Seleniko
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
- "Seelinnikoi" – 3:40
- "Lemmennosto" / "Awakening of Love" – 2:53
- "Kylä vuotti uutta kuuta" / "The Village Awaits the New Moon" – 5:08
- "Sulhassii" / "Bride Grooms" – 2:55
- "Matalii ja mustii" / "Sad and Mournful" or "Short and Black" – 2:57
- "Hoptsoi" – 3:21
- "Suuret ja soriat" / "Tall and Handsome" – 3:42
- "Leppiäinen" / "Gentle as Alder" – 2:45
- "Pihi neito" / "Stingy Girl" – 2:41
- "Mika miulla mielessa" / "What's on my mind?" – 3:38
- "Kiirama" – 3:36
- "Hyvä tyttönä hypätä" / "Good to Stay a Single Girl" – 3:45
- "Fanfaari" / "Fanfare" – 2:16
- "Paukkuvat pasuunat" / "Thundering Trumpets" – 4:02
Personnel
Värttinä
- Mari Kaasinen - vocals
- Sari Kaasinen - vocals
- Kirsi Kähkönen - vocals
- Sirpa Reiman - vocals
- Reijo Heiskanen - guitar, bouzouki, percussion
- Janne Lappalainen - bouzouki, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, kaval, tin whistle
- Tom Nyman - string bass, keyboard, domra
- Riitta Potinoja - 5-row accordion, keyboard
- Kari Reiman - fiddle, kantele, tenor banjo
Guests
- Janne Haavisto - percussion
- Anu Laakkonen - trumpet
- Tom Nekljudow - percussion