Seto_Leelo

Seto leelo

Seto leelo

Music genre

Seto leelo is the Setos' polyphonic style of folk singing.[1]

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In 2009, the Seto leelo was added to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.[1] Seto leelo is usually performed by women,[1] dressed in traditional clothing.[2] During the Seto Kingdom Day celebration, the winning lead singer of a leelo group is awarded the title of "Mother of Song".[1]

Discography

  • Setusongs. Recorded in Värska und Obinitsa in May 1990. CD produced by Global Music Centre und Mipu Music (MIPUCD 104) 1991

References

  1. [1]
    "Seto Leelo, Seto polyphonic singing tradition". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. [2]
    Kevin O'Connor (2006). Culture And Customs of the Baltic States. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-313-33125-1. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

Further reading

  • Lauri Honko: The Maiden's Death Song & The Great Wedding. Anne Vabarna's oral twin epic written down by A. O. Väisänen. (FF Communications, 281) Academia Scientiarum Fennica, Helsinki 2003
  • Ingrid Rüütel: Die Schichten des Volkslieds der Setukesen und ihre ethnokulturellen Hintergründe. In: Finnisch-ugrische Forschungen 49 (1988), Volume 2, pp 85–128
  • Leea Virtanen: Die Liedertradition der setukesischen Frauen. In: Folklorica. Festschrift for Felix J. Oinas. Bloomington, Indiana 1988 (= Indiana University, Uralic and Altaic Series 141), pp 307–325
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