Ulla Pirttijärvi ~ Lullaby

Ulla Pirttijärvi / Boares Gietkka “Lullaby“ from the Áibbaseabmi album. Some photographs are of the Sami Lapland people of Finland. Purchase music on Amazon: Ulla facebook: Ulla Pirttijärvi is a Sami vocalist born in the village of Angeli (Aŋŋel), Finland. She started her career in Angelin Tytöt, but left the group after the first album. Her own music is a combination of traditional yoiks and contemporary music. Sami (or Lapps) are the Native people, primarily farmers and reindeer herders, living in the polar regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Yoik, Joik, Luohti, Vuolle or juoiggus is a traditional Sami form of song. Originally, yoik 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. Its sound is comparable to the traditional chanti