{"product_id":"kiri-uu-kiri-uu-1","title":"Kiri-Uu – Kiri-Uu","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Estoterix – EX 006\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Australia\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 1988\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Folk, World, \u0026amp; Country\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Folk, Rune Singing, Choral, Experimental, Downtempo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do an ex-prison warden, a microbiologist, a builder and a retired diplomat have in common?  Well, for one thing, they sing in a Sydney-based vocal group called KIRI-UU.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is how the press release (found inside the record) first introduces this record, which is quite unlike anything else.  KIRI-UU is a choral-singing choir established in Australia by the children of Estonian refugees perpetuating the Finno-Urgic language and tradition.  Folk song often carries messages, stories, fables and perspectives of the times, it’s the perfect conduit for passing on tradition and keeping the spirit alive.  It’s quite touching that many of the choir members may have never stepped foot in their Estonian ancestral homeland some 8,000 miles away, but singing like this, with their fellow ex-pats, they can feel their roots take hold.  Based around the contemporary arrangements of natural treasure Veljo Tormis, bandleader Olev Muska gave the recordings an electronic facelift, adding a weird and unusually glassy edge to these ancient choir pieces, adding another stage of evolution and tangential, diasporic variation to this rune singing tradition.  Genuinely nothing like this one anywhere.  (NM\/NM - unplayed deadstock with insert and original promo sheet).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA1        Sakste Sōim = Cursing The Landowners 0:27\u003cbr\u003eA2        Viemevaka Jagamine = Distributing The Dowry 1:20\u003cbr\u003eA3        Mis Sa Kavva Kodun Teid? = What Were You Doing At Home So Long? 1:52\u003cbr\u003eA4        Kitsas Kiik = The Narrow Swing 1:14\u003cbr\u003eA5        Kiigel Kartlik = Timid Girl On A Swing 1:30\u003cbr\u003eA6        Pihlapuu = The Mountain-Ash Tree 2:53\u003cbr\u003eA7        Piirileikilaulu = Roundelay 1:41\u003cbr\u003eA8        Röntyskälaulu = Röntyskä 5:04\u003cbr\u003eA9        Viru Polka = Viru Reggae 2:30\u003cbr\u003eB1        Kutse Jaanitulele = Call To The Midsummer Bonfire 1:18\u003cbr\u003eB2        Tants = Dance 0:54\u003cbr\u003eB3        Ōunapuu = The Apple Tree 1:15\u003cbr\u003eB4        Ilus Neiu Kiigel = Pretty Girl On A Swing 1:53\u003cbr\u003eB5        Harjumaa Lepikud = The Alder Groves Of Harjumaa 3:21\u003cbr\u003eB6        Hällilaul = Lullaby 2:48\u003cbr\u003eB7        Meri Kiige All = The Sea Under the Swing 3:26\u003cbr\u003eB8        Viire Tagant Tulevad = From Beyond the Horizon 2:10\u003cbr\u003eB9        Mure Murrab Meele = Worry Breaks The Spirit 1:05\u003cbr\u003eB10        Kiik Tahab Kindaid = The Swing Yearns for Gifts 1:37\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Kiri Uu - Mure Murrab Meele \/ Ilus Neiu Kiigel \/ Meri Kiige All\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c4PokhxsoTg\" height=\"240\" width=\"387\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"Kiri-Uu - Kiri-Uu (Full Album) [1988]\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DGxZkI5bjFI\" height=\"240\" width=\"387\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Night Flight Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56348865626494,"sku":"EX 006","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/7755\/6791\/files\/IMG_3806_766ea83d-5578-45c0-9b62-6d7e5668965b.jpg?v=1755688560","url":"https:\/\/allnightflightrecords.com\/products\/kiri-uu-kiri-uu-1","provider":"All Night Flight Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}