High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yoik, Joik, Luohti, Vuolle or juoiggus is a traditional Sami form of song. Originally, yoik referred to only one of several Sami singing styles, but in English the word is often used to refer to all types of traditional Sami singing. Its sound is comparable to the traditional chanting of some Native American cultures. Each yoik is meant to reflect a person or place. This does not mean that it is a song about the person or place, but that the yoiker is attempting to transfer "the essence" of that person or place into song - one yoiks their friend, not about their friend. It usually has short lyrics or no lyrics at all. This type of song can be deeply personal or spiritual in nature. Improvisation is not unusual. However, there are other forms of yoik (in the expanded sense of the word) that have a more epic type of lyrics. In northern Sami areas, most yoiks are personal, that is, tied to a specific person. A yoik is often made for a person at the time he is born.

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