norway share the Arctic Sámiland which has unique culture and indigenous music. Indigenous music has been in focus in the world music scene generally as e.g. North-American, Australian and other indigenous artists have been able to attract more and more attention worldwide.
What is the situation in the Nordic countries: are Sámi artists an appreciated and supported asset, are they part of the global indigenous music trend?
This panel is supported by the Swedish Embassy in Washington.
In the panel:
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Artist, Producer (NO)
Klemet Anders Buljo has his background from The Agder Music Conservatory in Norway. However, the native music traditions of Sápmi and “world” music influences are closest to his heart. During his career, he has been involved in numerous projects at different venues and studios around Norway and abroad.
Klemet is pro-session guitarplayer with an ethnic and innovative approach to modern improvisational music. He is known for his eclectic guitar style combined with livesampling, which creates a unique ambient sonic landscape which is characterized as the arctic sound. Cultural background as a son of a reindeerherder from the heart of Sápmi makes him as one of the true Sami cultural intermediaries as a musician, vocal performer, producer, and a speaker as well.
Klemet is a board member of Sami composers association and a creative director of music festival Sami Music Week, Sami Music Awards and a song-camp Arctic Song Lab.
Photo: Johan Mathis Gaup
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Artist (FI)
Ánnámáret is Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman, Sámi musician who lives and whose work is based in Nuorgam, northernmost Finland. Her music is inspired by the life and the nature in Sápmi. Ánnámáret’s strength as an artist springs from having grown up between two cultures and, thus, in understanding these cultures and their collisions and similarities.
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Senior Event Producer (US)
Lisa Schwartz is Senior Event Producer with Midwood Entertainment, specializing in program design and curation for festivals and major events in the United States, including the legendary Philadelphia Folk Festival. With a great love for nonprofit service and leadership, Lisa has served on the board of Folk Alliance International, and is the immediate past President. She proudly participated as a coach in both Global Music Match programs, and continues to use her strategic marketing and branding skills to consult with artists around the globe to position them for career growth.
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Johanna Sauramäki, CEO of Saura Booking Agency (FI)
Johanna is an agent, manager and producer with twenty years of experience of live music events in Finland. Saura Booking Agency was founded in 2014 to focus on the export of urban folk and world music artists that combine modern and contemporary elements to traditional roots. Artists and bands represented internationally by Saura Booking Agency include Tuuletar, VILDÁ, Solju, Maija Kauhanen, Okra Playground, Pauanne, Piira, VIMMA, Katarina Barruk (NO) and Emma Salokoski. Johanna Sauramäki is also the producer of Finnish female choir Philomela and the founder of Juuri Nyt Urban Folk Festival.
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Project Manager & Advisor jazz and folk, international networks, Music Norway (NO)