Katarina Barruk
Katarina Barruk is known as one of Norway’s most esteemed live artists.
The last decade Katarina has toured through Europe, giving highly appreciated concerts and her performance at Øya Festival was acclaimed as ̈Øya's biggest revelation ̈ by The Line of Best Fit.
Barruk's unique voice and indigenous vocal techniques, in combination with a steadfast presence on stage creates a space of vulnerability and strength that is unlike anything else. She delivers a fierce, yet deeply down-to-earth, mix of pop music, traditional joik and improvisational elements. Katarina sings in her father tongue, Ume Sámi language. The language is on UNESCO's red list of critically endangered languages, but many Umesámis are taking the language back.
- Doing music in Ume Sámi is a way of inviting my friends and the audience into my universe, where Ume Sámi is norm, highly topical, and alive.
Barruks powerful and unmistakably clear voice has built a captive audience over the years. It is no coincidence that in recent years, she has performed at festivals with a pioneering character such as the Iceland Airwaves, Reeperbahn and WOMEX. In 2023 and 2024 Barruk has also played her music together with Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Her second album “Ruhttuo” (2022) with the producers Arnljot Nordvik and Christo Stangness, cemented the singer’s reputation for not taking well-trodden paths and instead going her own way.
- When I perform, I see inner images of places, people and events. I try to take the audience with me to those places and to my emotional state. I believe that many have adapted to today’s rapid society and I want my music to bring freedom, a breathing space for people to rest in what it is like to be human.
Soundtrack
TAKKUUK
Website
https://www.katarinabarruk.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/katarinabarruk/?hl=sv
Bandcamp
https://katarinabarruk.bandcamp.com/album/ruhttuo-boreal-forest
Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/se/artist/katarina-barruk/1032730394
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Gsh9KvXlYJYqUuu4q5z8l?si=hU9Rwg7KScqrRyJngiuXUA
