Katarina Barruk

Katarina Barruk is known as one of Sábmie´s most esteemed live artists. The last decade Katarina has toured through Europe, giving highly appreciated concerts and her performance at Øya Festival was acclaimed as ̈Øya's biggest revelation ̈ by The Line of Best Fit. She delivers a fierce, yet deeply down-to-earth, mix of pop music, traditional joik and improvisational elements. Katarina sings in her father tongue, Ume Sámi language. The language is on UNESCO's red list of critically endangered languages, but many Umesámis are taking the language back. - "Doing music in Ume Sámi is a way of inviting my friends and the audience into my universe, where Ume Sámi is norm, highly topical, and alive." Barruks powerful and unmistakably clear voice has built a captive audience over the years. It is no coincidence that in recent years, she has performed at festivals with a pioneering character such as the Iceland Airwaves, Reeperbahn and WOMEX. In 2023 and 2024 Barruk has also played her music together with Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Her second album “Ruhttuo” (2022) with the producers Arnljot Nordvik and Christo Stangness, cemented the singer’s reputation for not taking well-trodden paths and instead going her own way.