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Indigenous multi-instrumentalist and artist Emil KΓ‘rlsen is thrilled to announce the release of his new EP, BinnΓ‘t. This 5-track EP, which includes two brand-new songs, is now available via By Norse Music.
To celebrate the release of BinnΓ‘t, Emil is also unveiling his new single, “ΔΓ‘vkkus.”
ΔΓ‘vkkus is the northern SΓ‘mi name of Emil KΓ‘rlsenβs hometown. This SΓ‘mi name is most likely the oldest one, probably referring to a place often covered in light mist during summer nights.
Emil KΓ‘rlsen comments:
The luohti/yoik of Β«ΔΓ‘vkkusΒ» came to be on one of my many journeys, and was a way to find the peaceful hometown vibe as I travelled the world. By yoiking my little village I also want to reconnect it with its SΓ‘mi history, as the Norwegianization really struck hard and almost eradicated both the SΓ‘mi and the KvÀÀni/Finnish identities, cultures and languages here. But the languages are on their ways back, and there is proof that yoiking has been heard here from both the reindeer herding SΓ‘mis and the coastal SΓ‘mis. Maybe the village of ΔΓ‘vkkus did have itβs own luohti/yoik back in the days, but I have not heard about it. So it was about time to find one!Β»
A personβs luohti (yoik) is concidered a kind of sonic name for who you are yoiking. In those terms, you donβt yoik about someone, but you yoik someone, attempting to paint a picture of who you are yoiking with voicedynamics and sometimes with words. Traditionally one would yoik freely without music, but this is a modern form of yoiking where Emil arranged suitable and very catchy music.
Listen toΒ BinnΓ‘tΒ HERE
Tracklist BinnΓ‘t
1. Viehkkin- Erjan –Β 04:27Β WATCH HERE
2. ΔΓ‘vkkus –Β 03:09Β WATCH HERE
3.Β Muohta –Β 02:27
4.Β Γhkku (acoustic version) – 03:45
5.Β Ale vuos guoΔe mu –Β 04:53
Emil KΓ‘rlsen – Live shows 2024 (more to be announced)
June 24th – “Det nye nord” pΓ₯ Festspillene i Nord-Norge, Harstad (NO)
June 25th – Festspillene i Nord-Norge, Harstad. (NO)
July 6th – Ohcejoga Ε‘earrΓ‘, Ohcejohka (FI)
July 10-13th – Riddu RiΔΔu festivΓ‘la, GΓ‘ivuotna (NO)
Biography
Emil RΓ‘ste Karlsen, better known as Emil KΓ‘rlsen, is a young indigenous multi-instrumentalist and artist from the Northern SΓ‘mi community. He stands at several crossroads: between tradition and modernity, the lost, remaining and regained, the coastal- and the mountain sΓ‘mi, and the borders between three countries.
At the heart of Emil KΓ‘rlsen’s artistry lies a desire to build bridgesβbetween people, cultures and times. His music is a testament to resilience and reclamation, but in a rather humble way. By each luohti (yoik piece) he makes for a family member, friend or place, he contributes to reconnect his people to eachother and to their history. His family, like many others, faced the governmentβs intentional erasure of the SΓ‘mi culture, but they worked hard to reclaim both the language, juoiggan (yoiking), traditional handicraft and other traditions.
A concert with Emil KΓ‘rlsen is never like another. He is a truly dynamic artist, with a charisma that feeds off the audience, giving all of himself in return. He performs in various formats: sometimes alone with a looper or a guitar, sometimes with different kinds of instruments, other times with a few musicians, or even with an entire orchestra. He constructs sets that communicate not just his music, but his thoughts and stories embedded in his SΓ‘mi heritage. Trough music and arts, Emil KΓ‘rlsen emphazises the gratitude of his culture still excisting, and through that, joining forces with the unyielding spirit of those who refuses to be silenced.
Born in 1997, he’s already an accomplished musician, composer, producer and actor. He released two studio-albums and won several awards with his former band Resirkulert, and cooperated with several renowned musicians on his first album NagirvΓ‘rrΓ‘i, among them LΓ‘vre, Katarina Barruk, HildΓ‘ LΓ€nsman and The Arctic Philharmonic. Heβve played the mainpart in several theatre productions at the SΓ‘mi National Theatre, such as The Bear-Hunter Ol-TomsΓ₯, and Jussi in GuovΕΎΕΎa vuoΕ‘Ε‘at: the dramatization of Mikael Niemiβs novel To Cook a Bear. This story has followed Emil the last years as he also plays Jussi in Disneyβs TV-series with the same name, that will premiere on Disney+ in near future.
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