Passion and contrast are two defining keywords for Sofia Jannoks music: the warmth and presence
in her clear, powerful voice; and the contrast between her Sami background and the creativity and cosmopolitanism
of her music.
Sofia is 26 years old and has been singing since she was eleven songs in Sami but to music with influences
of jazz, pop, ballad and folk song. She draws her inspiration from wide open spaces and people
and the interaction in-between, as well as from the dance floor and the pulse of the city. For the past
few years she has been one of the most exciting young performers in Sweden. She cut the critically acclaimed
White/Ceaskat disk with a Sami record label a couple of years ago, and has won the Sami Grand
Prix in Kautokeino, the Samis own song contest. Shes also done some acting on different occasions.
Sofia already has tours of China, the USA and Europe under her belt, and has been awarded prestigious
scholarships: the 2006 Gevalia Prize, the 2007 Prince Eugene Culture Scholarship and the 2008 SKAP
Scholarship.
For the past few years, Sofia has liked to sing with the Peter Tikkanen Trio, a trio that she hit it off with
at their first rehearsal. Pianist Peter Tikkanen, bassist Tobias Helén and percussionist Johan Englund have
now toured extensively with Sofia Jannok, and they will be releasing their first CD, Áššogáttis, in January.
The album and Sofia herself are the source of great curiosity in Sweden and abroad.
Sofia is happy with the Sami part of her life, but also enjoys being a modern urbanite. And this can be
heard in the 11 tracks on Áššogáttis, which take us on a journey between pure mountainous expanses and
smoky jazz joints. All in a musically sumptuous production by Henrik Edenhed, whos also worked with
such names as Oh Laura, Teddybears Sthlm, Robyn and Laleh. Sofia wrote most of the tracks on the album,
but doesnt shy away from borrowing songs that have meant something to her and interpreting them
in her own way. Most of the songs have been recorded live in the studio in order to capture the intimacy
of her music and the magic of the moment, as Sofia puts it.
www.sofiajannok.com • www.myspace.com/sofiajannok
8 окт 2024
