Frode Fjellheim is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 Sami

Sami people

The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...

 yoik

Yoik

A joik, , luohti, vuolle, leu'dd, or juoiggus is a traditional Sami form of song.Originally, joik 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...

er and musician (piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

 and synthesizer

Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

). Since 1997, he has also composed film score

Film score

A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...

s for NRK and Lars Rasmussen's children's films. During the 1990s, he headed his namesake band «Jazz Joik Ensemble», which is currently known by the name of Transjoik

Transjoik

Transjoik is a Norwegian band that plays jazz and Sámi music, often characterised as an ambient electronic, techno and trance band, but with a dose of yoiking, so it is often considered world music. The group's original name was Frode Fjellheim Jazzjoik Ensemble.-Discography:*Saajve Dance...

. Fjellheim has also been involved in «Tango Concertino». Iren Reppen

Iren Reppen

Iren Reppen is a Norwegian actress.She graduated from Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1990. Her debut was in the play «Romeo og Julie» ved Trøndelag Teater in 1990. She has since worked at Det Norske Teatret , and other theatres...

, Annbjørg Lien

Annbjørg Lien

Annbjørg Lien is a Norwegian musician. She plays the hardingfele , violin, and nyckelharpa....

, Sverre Porsanger, Ella Holm Bull

Ella Holm Bull

Ella Holm Bull, was a Southern Sámi teacher and author, dedicated to promoting the Southern Sami language for many years. Together with Knut Bergsland, she created an orthography for Southern Sámi in 1974, which is called the Bergsland-Bull orthography in their honor...

 and Tone Hulbækmo are some of the other artists that Fjellheim has worked with. Fjellheim also heads his own music company called Vuelie, which publishes books, sheet music and CDs by a number of artists.

Discography

• Sangen vi glemte — Mijjen Vuelieh, (Iđut 1991)
• Frode Fjellheims Jazz Joik Ensemble, Saajve Dans (Iđut 1994)
• Joik for kor, (Vuelie 2002)
• Aejlies Gaaltije — the Sacred Source (Vuelie 2004)
• Med joik som utgangspunkt, (Vuelie 2004)

Awards

• 3-year grant by the Norwegian Government (1993–1996).
• Spellemannprisen 2004
  Spellemannprisen
  Spellemannprisen is an award presented to Norwegian musicians for their contributions.-Operation:The award was established on the initiative of International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide...
  
   open class for Aejlies Gaaltiie — the Sacred Source
• Sor-Trondelag County Cultural Award, 2007

External links

• Vuelie