Transjoik
Encyclopedia
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 yoik
ing, so it is often considered world music
. The group's original name was Frode Fjellheim Jazzjoik Ensemble.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and Sámi music
Sami music
In traditional Sami music songs and joiks are important musical expressions. The Sami also use a variety of musical instruments, some unique to the Lapp, some traditional Scandinavian, and some modern introductions....
, often characterised as an ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
electronic, techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
and trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
band, but with a dose of 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...
ing, so it is often considered world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
. The group's original name was Frode Fjellheim Jazzjoik Ensemble.
Discography
- Saajve Dance (Iđut 1994)
- Mahkalahke (Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
1997) - Meavraa (Warner Bros. 2000)
- Uja Nami (Vuelie 2004), nominated for a Spellemannsprisen
- Bewafá with vocals by Sher Mianfad Khan from PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
(Vuelie 2005)
Members
- Frode FjellheimFrode FjellheimFrode Fjellheim is a Norwegian Sami yoiker and musician . Since 1997, he has also composed film scores 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. Fjellheim has also been...
(synth, vocals) - Tor Haugerud (percussion, vocals)
- Nils-Olav Johansen (bass guitar, vocals)
- Snorre Bjerck (percussion, vocals)
Awards
- Liet International in the NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, for Mijjajaa (2003)