KANTERVO by Arja Kastinen
Part of her ongoing research project at the Sibelius Academy, Uniarts Helsinki, this is Arja's sixth solo album. KANTERVO includes new music on the copies of some museum kanteles. The music is based on Karelian kantele improvisation as part of the ancient runosong culture. The detailed information can be found on the 5th of Nov 2023 at https://www.temps.fi/en/2023/11/03/kantervo-album-release-5-nov-2023/
Tracklist
| 1. | Vesikivelle | 6:20 |
| 2. | Poropetra | 3:10 |
| 3. | Jouten laulo | 3:17 |
| 4. | Laivaretki | 4:30 |
| 5. | Heinän päillä | 3:56 |
| 6. | Kullervo | 3:37 |
| 7. | Poigu Kalervo | 5:19 |
| 8. | Joga puu | 3:53 |
| 9. | Kantervo kalan evästä | 9:14 |
| 10. | Soitimbo | 6:29 |
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The kantele player and researcher Arja Kastinen specializes in the 19th century Karelian kantele improvisation. By exploring the philosophy, instruments, tuning, and playing technique of the early music tradition, and bringing this knowledge into musical improvisations, she combines history and the modern times. She holds a doctorate in music from the Sibelius Academy in 2000.