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Transpacific Sound Paradise
Saturday, May 19, 2001:
Ulla Pirttijarvi + Frode Fjellheim / Mixed Bag

Click here to hear this show starting Tuesday, May 22.

Ulla Pirttijarvi is a Finnish singer of Sami heritage. The Sami are an indigenous people of northern Scandinavia.
First as a member of groundbreaking Sami singer Mari Boine's ensemble and the vocal trio Angelin Tytot
and now in collaboration with Frode Fjellheim (leader of the Sami fusion band Transjoik),
Ulla updates the traditional vocal style and vocal culture known as the joik.

Ulla's cd Ruossa A Eanan on Atrium / Warner Sweden is widely available (Tower Records, CDNow, etc.)

For an excellent article about the joik from the Finnish Music Centre website, click here.

Ulla Pirttijarvi page on Frode's website: http://home.sol.no/~frfjellh/ulla.html


This Week's Playlist:

Angelit Tytot featuring Ulla Pirttijarvi: Narmu Jovnna / Various Artists: Global Celebration / Ellipsis Arts

Kristi Stassinopoulou: Tin Kardia / Various: Rough Guide Greece / World Music Network

Eleftheria Arvanitaki: The Bodies and the Knives / The Bodies and the Knives / Polydor

Te Vaka / Tagaloa / Ki Mua / Te Vaka

Tetsuhiro Daiko: Asadoya Yunta / Various: Rough Guide Japan / World Music Network

Trebunie Tutki (Trebunia Family): NASA Hasarapasa / Jo Clek Wolny (Greatest Hits)

Ulla Pirttijarvi: Hildda Luohti (Hilda's Yoik-song) / Ruossa Eanan / Atrium (Warner Sweden)

Ulla Pirttijarvi: Roahkkadit (Boldly) / Ruossa Eanan / Atrium (Warner Sweden)

Ulla Pirttijarvi: Ruossa Eanan (Russian Land) / Ruossa Eanan / Atrium (Warner Sweden)

Ulla Pirttijarvi: Garra Biegga (Hard Wind) / Ruossa Eanan / Atrium (Warner Sweden)

Ulla Pirttijarvi with Frode Fjellheim live in studio - song from Ulla's forthcoming cd

Ulla Pirttijarvi: Rahkisvuoda Gidda (Spring of Love) / Ruossa Eanan / Atrium (Warner Sweden)

Martires Del Compas: Rigui Martir / Mordiendo El Duende / Detour

Samba Mapangala and Orchestra Virunga: Umoja Ni Nguvu (Unity is Strength) / Ujumbe / Sterns

Takashi Hirayasu: Kozarenka / Kariyushi No Tsuki / Respect

Peret: Voy, Voy / Rey de la Rumba (King of the Rumba) / Narada World

Bad Boys Batucada / Bahia / Kaboomba / WOMAD

Badenya Les Freres Coulibaly: Sama / Seniwe / Trace

Abdoulaye Diabate: Balani / Various: Rough Guide Mali and Guineau / World Music Network

Stephen Osita Osadebe: Egwu Ogolo (Folk Song) / Sound Time / Indigedisc

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