Mari Boine | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Mari Boine |
Born | Karasjok, Norway | 8 November 1956
Genres | Joik, folk rock |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Labels | Real World, Lean AS |
Website | mariboine |
Mari Boine (born Mari Brit Randi Boine, 8 November 1956) is a Norwegian Sámi singer. She combined a form of Sámi joik singing with rock.[1] In 2008, she became a professor of musicology at Nesna University College.[2]