ARTIST: VA
TITLE: The Songs of the Finnish Kaale
LABEL: Pilfink Records
GENRE: Folk
SOURCE: CD
BITRATE: 134 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 33:12
RELEASE DATE: 2009-00-00
RIP DATE: 2010-06-12
Track List
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1. Feija Gr÷nfors - Kun oi, oi, oi 1:53
mitΣ minΣ nΣin, kun nΣin minΣ
unissani
2. Aino Nikkinen - Riemuista pois 1:12
on hetki tuo
3. Urpo Nyman - Kun Alatalon mimmi 1:51
siellΣ keltaisessa pytingissΣ
4. Feija Gr÷nfors - Kun olen tytt÷ 1:47
vieraan maan
5. Aino Nikkinen - Se oli sateinen 1:30
sunnuntaiaamu
6. Urpo Nyman - KΣykΣΣ mun 1:10
kanssani taloon synkeΣΣn
7. Harri Nyman - Kun YlΣtalon, 2:13
Alatalon mΣellΣ
8. Kalle Allan Bollstr÷m - Salon 2:31
hongathan ne humajaa
9. Seppo fon Palm - Kutujensa, 1:25
kamajensa
10. Kalle Allan Bollstr÷m - KengitΣ 1:45
sΣ poika
11. Seppo fon Palm - Kun tulevaa 1:55
kohtaloain
12. Harri Nyman - Ruuna se juosta 0:42
roikottellee
13. Harri & Saska Nyman - Vaalea 1:52
neito ja tummat kiharat
14. Jari & Leif Sinitaivas - 2:03
Merille, oipa merille
15. Jari & Leif Sinitaivas - 4:28
KengitΣpΣs poika/Kun voi jos
voisin pΣΣstΣ minΣ
16. Jari & Leif Sinitaivas - Ei 1:45
loista kuu, ei loista hopeainen
17. Jari & Leif Sinitaivas - 3:10
Valakosten hevosien kavioiden
alta
Release Notes:
Field recordings among Finnish Roma in 1995-2009
by Kai Aberg & Risto Blomster
The most important element of the Finnish Roma, KaleÆs culture in Finland is its
authentic folklore, the particularities of which contribute in large part to the
enrichment of national culture. ôGypsy folkloreö has continued as a living
tradition and retained its natural traditional form. On the other hand, it has
constantly changed, developed and created new forms. Music has always played a
central role in the cultural heritage of the Finnish Roma, Kale population. The
singing has been important for Roma people, especially since many were
illiterate and oral song tradition was the only way of preserving the old
stories and handing them on to generations to come. Even today, songs, and
particularity the old folk songs, are still an important expression of RomaÆs
identity.
Traditionally, two types of Roma music-making are known in Finland as elsewhere
in Europe. One is musical service for outsiders (religious music, dance music or
popularized ethnic Roma music) - that is mainly, for non-Roma audiences - and
the other is folk music for the small-scale community. The aim of the present
album is to give voice to the Finnish traditional Roma music, Kale songs.
Singing about honour, the family, love, horse-trading, prison and travelling,
they have passed their songs on orally from generation to generation. In this
album it is possible to hear lively singing style of Finish Roma music.
Authentic Roma music must be examined in its natural surrounding of Roma
communities where the music is interpreted stripped bare of any arrangement for
audiences. All music in this album has been recorded in Northern Karelia,
eastern part of Finland between the years 1995 û 2009 by Ph.D Kai Aberg. In that
time Aberg made a several trips to the Roma community and about 900 Roma songs
were recorded, among them many religious as well as popular songs, and
instrumental performances played on the guitar. The aim of this album is to give
a comprehensive picture of both the old and new style Roma songs, and ways of
performance.
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