Johan Sara Jr. born 1963 is a

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musician (guitar and

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) and a central Sami composer, producer, teacher, arranger, actor and performer of contemporary music with roots in the Sami tradition.

Career

Sara Jr. was born and raised in Alta, and studied classical guitar at the Music Conservatory in Tromsø, as well as music pedagogics. He taught music at the

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. Sara jr. is the leader of Johan Sara Jr. Group, who released ' (1995). With a new line up ( Geir Lysne wind instruments,

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drums,

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keyboards) came the release ''Boska'' (2003), with a musical expression described as

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. The next album is called ''Orvoš'' (2009) with the J. S. Jr. Group. The orchestra has an extensive list of international touring. In 2010 he toured Japan, where he played for sold-out houses in

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and Tokyo, where he would hold a total of four concerts. In the summer of 2011 he played the

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, where he received massive applause from a lofty festival audiences for his jazzy

with a band consisting of among others Terje Johannessen. The same year he was awarded the

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2011, from

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, for the album ''

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– Rievdadus'' in open class under

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. The ''Jury Rationale'' states "soundscape of natural sounds, voices, breathing and occasional heavy rhythms fuse into exciting music. It is unpredictable, Johan Sara Jr invites us on a journey, and we want to follow. From the minimalist to the great epic, all rooted in something we can all recognize ourselves in – namely, our roots''."'' Sara Jr. has also written music for radio and theater, most recently for the Hålogaland Teater (''Idag og i morgen'', 2005).

Awards and honors

In 2001, Sara received the

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, a Sámi music award conferred by the municipality of

and the Kautokeino Sámi Association to honor the significant contributions the recipient or recipients has made to the diverse world of Sámi music. In 2010, he won the Edvard-prisen in the open class category for his album ''Transmission – Rievdadus''.

Discography

As band leader

;As Johan Sara Jr. & Group *1995: ' (DAT) *2003: ''Boska'' (DAT) *2009: ''Orvos'' (DAT)

Other projects

*1999: ''Calbmeliiba (Frozen Moments)'' (DAT), with Erik Steen, Inga Juuso, Jai Shankar Sahajpal, Rogelio De Badajoz Duran *2008: ''Mino Mano'' (Stierdna), in Turkey *2009: ''Ludiin Muitalan (Telling with Yoik)'' (DAT), with Ole Larsen Gaino *2010: ''Transmission – Rievdad'' (DAT)

References

External links

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Artist of the Year: Johan Sara Jr - on SapmiMusic.comTradition vs. innovation – Johan Sara jr. renews Sami chanting tradition – Ballade.no
from the Norwegian Music Information {{DEFAULTSORT:Sara, Johan Norwegian Sámi musicians Áillohaš Music Award winners Norwegian musicians Norwegian Sámi people People from Kautokeino 1965 births Living people