Vihma

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Released 1998 Vihma(1998) Ilmatar(2000) Release date 1998 Label Wicklow Records		Length 47:11 Artist Värttinä Producer Janne Haavisto Genre Folk music

Recorded April-May 1998, Finnvox, Hitsville and Kota Studios, Helsinki Similar Aitara, Ilmatar, Seleniko, Kokko, Oi dai

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Vihma is Värttinä's 7th album, released in 1998. It is primarily pop- and rock-influenced Finnish folk music. However, three tracks (6, 8 and 9) also include Tuvan throat singing.

Vihma was initially released by Wicklow Entertainment in the United States and Finland. Later in 1998, it was released in Japan by BMG Japan. In the same year, "Emoton" was released as a single in Finland.

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Track listing

"Vihma" – 4:04
"Tielle heitetty" – 2:56
"Emoton" – 3:32
"Päivän nousu nostajani" – 3:42
"Laulutyttö" – 3:32
"Uskottu ei uupuvani" – 5:05
"Maa ei kerro" – 3:01
"Kylän kävijä" – 4:01
"Mieleni alenevi" – 2:57
"Neitonen" – 2:56
"Aamu" – 4:40
"Kauan kulkenut" – 3:19
"Vihmax" ("Vihma" remix) – 3:32

Värttinä

Susan Aho - vocals, 5-row accordion

Mari Kaasinen - vocals

Kirsi Kähkönen - vocals

Janne Lappalainen - bouzouki, kaval, torupill, tenor & soprano saxophones

Pekka Lehti - double bass

Kari Reiman - fiddle, 10-string kantele, berimbou

Sirpa Reiman - vocals

Marko Timonen - drums, percussion

Antto Varilo - acoustic 6- & 12-string guitars, tenor banjo, cümbüs tanbur, 10-string kantele

with Janne Haavisto - additional percussion

Guests

Arto Järvelä, Mauno Järvelä, Matti Mäkelä of JPP - strings (track 6)

Albert Kuvezin and Aldyn-ool Sevek of Yat-Kha - Tuvan throat singing (6, 9, 13)

Richard Horowitz - keyboards (7, 13), Ney (13)

Petri Prauda - Jew's harp (8)

Songs

1Vihma4:04
2Tielle heitetty2:58
3Emoton3:31

References

Vihma Wikipedia

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