Kata - 1902 (2021)
BAND/ARTIST: Kata
- Title: 1902
- Year Of Release: 2021
- Label: TUTL Records
- Genre: Folk, Nordic
- Quality: FLAC (track)
- Total Time: 32 min
- Total Size: 169 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
The Faroe Islands are shrouded in subpolar isolation, tantalizing mythology and stubborn clouds, but their rugged terrain and spectacular landscapes are accessible to travelers, and examples of the archipelago’s fascinating culture are just a few mouse clicks away. One good starting point is the women’s vocal ensemble Kata. 1902, the group’s second album, is an extraordinary collection rooted in mystery and history, with dramatis personae remote yet somehow familiar. Most of the 11 tracks are based on the earliest recordings of Faroese songs, captured on phonographic cylinders in 1902 by Danish ethnomusicologist Hjalmar Thuren and later published in three volumes by Danish conductor-musicologist Marianne Clausen. In folk, classical and baroque colors, the five members of Kata sing of common people, warriors and courtiers, of courageous, creative and credulous women, of communal and communicative fauna, all composing a musical portrait of a small but flourishing civilization. Humanity and nature are in sync in the forest matchmaking song Her gongur hindin heiðin. Individualism shines in traditional society with Klæðatáttur, about an imaginative maiden who gives quirky names to her garments, footwear and personal items. The household women are mobilized for breadmaking in Eldurin fór at loga; while the birds chattering in Krákan situr á steini may be plotting murder as well as offering insight into the English collective noun applied to their species. The homicide is more palpable in Sigmundarkvæði nýggja, recounting excerpts from the legend of rival chieftains who vied for leadership of the islands more than 1,000 years ago. Listening to the choral chants, ballads and children’s rhymes from these seraphic voices—almost entirely a cappella—is a bracing, mystical and cloud-clearing experience. (Tutl Records)
Note. Today the Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, have a population of 53,000. The musical portrait in 1902, however, reflects a community of just 15,000 in a time of transition, of growing economic independence, political awareness and rising interest in preserving the Faroese language.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Kata - Variatión av Fuglakvæðinum Eldra I, Pt. 2 (3:56)
1.02 - Kata - Her gongur hindin heiðin (Reisa hjørt) (2:25)
1.03 - Kata - Klædnatáttur (2:26)
1.04 - Kata - Krákan situr á steini (3:09)
1.05 - Kata - Sigmundarkvæði yngra (Nýggja) (3:49)
1.06 - Kata - Eldurin fór at loga (1:18)
1.07 - Kata - Ingimann og Eirikur (5:28)
1.08 - Kata - O Gud vor fader i evighed (2:36)
1.09 - Kata - Kelling situr við grúgvustein (4:16)
1.10 - Kata - Fuglakvæði eldra, Pt. 1 (1. partur) (2:19)
1.11 - Kata - Hústrúin og Hovmaðurin (1:12)
Note. Today the Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, have a population of 53,000. The musical portrait in 1902, however, reflects a community of just 15,000 in a time of transition, of growing economic independence, political awareness and rising interest in preserving the Faroese language.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Kata - Variatión av Fuglakvæðinum Eldra I, Pt. 2 (3:56)
1.02 - Kata - Her gongur hindin heiðin (Reisa hjørt) (2:25)
1.03 - Kata - Klædnatáttur (2:26)
1.04 - Kata - Krákan situr á steini (3:09)
1.05 - Kata - Sigmundarkvæði yngra (Nýggja) (3:49)
1.06 - Kata - Eldurin fór at loga (1:18)
1.07 - Kata - Ingimann og Eirikur (5:28)
1.08 - Kata - O Gud vor fader i evighed (2:36)
1.09 - Kata - Kelling situr við grúgvustein (4:16)
1.10 - Kata - Fuglakvæði eldra, Pt. 1 (1. partur) (2:19)
1.11 - Kata - Hústrúin og Hovmaðurin (1:12)
Year 2021 | World | Folk | FLAC / APE
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