First heard: 3 September 2018
Elina Maria Katarina Barruk (born 1994) is an award-winning Swedish Sami singer, songwriter and pianist, who sings in the Ume Sami language, now spoken by less than a dozen native speakers. She believes her songs will help to revitalize the language. In September 2015, she released her first album, Báruos, and continues to perform in concerts inspired by traditional yoik music from the province of Västerbotten. Born on 5 December 1994 in Storuman, Elina Maria Katarina Barruk has a mother who plays the piano and a father who yoiks. Read more on Last.fm