Important notice
Please note: The ensemble Huun-Huur-Tu unfortunately had to cancel their performance as part of the concert ‘Tuvan Soundscapes’. Instead, the two groups Torgeir Vassvik Duo and Kapiw & Apappo as well as the soloist Kari Heimen will perform together in the evening ‘Summoning Songs of Northern Soundscapes’.
(03.07.2025)
Performers
Accompanying programme
Discussion with the artists of the evening
Birgit Ellinghaus Moderation
Duration: approx. 30 minutes
Alte Oper Campus: Series of talks on world music
Discussion round in cooperation with the AmkAAdmission free, registration at amka.anmeldung@stadt-frankfurt.de
Tonight is a summit meeting of powerful voices from Northern Europe and Northern Japan. The powerful singer and multi-instrumentalist Torgeir Vassvik has developed his own personal interpretation of ritual joik singing, as has the singer Kari Heimen. Both belong to the Sami people, the only indigenous community in Europe that has survived to this day. Joik combines impressive, strongly rhythmic soundscapes with overtones and undertones, driven by the virtuoso use of large frame drums.
In tonight's concert, the musicians from Norway will meet the singers from Kapiw & Apappo, who are members of the Ainu people. The Ainu are an indigenous community in Japan who have lived on the islands of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands since the 12th/13th century. The ritual character of the throat singing, accompanied by tonkori harp lutes and mukkuri jaw harps, is unmistakable in the performances of the sisters Kapiw & Apappo.
