Ulla Pirttijärvi

Film & TV

Angeli, Finland

Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman is a Sami joik singer/somgwriter who began her career with the music group Angelin Tytöt, but left soon after to pursue a solo career. She performs traditional joik music with Western arrangements of contemporary instruments. Ulla Pirttijärvi and her daughter, Hildá Länsman, formed the group Solju in 2014.

Known for

• Memory of Water — Sámi Woman2022
• Solju: Live @ G Livelab Helsinki — Joik/Vocals2018

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

FI

Active from

1971-11-13

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

5,229

Total plays

62,623

Ulla Pirttijärvi is regarded as one of the finest artists from Sápmi ("Samiland"). She has worked with Frode Fjellheim who produced her albums in 1998 and 2002. Her newest album Áibbašeabmi was released in 2008. "Traditional Sami music revolves around singing. The only traditional instruments are the flute "fadno" (made from Angelica archangelica) and drums, and purely instrumental music is unknown. Modern Sami bands use a wide variety of instruments, especially the fiddle and accordion. <a

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Ulla

Gender

female

Citizenship

Finland

Place of birth

Angeli

Child

Hildá Länsman

Languages spoken

Finnish

Instrument

voice

Image

Solju at Riddu Riđđu 18-9155 (28538043747).jpg

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