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Iivana Mišukka & Arja Kastinen
Iivana Mišukka
Death Is Not The End - Cat No: DEATH119
- updated:2026-05-26
The Finnish Karelia folk instrument cantele virtuoso Iivana Mišukka (1861-1919) made rare field recordings on wax cylinders in 1916-17, which contemporary cantele player Arja Kastinen has reconstructed by combining his own performance with the recordings made 110 years ago. Death Is Not The End is proud to announce the release of this historical and wonderful recording of the cantele soundtrack, reconstructed by modern cantele player Arja Kastinen from his own performance and the recordings made 110 years ago! This is the cassette version.
Track List
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1. Maanitus & Tšiižik
03:37 -
2. Markka
01:41 -
3. Melkutus
02:21 -
4. Letška
01:17 -
5. Kuuen parin hoirola
02:26 -
6. Brišatka
02:02 -
7. Tšiižik
01:19 -
8. Kirkonkellot
03:13 -
9. Kirkonkellot korkea
01:55 -
10. Hoirola, 3 parin
02:26 -
11. Lippa
01:40 -
12. Kyngäkiža
01:37 -
13. Ristakondra
01:58 -
14. Vanha polkka
01:02 -
15. Viistoista
00:59 -
16. Vanha valssi
01:52 -
17. Kiberä
01:45 -
18. Maanitus Kuokan kanteleella
02:33 -
19. Tuuti lasta nukkumahe
02:04

Iivana Mišukka (1861-1919), a master of traditional music played on a folk instrument, the kantele, in the Karelia region of southern Finland, invented and developed by Edison and Bell around 1986-1915, 110 years ago in 1916-17, before the SP disc record was widely used, The sound quality of noise and scuffling has been preserved, while contemporary cantellet player Arja Kastinen has reconstructed a new recording that faithfully reproduces the playing technique of the time, creating a gentle, delicate sound similar to the sound of zither, zither, and guitar. The result is a wonderful historical record on the theme of the kantele, a folk instrument from the Karelia region that is one of the most popular stringed instruments from 5 to 40 strings, with a gentle and delicate sound similar to that of the zither, zither, or guitar. It is mysterious, simple, dreamy, peaceful, nostalgic, and nostalgic. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)