Frode Fjellheim (born August 27, 1959 in Mosjøen, Norway) is a Norwegian Sami yoiker and musician (piano and synthesizer). Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a town in the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Sami people are the Indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway Yoik, Joik or juoiggus is a traditional Sami form of Song. Originally yoik referred to only one of several Sami singing styles but in The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Since 1997, he has also composed film scores for NRK and Lars Rasmussen's children's films. A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation ( Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting AS) which is usually known as the NRK, is the Norwegian Lars Rasmussen (born April 9, 1976) is a Danish Team handball player During the 1990s, he headed his namesake band «Jazz Joik Ensemble», which is currently known by the name of Transjoik. Transjoik (founded in Trondheim in 1992) is a Norwegian band that plays Jazz and Sámi music, often characterised as an ambient electronic Fjellheim has also been involved in «Tango Concertino». Iren Reppen, Annbjørg Lien, Sverre Porsanger, Ella Holm Bull and Tone Hulbækmo are some of the other artists that Fjellheim has worked with. Annbjørg Lien (born 1971 is a Norwegian musician She plays the Hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle Violin, and Nyckelharpa. Ella Holm Bull, ( October 12, 1929 &ndash September 21, 2006) was a Southern Sámi Teacher and Author, dedicated Fjellheim also heads his own music company called Vuelie, which publishes books, sheet music and CDs by a number of artists.
Discography
- Sangen vi glemte — Mijjen Vuelieh, (Iđut 1991)
- Frode Fjellheims Jazz Joik Ensemble, Saajve Dans (Iđut 1994)
- Joik for kor, (Vuelie 2002)
- Aejlies Gaaltije — the Sacred Source (Vuelie 2004)
- Med joik som utgangspunkt, (Vuelie 2004)
Awards
- 3-year grant by the Norwegian Government (1993–1996). Iđut AS is a Norwegian publisher based in Ikkaldas, Indre Billefjord in Porsanger. Iđut AS is a Norwegian publisher based in Ikkaldas, Indre Billefjord in Porsanger.
- Spellemannprisen 2004 open class for Aejlies Gaaltiie — the Sacred Source
- Sor-Trondelag County Cultural Award, 2007