Aitara
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Aitara is Värttinä
's 5th album, released in 1994 in Finland
. In 1995, it was released by King Records in Japan, Music & Words in Benelux, and Xenophile Records
in the United States
, where it spent five weeks at #1 on the CMJ World Music charts. In 2003, it was re-released in Finland by BMG
, and has been re-released in the U.S. by NorthSide
.
Aitara was named "Best Contemporary World Music Album" by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors.
For their second video, Värttinä used "Yötulet" from this album.
and "Yötulet" from this album was released by Nonesuch
in Australia
.
Värttinä
Värttinä is a Finnish folk music band which was started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen back in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. Many transformations have taken place in the band since then...
's 5th album, released in 1994 in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. In 1995, it was released by King Records in Japan, Music & Words in Benelux, and Xenophile Records
Xenophile Records
Xenophile Records is a Nashville, Tennessee based sublabel of Green Linnet Records that specializes in world music from Madagascar, Nigeria, Haiti and other countries. The label was started in 1992 in Danbury, Connecticut by Wendy Newton as a subsidiary of Green Linnet. In 2006, Newton sold Green...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where it spent five weeks at #1 on the CMJ World Music charts. In 2003, it was re-released in Finland by BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
, and has been re-released in the U.S. by NorthSide
NorthSide
NorthSide is record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that specializes in Nordic roots music. It is associated with Omnium Recordings and East Side Digital...
.
Aitara was named "Best Contemporary World Music Album" by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors.
For their second video, Värttinä used "Yötulet" from this album.
Track listing
- "Katariina" – 2:14
- "Tumala" – 3:28
- "Maamo" ("Mother") – 3:59
- "Niin mie mieltynen" ("The Beloved") – 4:02
- "Mie tahon tanssia" ("I Want To Dance") – 3:05
- "Tammi" ("The Oak") – 4:04
- "Pirsta" ("Silver") – 2:33
- "Outona omilla mailla" ("A Stranger In My Own Land") – 3:27
- "Travuska" – 4:52
- "Yötulet" ("The Night Fire") – 3:04
- "Kannunkaataja" ("The Tippler") – 3:59
- "Aitara" – 2:49
Värttinä
- Mari Kaasinen – vocals
- Sari KaasinenSari KaasinenSari Johanna Kaasinen is a Finnish singer. Together with her sister she began a Finnish folk music band called Värttinä....
– vocals - Kirsi Kähkönen – vocals
- Sirpa Reiman – vocals
- Janne Lappalainen – bouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
, reedsReed (instrument)A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument. The reeds of most Woodwind instruments are made from Arundo donax or synthetic material; tuned reeds are made of metal or synthetics.-Single reeds:Single reeds are used on the mouthpieces of clarinets...
, whistleWhistleA whistle or call is a simple aerophone, an instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means...
s - Pekka Lehti – string bass, Hammond organHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
- Riitta Ptinoja – 5-row accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, Hammond organ - Kari Reiman – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, kanteleKanteleA kantele or kannel is a traditional plucked string instrument of the zither family native to Finland, Estonia, and Karelia. It is related to the Russian gusli, the Latvian kokle and the Lithuanian kanklės. Together these instruments make up the family known as Baltic psalteries...
, cimbalom - Antto Varilo – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, cümbüs tanbur
Tumala, Travuska
A single containing "Tumala" and "Travuska" was released by Mipu Music in Finland in 1994.Mie Tahon Tanssia, Kannunkaataja
In 1995, a single containing "Mie Tahon Tanssia" and "Kannunkaataja" was released in Finland by Mipu Music.Yötulet
In 1996, a single containing "Tuulilta Tuleva" and "Kokko" from the album KokkoKokko
-People:Kokko is the surname of:*Aleksandr Kokko , Soviet Union-born Finnish footballer*Hanna Kokko , Finnish biologist*Yrjö Kokko , Finnish veterinarian and writer...
and "Yötulet" from this album was released by Nonesuch
Nonesuch Records
Nonesuch Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:Nonesuch was founded in 1964 by Jac Holzman to produce "fine records at the same price as a trade paperback", which would be half the price of a normal LP...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.