Adjágas
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Adjágas | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Norway |
Genres | Yoik Indie Folk |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Ever Records |
Website | http://www.myspace.com/adjagas |
Members | Lawra Somby Sara Marielle Gaup Espen Elverum Jakobsen Åsmund Wilter Eriksson Aleksander Kostopoulos Petter Marius Gundersen |
Past members | Stian Einmo Paal Fagerheim Juhani Silvola Timo Silvola Inga Elisa Påve Ole-Morten Indigo Lekang |
Adjágas, from Sápmi, Norway are Sámi joikers, Lawra Somby and Sara Marielle Gaup with a band of musicians. The group's name Adjágas is a Sámi word describing the mental state experienced between waking and sleeping.
Adjágas was scheduled to open the 2005 Glastonbury Festival Pyramid Stage, but due to a flooding incident that caused electrical problems, their set was cancelled. However, they returned in 2007 to open the Pyramid Stage.
Discography[]
- (2005)
- (2009)
- Nordic Woman (2012)
Band members[]
- Lawra Somby (vocals/yoik)
- Sara Marielle Gaup (vocals/yoik)
- Espen Elverum Jakobsen (guitar)
- Åsmund Wilter Eriksson (bass)
- Aleksander Kostopoulos (drums/percussion)
- Petter Marius Gundersen (horns/banjo)
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Categories:
- Norwegian folk musical groups
- Sámi musical groups
- Musical groups established in 2004
- 2004 establishments in Norway
- Norwegian musical group stubs