Mari Boine

LANDING PAGE BIO Mari Boine is a singer, musician, songwriter and activist from Sápmi/ Norway. Her music is infused with her Sami roots (joik) in combination with jazz, rock and electronic sounds. Since her career debut in early 80s, Mari has released 14 albums (among solo, live, compilation, soundtrack and remix projects), toured all over the world and collaborated with stellar jazz musicians like Jan Garbarek and Bugge Wesseltoft. From the start, Mari Boine has been one of the most outspoken and important representatives of the Sami culture. As an artist and activist, she has worked tirelessly for the recognition and preservation of the indigenous Sami culture, thus inspiring younger generations to be proud of their unique roots. With "Gula Gula", her icon album released internationally in 1990 through Peter Gabriel’s famous RealWorld label, Mari Boine has won the first of her four "Spellemannsprisen" (Norway’s Grammy Awards). In the same year, together with Roger Ludvigsen, she participated in the breath-taking video clip “One World One Voice”, a BBC television production by Rupert Hines. Along her career, Mari has also received prizes such as the Nordic Council Music Prize, the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award, the Saami Council’s Honorary Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award (Spellemann 2018). In 2009, Mari was awarded with the Knight of 1st class in the order of St. Olav for her versatile artistic work by the Royal Court, the highest honor a civil person in Norway can receive. Her last studio album “See The Woman” (2017), a tribute to indigenous poets from different nationalities, was her first album in English. Good news are on the way. Stay tuned!