# Aitara

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***Aitara*** is [Värttinä](/source/V%C3%A4rttin%C3%A4)'s 5th album, released in 1994 in [Finland](/source/Finland). In 1995, it was released by [King Records](/source/King_Records_(Japan)) in Japan, [Music & Words](/source/Music_%26_Words) in Benelux, and [Xenophile Records](/source/Xenophile_Records) in the [United States](/source/United_States), where it spent five weeks at #1 on the CMJ World Music charts. In 2003, it was re-released in Finland by [BMG](/source/Bertelsmann_Music_Group), and has been re-released in the U.S. by [NorthSide](/source/NorthSide).

*Aitara* was named "Best Contemporary World Music Album" by the [National Association of Independent Record Distributors](/source/National_Association_of_Independent_Record_Distributors).

For their second video, Värttinä used "Yötulet" from this album.

## Track listing

1. "Katariina" – 2:14
1. "Tumala" – 3:28
1. "Maamo" ("Mother") – 3:59
1. "Niin mie mieltynen" ("The Beloved") – 4:02
1. "Mie tahon tanssia" ("I Want To Dance") – 3:05
1. "Tammi" ("The Oak") – 4:04
1. "Pirsta" ("Silver") – 2:33
1. "Outona omilla mailla" ("A Stranger In My Own Land") – 3:27
1. "Travuska" – 4:52
1. "Yötulet" ("The Night Fire") – 3:04
1. "Kannunkaataja" ("The Tippler") – 3:59
1. "Aitara" – 2:49

## Personnel

### Värttinä

- [Mari Kaasinen](/source/Mari_Kaasinen) – [vocals](/source/Vocals)
- [Sari Kaasinen](/source/Sari_Kaasinen) – vocals
- [Kirsi Kähkönen](/source/Kirsi_K%C3%A4hk%C3%B6nen) – vocals
- [Sirpa Reiman](/source/Sirpa_Reiman) – vocals
- [Janne Lappalainen](/source/Janne_Lappalainen) – [bouzouki](/source/Bouzouki), [reeds](/source/Reed_(instrument)), [whistles](/source/Whistle)
- [Pekka Lehti](/source/Pekka_Lehti) – [string bass](/source/String_bass), [Hammond organ](/source/Hammond_organ)
- [Riitta Potinoja](/source/Riitta_Potinoja) – 5-row [accordion](/source/Accordion), Hammond organ
- [Kari Reiman](/source/Kari_Reiman) – [violin](/source/Violin), [kantele](/source/Kantele), [cimbalom](/source/Cimbalom)
- [Antto Varilo](/source/Antto_Varilo) – [guitars](/source/Guitar), [cümbüs tanbur](/source/C%C3%BCmb%C3%BCs_tanbur)

### Guest

- [Anssi Nykänen](/source/Anssi_Nyk%C3%A4nen) – [Aitara-drums](/source/Aitara-drums)

## Singles

### Tumala, Travuska

A single containing "Tumala" and "Travuska" was released by Mipu Music in Finland in 1994.

### Mie Tahon Tanssia, Kannunkaataja

In 1995, a single containing "Mie Tahon Tanssia" and "Kannunkaataja" was released in Finland by Mipu Music.

### Yötulet

In 1996, a single containing "Tuulilta Tuleva" and "Kokko" from the album *[Kokko](/source/Kokko_(album))* and "Yötulet" from this album was released by [Nonesuch](/source/Nonesuch_Records) in [Australia](/source/Australia).

## External links

- [Värttinä's page with samples, lyrics, and English translations](http://www.varttina.com/recordings/aitara/)
- [RealAudio (.ram) file of entire album from Green Linnet](https://web.archive.org/web/20060421230503/http://www.greenlinnet.com/listen/ra/4026.ram)

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