Roger Ludvigsen is a Sami guitarist

Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

, percussionist and composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 from Kautokeino

Kautokeino

or Guovdageaidnu , is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino...

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In the 1970s, he was part of Ivnniguin, the country's first Sami-language rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band. In 1981, he worked on the music production for the play Min duoddarat – Våre vidder, which was the first work to be performed at the Beaivváš Sámi Theatre

Beaivváš Sámi Theatre

Beaivváš Sámi Theatre is a Norwegian theatre that uses Sami language as its performing language...

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Together with Leif Isak Eide Nilut and Bjørn Ole Rasch, he launched in 1991 the Sami group Orbina, who released the albums Orbina (1993) and Orbina II (2001).
In 2002, he won the Edvard-prisen in the musical drama class for the music for the play Ayra-Leena at Beaivvás Sámi Teáhter.

He has played and recorded with a range of famous artists, both on record and in concert, including Mari Boine

Mari Boine

Mari Boine, previously known as Mari Boine Persen, is a Norwegian Sami musician known for having added jazz and rock to the yoiks of her native people...

 (Gula Gula from 1989 and Eight Seasons from 2002), Steinar Albrigtsen (Stripped from 2001), Nils Petter Molvær

Nils Petter Molvær

Nils Petter Molvær also known as NPM is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and producer. Molvær is considered a pioneer in fusing jazz and electronic music, showcased on his best-selling album Khmer, released by the German record label ECM in October 1997 in Europe and early 1998 in North...

 (Khmer from 1988), Sidsel Endresen

Sidsel Endresen

Sidsel Endresen is a Norwegian jazz singer.She was part of the Jon Eberson Group from 1981 to 1987, resulting in five CDs and two "Spellemannprisen" awards...

 and Lynni Treekrem.

Film composer

List of films on which Roger Ludvigsen has produced music.

• Høstens første bilde (1993)
• Bulle bor ikke her (2002)
• Solens sønn og månens datter (1993)
• Johannas jul (2000)
• Eagle's Nest
  Eagle's Nest
  -Geography:*Eaglenest Range, a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada*Kehlsteinhaus or Eagle's Nest, Hitler's retreat in the German Alps near Berchtesgaden*Adlerhorst or Eagle's Nest, Hitler's command complex near Bad Nauheim...
  
  (2001)
• Urkraften fra vidda (2003)
• Holbbit Libaidit (2003)
• Ole Henrik Magga
  Ole Henrik Magga
  Ole Henrik Magga is a Sámi linguist and politician from Kautokeino, Norway.-As a linguist:As a linguist, Ole Henrik Magga is best known for his work on syntax...
  
   (2003)
• Kautokeino-opprøret
  Kautokeino-opprøret
  The Kautokeino Rebellion ) is a 2008 film based on the true story of the Kautokeino riots in Kautokeino, Norway in 1852 in response to the Norwegian exploitation of the Sami community at that time. It is directed by Nils Gaup and was released in January, 2008...
  
   (2007)
• Barentsfashion Dokumentar (2008)