Roger Ludvigsen

Roger Ludvigsen (born 28 July 1965 in Alta) is a Sami guitarist, percussionist and composer from Kautokeino. In the 1970s, he was part of Ivnniiguin, 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).

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.