Tiina Sanila
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Inari, Finland
Inari is Finland's largest, sparsely populated municipality with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major sources of income are lumber industry and nature maintenance. With the museum Siida in the village of Inari, it is a center of Sami culture...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) is a Skolt woman from Sevettijärvi
Sevettijärvi
Sevettijärvi is a village in the municipality of Inari, Finland approximately north of downtown Inari. Näätämö, as it is known on the Finnish side of the Norwegian border, is approximately away. The village’s green, yet stark terrain opens up as Näätämö approaches.The village is built on what...
, a village in Inari
Inari
Inari may refer to:* Inari , a Shinto spirit** Mount Inari in Japan, site of Fushimi Inari-taisha, the main Shinto shrine to Inari** Inari Shrine, shrines to the Shinto god Inari* Inari Sami, one of the Sami languages...
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who published the first full-length 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...
CD in Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami is a Uralic, Sami language spoken by approximately 400 speakers in Finland, mainly in Sevettijärvi, and approximately 20–30 speakers of the Njuõˊttjäuˊrr dialect in an area surrounding Lake Lovozero in Russia. Skolt Sami used to also be spoken on the Neiden area of Norway,...
ever in 2005. The name of the CD is called Sää´mjânnam rocks! and it was produced by Tuupa Records Oy in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. Sanila's next full-length CD Kå´llkue´ll še måttmešt tålkk was released on 26 May 2007 at the Ijahis Idja festival in Inari
Inari, Finland
Inari is Finland's largest, sparsely populated municipality with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major sources of income are lumber industry and nature maintenance. With the museum Siida in the village of Inari, it is a center of Sami culture...
.
In addition to singing, she is actively involved in Sámi
SAMI
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politics and has served on numerous committees.
In December 2006, Tiina Sanila received the Cultural Award from the Province of Lapland in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
for her work.
Sää´mjânnam rocks! (Sameland rocks!), 2005
- 1. Joo´tti kaass (Stray cat)
- 2. lij jie´lli (Andy is an animal)
- 3. * (Cyril)
- 4. Ovlla*
- 5. Ráhkistatgo´n mu? (Do you love me?)
- 6. (Without living)
- 7. (Time)
- 8. Muäna (The two of us)
- 9. čuu´t jiânnai (Too much) (video)
- 10. Tuõddâr casanova (The casanova of the mountains)
- 11. Vuõssmõs jorddmõs -leu´dd (trad.) (The first thought leudd)
- Both and Ovlla are men's names.
Uuh!, 2006
On 7 June 2006, Tiina Sanila released a new single entitled “Uuh!”, which broke into the Finnish charts in 3rd place during the 26th week of 2006.- 1. Uuh (uuh_01.wmv video)
- 2. Tuõddâr casanova (The Casanova of the FellFell“Fell” is a word used to refer to mountains, or certain types of mountainous landscape, in Scandinavia, the Isle of Man, and parts of northern England.- Etymology :...
s)
Kå´llkue´ll še måttmešt tålkk (Sometimes the goldfish gets bored, too), 2007
- 1. Ij leäkku tuõtt (It's Not True)
- 2. Tango
- 3. Uuh
- 4. (Reindeerman Reggae)
- 5. Meädda mu´st (Away From Me)
- 6. Lie ääi´j, kuä´ss ij pâi vuei´t (There are times when you just can't)
- 7. Sää´mnalla (In a Sámi way)
- 8. Čuâccmõš da tå´skk (Pain and Suffering)
- 9. ”Suåppmõš” ("A contract")
- 10. Ton <3 Mon (You <3 Me)
Line-up
- Tiina Sanila - Vocals
- Atte Palokangas - Drums
- Jussi Isokoski - Guitar
- Mika Luoto - Guitar
- Jussi Tikka - Bass
Occasional members
- Mikael Ukura - Guitar
- Pasi Sipilä - Guitar
- Petri Sämpi - Drums
Musicians on the CD
- Jussi Isokoski - Drums
- Petri Sämpi - Drums and miscellaneous percussion
- Mika Heiskanen - Bass
- Mika Luoto - Guitar
- Anne Tuikkala - Piano
- Johanna Järviluoma - Violin