Bio
Ánnámáret bio
Ánnámáret – Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman, is a musician and a yoiker who belongs to the Arctic indigenous people Sámi. Her unique voice and yoik interpretation are directly descended from the nomadic culture of her ancestors, the Reindeer Sámi.
In recent years, Ánnámáret has researched the yoik tradition of her family by studying old archive recordings. As a result of this work, she with her multi artistic group created the multi-form work of art called Nieguid duovdagat – Dreamscapes, in which yoik, the sound of the Carelian bowed lyre jouhikko and organic electronic music are accompanied with video art. The Dreamscapes album brought Ánnámáret to the attention of the world music scene and Ánnámáret and her group were selected as official Womex 2023 showcase artist.
Ánnámáret gets inspiration to her music from the arctic nature in Sápmi and the Sámi culture and way of living. She makes music and lives on the tundra with her family who are reindeer-herders. Ánnámáret’s strength as an artist springs from having grown up between two cultures and, thus, in understanding these cultures and their collisions and similarities.