Márkomeannu 2009

1. of august we played a concert at Markomeannu, which is a sami Fesival on Troms, North of Norway. It is outdoors and there is always a really nice atmosphere there. We had a great gig, people were curious of my performance and I felt really welcome. :D

The days before the concert I held a Tribal Fusion workshop for childen. It was so much fun! The kids where enjoying it so much, they didnt want to stop dancing! :D Some of the children even danced some of the moves I thought them at my concert. Thats so flattering!

My first pre-release concert!

Today we played the first pre-release concert in my hometown Karasjok. I have the best band ever! Jan Martin Smørdal, Juhani Silvola, Jonas Howden Sjøvaag and my producer Ole Jørn Myklebust played with me. My sworddancing went well and the audience liked it! Unfortunately my videocamera is broken, so I wasnt able to film it. This sucks cause it was a historical concert -for me anyway. I hope I get some pictures from it soon. ;D We only played songs from the coming album "Jiknon musihkka/Frozen music" and "in goassige" from Lahka EP. It was nice I got to have my first concert in Karasjok where it all begun... :D Tomorrow we play in kautokeino!

"Banden" on NRK P3 radio

Hihi Today this guy from a funny radioshow interviewed me. it was cool, cause he had never heard about the Sami Grand Prix, like many others non-samis.

To look at his blog go to www.nrk.no/banden/sami-grand-prix

Practicing with the band!

Those really really talented guys who are playing concerts with me are the best ever! Hope they will play with me FOREVER! HAHAHA They all have names with J and that must be the reason why they are so good together! hehehe Wow its going to be exciting concerts this easter! I'll be dancing alot, and also with my sword, so I hope the sami people like that! :D

Stem på meg på midnattsrocken.no

Jeg er visst en artistene man kan stemme på til å bli "finnmarks favoritt" og dermed ende på scenen til midnattsrocken iår! Det hadde vært kjempekult å spille der, så stem på meg! :D yeaaaahhh!!

Going for Sami grand prix again!

I am going to participate in sami Grand prix again this year! This time with a song that Ole Jørn Myklebust composed, and I wrote the lyrics for. It's called "Du lusa" (To where you are). Its going to be an exciting competition. I know the most of the other who are participating from before, and they are all well known, so its going to be really really exciting! But still hoping for the best! :D

Guest on IZU TV

Today the program of IZU TV on NRK3 where I was a guest was shown. It was kind of embarrasing to be the guest there, cause I had to tell some intimite secrect if we lost the competition of putting on 30 condoms to a dildo in 1 minute. At first they wanted me to to this while dancing, but I refused, thank god! oh and we lost the competition...

To see the program go to http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/439326

Liet Lavlut Competition

Today was the Liet Lavlut competition. I don't know where to start, there is so much to tell. The trip was so interesting and it was so much fun meeting people from all over Europe. My dress made by Anne Kare Kemi turned out ok, and the band played just great! It sounded awesome, even though we just met this Thursday when we practised for 3 hours. It's going to be great working with them more in the future. I came second in the competition, which was a bit disappointing not only for me but all of Sápmi who has won every time they have participated, so that makes me feel a bit sad. It was shame I couldn't have the same version of the song as I had in Sami Grand Prix, cause it would be to exphensive to bring that band to Luelå.



The Sami media has made a tv-story about me being there, I will put it out here when you can watch it on the web.

On IZU

Today I was on the sami radio program IZU. It is only 4 weeks until I am going to the Liet-lavlut, and I still dont have everything ready. Not a ticket, or a full band, or anything, so I am starting to freak out a bit. But I have freaked out a few times, but just decided I will not worry, and what happens will happen. But I am pretty sure that if I go there I will win! :D yeaaah!! Crossing my fingers anyway! :D hihi

Vocals are done!

Last week we recorded all of the vocals for my album. yeeeea! I was kind of nervous about this, but I hope it turned out ok. I havent heard the outcome yet, so I am looking forward to it. These last weeks have been so exciting! Erland from Madrugada has been doing the drums, and it made such a huge difference. And so did the piano, and everything just fell on place the last weeks.

Ole Jørn has been working his ass off for this, and I dont know how to thank him for all he has done. I think this CD will be his work as much as it will be my thoughts, and together it will be magic....heheh I hope. :P it feels like magic anyway! hihi I have just trusted him all the way and now there are just a few last things to add before the mixing. Hopefully it will be mixed in the beginning of oktober, so I am hoping it will be out desember this year. Can't wait!! yay!

I am in the sami magazine S

I am in this issue of S, witch is a sami magazine for yougster, so to say. The pictures were great, but the interview did not give a good picture of my reality. I guess I cant always get a great interview... hm Ill make a better one next time!

Dancing at Oslo Musikkfest -08

Mazen Banduleros band is a live-band with members from all over the world. Hihi its fun. They played 2 concerts in Oslo today, and I danced with them. It was a nice warm day and alot of people had come to watch, so It was great! First we played in Torggata, and there people had been waiting for an hours to see us. The schedule was late 50 mins, so they hardly would let us on the other stage we came late to because of that... The second stage was the one at Grønland. There were alot off people there too, and we had alot of fun!

Thanks Mazen!

www.myspace.com/mazenbandulerosband

Guest in NRK Sami Radio

Today I was guest at a sami radio-program called "Luo-Mus Mailmmis" which is Wenche M. Hætta's program. She made a great program with me, so I am really pleased with that! At this program I also had a Radio-premiere on a song called "Suoivanis" (in the shadow) composed by Ole Jørn Myklebust and lyrics by me.

To listen this interview go to

http://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_sami_radio/ardna/1.5877139

Performing in Helsinki

This weekend I was in Helsinki performing at a jubileum for a sami organisation in Helsinki. Thay had a 20 year anniversary. :D So Wimme, Áigi and myself were performing there. I song 4 of the songs that are produced by Ole Jørn "Du mielde", "Dovdu mii jávká", "Oaidnaledene" and of course "Áibbas jáska". It was the first time I performed these songs, so it was exciting. I cant wait to next time! :D

I was also dancing with Áigi again. It was so much fun! Many in the audiens were trying to do the same moves as me, both women and men...hehe They were having so much fun with the dancing, and Áigi played a really good concert! :D

Portrait of me on Nordnytt!

Helga Bones, who works in NRK Nordnytt (news) made a portrait of me. We filmed everything last thursday and today it went on air. It turned out really good! It was telling about my work with music and a little bit belly dancing. :D

If you want to see it go to http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/359026