yoiker

plural yoikers · alternative joiker

1. A singer of a traditional Sami singing style called yoik.

   "Lahppon/Lost" opens with Eira's haunting version of a joik representing Aslak Haetta, one of the beheaded men — a song that, according to local lore, was passed to a famous joiker via an anonymous phone call.

   2025 November 18, Lisa Abend, “'Lahppon/Lost' Was a Hit in Oslo. But in the Sami Heartland?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2025

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   They hit on the idea of starting a festival called Juiogan Reimat ('a Yoik gathering') to bring together the best yoikers in Samiland as a celebration of the music, although the event seems to be largely a family affair. Lawra's father Ande, a renowned yoiker himself, acts as MC. Sara and her family - mother, father and younger brother - have taken care of the logistics for preparing and operating the camp. Her father, Ante Mikkel Gaup, is also a yoiker of note.

   2007 January 21, Chris Campion, “Arctic magic”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2025