Afro-joik, arctic ukuleles and 'Big Boobies Is A State Of Mind'

Mailing list: sign up for special offers, news and morePatreon: sign up for FREE for all manner of bonus goodies and to be part of a growing musically-curious communityWilton's Music Hall show: use code STEVEPRETTYF for best available seats for £15In this arctic special, Steve heads to northern Norway to meet a whole variety of fascinating musical characters.First up, it's the turn of the Bitch Big Boobies Bang Band from Hemnesberget, who are exactly as you'd expect from a band with such an unexpected name...Bitchy Big Boobies Bang Band YoutubeBitchy Big Boobies Bang Band FacebookBitchy Big Boobies Bang Band InstagramThen Steve chats to the equally unexpectedly-named Igor Kill, a touring musician with decades of experience, and one of the only makers of the rare 8 string ukulele outside of Honolulu.Some of Igor Kill's beautiful handmade instrumentsA bit of Igor Kill's discographyAnd then it's time to head up to the far north east of Norway and the brilliant Varangerfestival. After their set, Steve has a fascinating conversation with a group of indigenous Sami musicians, exploring the role of music in a society built around reindeer herding, how central the vocal style of 'joiking' is to Sami culture, and the unexpected and beautiful links between this arctic vocal style and drum music from east and west Africa.AfroJoik (incomplete list, sorry!):John André Eira, Viktor Wilhelmsen and Ola Brandsnes VårtunAfro-Joik's Varangerfestival listingGabba band's InstagramGabba band's SpotifyAs always, please spread the word, rate and review the show. All manner of diverse and interesting musically-curious stuff coming up, so let's get some new ears on board! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.