Rare recording collection of Sami Joik given UNESCO status
- Karl Tirén’s collection of over a century old recordings of one the most iconic elements of Sami music, the Joik, has been designated UNESCO Memory of the World status.
- Lund University’s Ravensbrück archive of testimonies of Nazi concentration camp survivors has also been recognised by UNESCO.
- Karl Tirén’s Joik recordings were made in the early 1900s and are today preserved at the Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research.
Radio Sweden
For more on the traditional Sami recordings gaining UNESCO status, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
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