Aitara
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.
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Finnvox-Studio, Helsinki Sept 1994 | |||
| Genre | Finnish folk music | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Mipu Music | |||
| Producer | Janne Haavisto | |||
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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
Personnel
Värttinä
- Mari Kaasinen – vocals
- Sari Kaasinen – vocals
- Kirsi Kähkönen – vocals
- Sirpa Reiman – vocals
- Janne Lappalainen – bouzouki, reeds, whistles
- Pekka Lehti – string bass, Hammond organ
- Riitta Potinoja – 5-row accordion, Hammond organ
- Kari Reiman – violin, kantele, cimbalom
- Antto Varilo – guitars, cümbüs tanbur
Guest
- Anssi Nykänen – Aitara-drums
Singles
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 Kokko and "Yötulet" from this album was released by Nonesuch in Australia.