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Released
  
1992

Seleniko(1992)
  
Aitara(1994)

Release date
  
1992

Label
  
Spirit

Length
  
47:22

Artist
  
Värttinä

Producer
  
Ben Mandelson

Genre
  
Folk music

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Recorded
  
Finnvox-Studio, Helsinki 1992

Similar
  
Aitara, Oi dai, Ilmatar, Musta lindu, Miero

Seleniko is the fourth album by Finnish folk group Värttinä, and second after they re-formed in 1990, released in Finland by Spirit and Polygram Finland in 1992. It immediately reached the top of the European World Music radio charts, and remained there for 3 months. In 1993 it was released by Music & Words in Benelux and Xenophile Records in the United States. NorthSide re-released the album in 1998 in the United States.

Contents

The song "Matalii ja mustii" was featured on the episode "Binky Rules/Meet Binky" of the children's show Arthur in the United States, and also appears on the first Arthur soundtrack.

Track listing

  1. "Seelinnikoi" (music: tradition, lyrics: Sari Kaasinen, arrangement: Janne Lappalainen, Tom Nyman, Riitta Potnoja, Kari Reiman) – 3:40
  2. "Lemmennosto" / "Awakening of Love" (music & lyrics: S. Kaasinen, arr.: Nyman, Reiman, Tommi Viksten) – 2:53
  3. "Kylä vuotti uutta kuuta" / "The Village Awaits the New Moon" (music & lyrics: trad., arr.: S. Kassinen, Lappalainen, Nyman, Reiman) – 5:08
  4. "Sulhassii" / "Bride Grooms" (music: trad., lyrics & arr.: S. Kaasinen) – 2:55
  5. "Matalii ja mustii" / "Sad and Mournful" or "Short and Black" (music & lyrics: trad. arr.: Nyman, Reiman, Viksten) – 2:57
  6. "Hoptsoi" (music: Reiman, arr.: Reijo Heiskanen, Laapaleinen, Nyman, Reiman) – 3:21
  7. "Suuret ja soriat" / "Tall and Handsome" (music: Reiman, lyrics: Reiman/trad., arr.: Nyman, Reiman) – 3:42
  8. "Leppiäinen" / "Gentle as Alder" (music: Reiman/trad., lyrics: S. Kaasinen/trad., arr.: S. Kaasinen, Lappalainen, Reiman) – 2:45
  9. "Pihi neito" / "Stingy Girl" (music: trad., lyrics: S. Kaasinen, arr.: Lappalainen, Nyman, Reiman) – 2:41
  10. "Mika miulla mielessa" / "What's on my mind?" (music: trad., lyrics: S. Kaasinen, arr.: S. Kaasinen, Lappalainen, Nyman, Reiman) – 3:38
  11. "Kiirama" (music: Reiman, arr.: Heiskanen, Lappalainen, Nyman, Potinoja, Reiman) – 3:36
  12. "Hyvä tyttönä hypätä" / "Good to Stay a Single Girl" (music: trad., lyrics: S. Kaasinen, arr.: Heiskanen, S. Kaasinen, Lappalainen, Nyman, Potinoja, Reiman) – 3:45
  13. "Fanfaari" / "Fanfare" (music: trad., lyrics & arr.: S. Kaasinen) – 2:16
  14. "Paukkuvat pasuunat" / "Thundering Trumpets" (music: trad., lyrics: S. Kaasinen, arr.: S. Kaasinen, Lappalainen, Nyman, Reiman) – 4:02

Värttinä

  • Mari Kaasinen - vocals
  • Sari Kaasinen - vocals
  • Kirsi Kähkönen - vocals
  • Sirpa Reiman - vocals
  • Reijo Heiskanen - guitar, bouzouki (track 7), percussion (1,3)
  • Janne Lappalainen - bouzouki, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, kaval, tin whistle
  • Tom Nyman - string bass, keyboard (3, 14), domra
  • Riitta Potinoja - 5-row accordion, keyboard (11)
  • Kari Reiman - fiddle, kantele, tenor banjo

    • Guests

  • Janne Haavisto - percussion (8)
  • Anu Laakkonen - trumpet
  • Tom Nekljudow - percussion

    • Kylä Vuotti Uutta Kuuta, Seelinnikoi

    A single containing "Kylä Vuotti Uutta Kuuta" and "Seelinnikoi" from this album was released in 1992 in Finland by Polygram.

    Pihi Neito, Matalii ja Mustii

    In 1993, a second single from this album, containing "Pihi Neito" and "Matalii ja Mustii", was released by PolyGram in Finland.

    Songs

    1Seelinnikoi3:41
    2Lemmennosto2:54
    3Kyla vuotti uutta kuuta5:09

    References

    Seleniko Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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