Moivi

Moivi is a collaboration of Johanna Sevä and Love Kjellsson that creates modern Sami music. It’s a meeting of two indi- viduals with two radically different backgrounds but a common aim of expressing their thoughts and feelings.

Moivi’s soundscape is a mix of the yoik tradition and the Swedish violin tradition, with influences from modern pop, rock and classical music. The meditative athmosphere is inspired by ancient music, which aims to put the audience in contact with their feelings.

The music describes historical events and also comments on modern society and way of life. The compositions leave space for improvisation to let their expression evolve over time. The music is never constant but played as a reaction to or provocation of the moment.

The word Moivi in Sami means chaos or disorder.