This event is significant as it brings attention to the Ume Sámi language, which is critically endangered. By performing at the Proms, Barruk not only celebrates her heritage but also raises awareness about the importance of cultural preservation.

Joiking comes to the Proms this weekend in a collaboration between Katarina Barruk and violinist Pekka Kuusisto. The two tell us how they have enriched each other’s musical worlds‘When I was growing up, I couldn’t listen to any bands or artists in my language,” says Katarina Barruk. She is one of only a handful of remaining speakers – and the only one of whom is an internationally celebrated singer – of Ume Sámi, one of the nine living Sámi languages that today is on Unesco’s critically endangered list. It’s spoken by a handful of Sámi communities living across the part of Sápmi (the territory of the Sámi peoples across northern Scandinavia) that’s now in north-east Sweden. “We have been working so hard to get to the point where you can hear the language at the Royal Albert Hall,” says Barruk. “It’s amazing.”And not only to hear the language, but experience it sung by Barruk in her own music, recomposed and remade with the <a href="https://www.kammerorkesteret.no/home">Norwegian Chamber Orchestra</a>. They’ll be led by the violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/edgz3d">in a Prom</a> that will take the audience on a journey “into my universe”, she says, “so that people can understand that this language is alive”. The Prom is a symbol of hope and defiance for Ume Sámi and its speakers, and for the Indigenous peoples of Sápmi as a whole, she tells me. “I want to give something hopeful to my own people.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/29/a-symbol-of-hope-and-defiance-for-ume-sami-and-its-speakers-singer-katarina-barruk-on-her-proms-debut-pekka-kuusisto">Continue reading...</a>

هذا الحدث مهم لأنه يسلط الضوء على لغة أومي سامي، التي هي في خطر حرج. من خلال الأداء في برومز، تحتفل باروك بإرثها وتزيد الوعي بأهمية الحفاظ على الثقافة.

تقوم كاتارينا باروك بأول ظهور لها في برومز، حيث تعرض ثقافة أومي سامي من خلال الجويغ بالتعاون مع عازف الكمان بيكا كوسستو. تسلط هذه الأداء الضوء على أهمية الحفاظ على اللغات المهددة.

Este evento es significativo ya que llama la atención sobre la lengua Ume Sámi, que está en peligro crítico. Al actuar en los Proms, Barruk no solo celebra su herencia, sino que también crea conciencia sobre la importancia de la preservación cultural.

Katarina Barruk debuta en los Proms, mostrando la cultura Ume Sámi a través del joiking en colaboración con el violinista Pekka Kuusisto. Esta actuación resalta la importancia de preservar lenguas en peligro.

Cet événement est important car il attire l'attention sur la langue Ume Sámi, qui est en danger critique. En se produisant aux Proms, Barruk célèbre non seulement son héritage, mais sensibilise également à l'importance de la préservation culturelle.

Katarina Barruk fait ses débuts aux Proms, mettant en valeur la culture Ume Sámi à travers le joiking en collaboration avec le violoniste Pekka Kuusisto. Cette performance souligne l'importance de préserver les langues menacées.

Katarina Barruk makes her Proms debut, showcasing Ume Sámi culture through joiking in collaboration with violinist Pekka Kuusisto. This performance highlights the importance of preserving endangered languages.