In appreciation of the countrys 2014 Guest of Honour status at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, H.E. Max Bjuhr, Swedens Ambassador to the UAE is set to stage a free concert of traditional Swedish Sami music.
Sofia Jannok - an advocate for the identity of the Sami people of northern Sweden - will perform a one-off concert of joiksa traditional Sami song on Tuesday evening at Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.
The free concert begins at 7pm, and Sofia will be joined on stage by acclaimed Emirati soul singer Hamdan Al Abri fresh from his ground-breaking Abu Dhabi Festival performance with jazz legend Herbie Hancock.
The duo will deliver an evening of song embracing two rich cultures and long-established traditions.
Sofia Jannok will be in concert at 7pm, Tuesday 6 May in the auditorium of the Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, Reem Island. Free entry
Watch the video [ http://youtu.be/hr13WV7UkgA] to hpi (Wide as oceans), the title track of her latest album