Seleniko

1992 studio album by Värttinä

Seleniko

Studio album by

Värttinä

Released| 1992
Recorded| 1992
Studio| Finnvox-Studio, Helsinki
Genre| Finnish folk music
Length| 47:22
Label| Polygram Finland, Spirit, Music & Words, Xenophile, NorthSide
Producer| Hijaz Mustapha
Värttinä chronology
| Oi Dai
(1991)  | Seleniko
(1992)  | Aitara
(1994)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Green Man Review| favorable Late 1999

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.

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

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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

## Personnel

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### Värttinä

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* 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

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

## Singles

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### Kylä Vuotti Uutta Kuuta, Seelinnikoi

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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

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

## External links

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* Värttinä's page on album, with lyrics and samples
* NorthSide page on album

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* MusicBrainz release group

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