Gula Gula

Mari Boine Persen, Mari Boine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Real World
• ASIN: B000000HO9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,462 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > World Music > Europe > Scandinavia > General

Track Listings

1. Gula Gula

2. Vilges Suola

3. Balu Badjel Go Vuoittán

4. Du Lahka

5. It Sat Duolmma Mu

6. Eadnán Bákti

7. Oppskrift for Herrefolk

8. Duinne

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting melodies, beautifully sung, tug at the soul, June 20, 1998

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This review is from: Gula Gula (Audio CD)

Mary Boine Persen is a shaman, and some of the songs on this album will just about pull you out of your body in a state of heart ecstasy. You may likely waltz to the haunting lullabies for days. There are a few songs which are very lively. 'Enjoyable enough, but I prefer the softer, more beautiful cuts. When played in a group doing meditative kinds of work, everyone wants to know what the music is.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A trip through primal lands., August 14, 2003

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Trevor "trevor7744" (Southern Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gula Gula (Audio CD)

Mari Boine brings the ancient to life in this CD of primal ballads, chants, and sometimes soft, sometimes strikingly harsh vocals. It starts off with the deep chanting of "Gula Gula", a great introduction to this path through the wilderness of the north. After this, several softer tracks blare through the fog, with Mari's voice going from the most intimate notes to a shrill cry from deep within her throat. The seventh track "Oppskrift for Herrefolk" is a suprisingly upbeat tune, and one of my favorites. While the songs are in Mari's native Saami, the lyrics are printed in English, along with a short description of Mari's career. This is a beautiful work, filled to the brim with ancient tradition in a modern setting, of untouched beauty.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars plaintive singing, November 18, 2008

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Floris Van De Ven "linden53" (colusa, california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gula Gula (Audio CD)

If you want to go north, this is one way of doing so without travelling. Mari Boine takes you there with the sound of her plaintive cries and her northern melodies. This is not Celtic song, or German opera. It is unique and original. It derives from the wind, the rain, the snow, the constant gray skies, the darkness in winter, the kind spring, the warm summer sun of endless light. It surprised me. Being half finnish but never having been to my family's native land, I am now more resolved than ever to go and participate in the musical festivities.
For non native listeners, it will open your heart to new landscapes hidden from you. Listen carefully and you will see the months passing and the land changing before your inner heart.
Leslie Van de Ven, RN, BA.