Finland’s Ánnámáret tells about the Saami tradition of yoiking

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Musician Ánnámáret comes from a Saami reindeer-herding family and lives way up in northern Finland, close to the Arctic Circle. She tells us how the ancient Saami tradition of yoiking helps connect her to her roots.

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