Roger Ludvigsen

Roger Ludvigsen
Born	(1965-07-28) 28 July 1965
Origin	Norway
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, percussionist
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1976–

Roger Ludvigsen (born 28 July 1965 in Alta) is a Sami guitarist, percussionist and composer from Kautokeino.

Biography

In the 1970s, he was part of Ivnniguin, the country's first Sami-language rock band. In 1981, he worked on the music production for the play Min duoddarat – Våre vidder, which was the first work to be performed at the Beaivváš Sámi Theatre. Together with Leif Isak Eide Nilut and Bjørn Ole Rasch, he launched in 1991 the Sami group Orbina, who released the albums Orbina (1993) and Orbina II (2001). In 2002, he won the Edvard-prisen in the musical drama class for the music for the play Ayra-Leena at Beaivvás Sámi Teáhter.

He has played and recorded with a range of famous artists, both on record and in concert, including Mari Boine (Gula Gula from 1989 and Eight Seasons from 2002), Steinar Albrigtsen (Stripped from 2001), Nils Petter Molvær (Khmer from 1998), Sidsel Endresen and Lynni Treekrem.

Film composer

List of films on which Roger Ludvigsen has produced music.

• Høstens første bilde (1993)
• Bulle bor ikke her (2002)
• Solens sønn og månens datter (1993)
• Johannas jul (2000)
• Eagle's Nest (2001)
• Urkraften fra vidda (2003)
• Holbbit Libaidit (2003)
• Ole Henrik Magga (2003)
• Kautokeino-opprøret (2007)
• Barentsfashion Dokumentar (2008)