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.
Brita Maret "Sofia" Jannok (born September 15, 1982) is a Swedish-Sami artist, singer, songwriter, radio host. Publicly, she has several times in social media taken a stance against the establishing of mines on the land used by reindeer herders. Together with Mariela Idivuoma, she was the hostess of the music festival Liet-Lávlut in 2006. And she has led the program series "Mailbmi – small people great music" in Swedish Radio P2. The inspiration to her music, she gets from a mixture of different musical influences, like folk, pop, jazz and yoik. She sings mostly in Northern Sami but writes as well in both Swedish and English.
Liekkas – Sofia Jannok
Nástegokčasa vuolde
mon ráhkadan luottaid
Guovssahasa sánit
libardit dáivahis
Doala mu gieđa
Njávkka mu niera
savkal čáppa sániid
jeđđe litnasit
Leage nu liekkas vai mon in galbmo
Juoiggas vel munnje…
Jaskatvuođa hálddus
mu vuoigŋamat dávistit
Juoga savkala munnje ahte leat boahtime
Doala mu gieđa
Njávkka mu niera
savkal čáppa sániid
jeđđe litnasit
Leage nu liekkas vai mon in galbmo
Juoiggas vel munnje…
Doala mu gieđa
Njávkka mu niera
savkal čáppa sániid
jeđđe litnasit
Leage nu liekkas vai mon in galbmo
Juoiggas vel munnje…