Johan Sara

Johan Sara Jr. born 1963 is a Sami musician (guitar and yoik) and a central Sami composer, producer, teacher, arranger, actor and performer of contemporary music with roots in the Sami tradition.[1][2]

Johan Sara
Sara in Aarhus, Denmark
Sara in Aarhus, Denmark
Background information
Born1963 (age 59–60)
Alta, Norway
OriginNorway
GenresYoik, electronica, jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, percussion, vocals
LabelsDAT
Websitewww.johansara.com

Career

Sara Jr. was born and raised in Alta, Norway and studied classical guitar at the Music Conservatory in Tromsø, as well as music pedagogics. He taught music at the Sami University College in Kautokeino. Sara jr. is the leader of Johan Sara Jr. Group, who released Ovcci vuomi ovtta veaiggis (1995). With a new line up (Geir Lysne wind instruments, Knut Aalefjær drums, Erik Halvorsen keyboards) came the release Boska (2003), with a musical expression described as punk-joik-jazz.[3] The next album is called Orvoš (2009) with the J. S. Jr. Group.[1][4]

The orchestra has an extensive list of international touring. In 2010 he toured Japan, where he played for sold-out houses in Osaka and Tokyo, where he would be hold a total of four concerts.[5] In the summer of 2011 he played the Roskilde Festival, where he received massive applause from a lofty festival audiences for his jazzy yoik with a band consisting of among others Terje Johannessen.[6][7][8]

The same year he was awarded the Edvard Prize 2011, from TONO, for the album Transmission – Rievdadus in open class under Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival.[9] The Jury Rationale states "soundscape of natural sounds, voices, breathing and occasional heavy rhythms fuse into exciting music. It is unpredictable, Johan Sara Jr invites us on a journey, and we want to follow. From the minimalist to the great epic, all rooted in something we can all recognize ourselves in – namely, our roots."

Sara Jr. has also written music for radio and theater, most recently for the Hålogaland Teater (Idag og i morgen, 2005).

Awards and honors

In 2001, Sara received the Áillohaš Music Award, a Sámi music award conferred by the municipality of Kautokeino and the Kautokeino Sámi Association to honor the significant contributions the recipient or recipients has made to the diverse world of Sámi music.[10][11]

In 2010, he won the Edvard-prisen in the open class category for his album Transmission – Rievdadus.

Discography

As band leader
As Johan Sara Jr. & Group
  • 1995: Ovcci vuomi ovtta veaiggis (Nine valleys in one twilight) (DAT)
  • 2003: Boska (DAT)
  • 2009: Orvos (DAT)

Other projects
  • 1999: Calbmeliiba (Frozen Moments) (DAT), with Erik Steen, Inga Juuso, Jai Shankar Sahajpal, Rogelio De Badajoz Duran
  • 2008: Mino Mano (Stierdna), in Turkey
  • 2009: Ludiin Muitalan (Telling with Yoik) (DAT), with Ole Larsen Gaino
  • 2010: Transmission – Rievdad (DAT)[12]

References
  1. "Johan Sara i bilder" (in Norwegian). Aust-Agder Bibliotek og Kulturformidling. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. "Tradition vs. innovation – Johan Sara jr. renews Sami chanting tradition". Listen to Norway Ballade.no. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. "Punk fra vidda" (in Norwegian). Finnmarken.no. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. "Orvoš – Ny plate fra Johan Sara jr. Group" (in Norwegian). Foreningen Samiske Komponister. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. "Spilte for utsolgte hus i Japan" (in Norwegian). NRK Sápmi. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. "Johan Sara jr". Roskilde-festival.dk. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  7. "Johan Sara jr. til Roskilde" (in Norwegian). NRK Sápmi. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  8. Svensen, Kristin (5 July 2011). "– Det var dritgøy" (in Norwegian). Tønsberg Blad. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  9. "Edvard-pris til Johan Sara Jr" (in Norwegian). TONO.no. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  10. Skancke-Knutsen, Arvid (28 March 2011). "Mari Boine jubilerer" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Folkorg.no. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  11. Hætta, Wenche Marie. "Hvem-Hva-Når om Sámi Grand Prix" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. "Johan Sara Jr. – Transmission – Rievdadus" (in Norwegian). RadioLudo.no. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
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