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their second record MeNaiset give an auditory image of
their own
compositions and
arrangements on traditional lyrics. The record also bears
the fruit of co-operation with the Mordvin
Toorama ensemble. (http://www.torama.ru/eng/) On
the record appear the following MeNaiset singers: Eila
Hartikainen, Maari Kallberg, Maija Karhinen, Anneli Kont-Rahtola,
Anna-Kaisa Liedes, Outi Pulkkinen and Meri Tiitola. With
Toorama, instead of Maija Karhinen and Meri Tiitola on
the record appear Sirkka Moström (nowadays Kosonen) and
Pia Rask. The Toorama
singers are:Alexey Alexandrin, Yuri Buyakin. Gennadi
Dulkin, Vitaliy Romashkin and Vladimir Romashkin.
MeNaiset
& Toorama:
Mastorava MNCD 1, 2001
MeNaiset:
1.
Mastorava/ Mother Earth (trad.
Mordvin).
2.
Päivän päästö/ Releasing the Sun (music
by Outi Pulkkinen, lyrics trad. Finnish).
3. Kuulin
äänen/ I
heard the Voice (music by
Maari Kallberg, lyrics trad. Ingrian).
4.
Sinä saat/ You get me (tune trad.
Ingrian/Karelian, lyrics trad./byOuti Pulkkinen, arr.
OutiPulkkinen).
5.
Tuijut tuijut/ Tooyoot Tooyoot (trad.
Estonian, arr. Anneli Kont-Rahtola).
6. Mieli
miehelle/
Desire to be Married (music by
Outi Pulkkinen/Anna-Kaisa Liedes/trad. Ingrian,lyrics
from Kanteletar, arr. Liedes).
7.
Tytär syntyi, tyhjä syntyi/ A Daughter Was Born,
Nothing Was Born (music by
Anna-Kaisa Liedes, lyrics trad. from Kanteletar).
MeNaiset
& Toorama:
8.
Kodamo moro/ What kind of Song (trad.
Mordvin).
9. Vai
vaedesj/ O Water (trad.
Mordvin).
10.
Ehy vajja/ Ekhi vaiya (trad.
Mordvin).
11.
Garojtj Marjac/ Garoi´s Maria (trad.
Mordvin).
12.
Mastorava/ Mother Earth (trad.
Mordvin).
MeNaiset ( 1
- 7) recorded in the Meri-Rastila Chapel in August 1999.
MeNaiset
& Toorama (8 - 12) recorded in Leonora Hall at the
Kallio-Kuninkala Course Center of the Sibelius Academy in
January 1997.
Record
available at :www.digelius.com/finland.htm
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