West African rhythms at this year's Riddu Riđđu

Today, Riddu Riđđu reveals this summer's program. After two years of alternative events and a scaled-down festival, the Indigenous festival is ready for a full festival again - it involves both famous artists and newcomers. Iconic Angelique Kidjo won a Grammy for her latest album "Mother Nature", and this summer she will play Riddu Riđđu. Festivalgoers can look forward to a danceable mix of West African music traditions, R&B, funk, jazz and Latin American rhythms. The audience favorite The Halluci Nation from Canada, formerly known as A Tribe Called Red, has been confirmed to Riddu Riđđu. The audience will also experience Sámi Grand Prix contestant SOÁ and Afro-Colombian Lido Pimienta.



This year's program is broad and varied with everything from blacksmith workshops to clubbing in lávvu with Article 3 and DJ iDJa & Dj Ailo. This year's northern people are Inuit from Greenland. They will be present in a lávvu on Riddu Siida, and the audience will get to know them through multiple parts of the program.



Festival director Sandra Márjá West is proud of the festival program: “It is great to be able to create Riddu Riđđu, as it should be, with the audience from both far and near. I look forward to hearing the yoik and the throat song echoing between the mountains, and seeing all the bonfires at the camp in the late hours of the night. ”

Land rights

Land rights are a recurring theme at this year's festival. The art exhibition Binnáš vel !, which can be translated to "a little more", focuses on interventions in the land of Indigenous Peoples, and brings together artists from Greenland and Sápmi. In collaboration with the activist alliance Redd Repparfjord, the atmosphere from Markoppsynet is brought to the festivalgrounds. Here, the festivalgoers are invited for coffee, conversations and chain-resistance training.

Innovation

Sámi dancers Biret Haarla and Gáddjá Haarla recently performed at the Sámi Pavilion during the Venice Biennale, and this summer you will see them at Riddu Riđđu. As part of Riddu Sessions, they are ready with a brand new dance performance called Starting from staring.

Mustafa x Elle Máijá is a brand new collaboration between Sámi Elle Máijá Kleftsad Bær and Mustafa Hasan. The former is a guitarist and yoiker, and has worked with Mari Boine, Rolffa and Bitches Brew. The latter is a rapper known for his hard-hitting lyrics and his battle to stay in Norway.

Knowledge

Riddu Riđđu focuses on current Indigenous themes via a seminar program that spans a wide range: from activism to the Sámi teacher shortage. The short film program Urfilm presents current Indigenous films, with a particular focus on Sápmi and Greenland. This year, Riddu Riđđu's guests will also be offered exciting courses in forging, yoik, drum dancing and civil disobedience.

This year's festival is the last to be led by festival director Sandra Márjá West. New festival director, Sajje Solbakk, will start work on 1 June and take over the artistic management after Riddu Riđđu 2022.

For other programs and tickets, see www.riddu.no. Some program parts, such as Mánáidfestivála, Riddu Nuorat, blacksmith course and yoik course, require registration. Accommodation at a festival camp or family camp is included in the ticket.