He has been described as "one of Sami music's foremost performers."[1] Valkeapää has been living in Kautokeino, Norway since 1990.[2] He is godson of Sami artist and joiker Nils-Aslak Valkeapää.
He won the Sámi Grand Prix (1994, 1995), received the Spellemann award in 2003 (open class) with his debut album, and the Liet Ynternasjonaal award, the international music prize for minority music. He has toured across Norway, including the Nattjazz festival in Bergen, and the Northern Norway music festival Riddu Riđđu in Manndalen, Norway. His work has been considered part of the "third wave" of modern Sami music culture, which he has done much work on, among others Georg Buljo.
Awardsedit
In 2005, Valkeapää received the Áillohaš Music Award, a Sámi music award conferred by the municipality of Kautokeino and the Kautokeino Sámi Association to honor the significant contributions the recipient or recipients has made to the diverse world of Sámi music.[3][4]
Discographyedit
Niko Valkeapää, Duippidit, 2003
Sierra, Duippidit, 2004
Birrat birra, Duippidit, 2008
Gusto, Duippidit, 2012
ÄÄ, Duippidit, 2012
Ráfi - Tranquility, Duippidit, 2015
Gáldu - Source, Duippidit, 2019
Also appears onedit
Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia, 3CD-set, Nascente 2011
Referencesedit
^mic.no, Niko Valkeapää, 10 May 2004, retrieved 11 January 2009
^mic.no, A Search for Identity, 6 February 2005, retrieved 11 January 2009
^Skancke-Knutsen, Arvid (March 28, 2011). "Mari Boine jubilerer" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Folkorg.no. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^Hætta, Wenche Marie. "Hvem-Hva-Når om Sámi Grand Prix" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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