yoiker

Noun

yoiker (plural yoikers)

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