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Rajaton - Boundless
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Rajaton is a world-class Finnish vocal jazz septet, and this is their second CD (their first, ''Nova,'' is also excellent). They sing jazz renditions of their own and others' original compositions, Finnish folk songs and poetry put to music. The two Finnish folk songs, ''Armahan kulku'' and ''Kaipaava'' are sung in Finnish, the rest are in flawless English. Following the tradition of brilliant Scandinavian vocal jazz groups, Rajaton's sound is bright and clean, harmonically complex, spirited and perfect.
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Rajaton - Joulu
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''Joulu'' contains new and old Finnish Christmas music in Finnish only. All the liner notes and song titles are in Finnish, but the music speaks for itself quite eloquently. On this double album the first disc is a studio album with six new songs and five new arrangements of well known Christmas carols. Three of them are known globally: Jingle Bells, Christmas Song (by Mel Torme) and Silent Night. The second album was recorded in a church and contains both classical Finnish Christmas choral pieces by Sibelius, Madetoja, Palmgren and others and contemporary music as well as new arrangements of two traditionals.
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Rajaton - Kevat
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Rajaton is an a cappella mixed sextet (3 women, 3 men) based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 1997, that primarily performs music written especially for the group. Their CDs are elegant, intelligent, poised and confident masterpieces that recall the breezy perfection and song selection of The Real Group. As with early RG CDs were all or mostly sung in Swedish, and it didn't bother us a bit, ''Kevat'' is all in Finnish and again we hardly notice—focusing instead on the innovative vocal percussion and background vocals.
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Rajaton - Nova
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We don't quite know why, perhaps it's the good beer, but those Scandinavian countries sure know how to produce wonderful a cappella vocal jazz groups. Rajaton are a highly talented septet whose members are experienced choral singers with diverse musical backgrounds, most of whom studied singing either at the Sibelius-Academy or at the Pop/Jazz Conservatory in Helsinki. 1999 winners of the Grand Prix at the Tampere Choir Festival they sing jazz versions of Finnish folk songs, poetry and original compositions and are of a world class caliber. We like this recording very much and the arrangements and quality of singing are exceptional. English lyrics included in the liner notes.
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Rajaton - Out Of Bounds
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We have heard (and appreciated) many of the songs on ''Out of Bounds'' by Finnish mixed sextet Rajaton on previous releases. For example, the haunting Irish folk tune ''Dobbin's Flowery Vale,'' the sassy, funny, latin-beat ''Un-Wishing Well,'' ''We Walk In A Fog'' with its flawless faux horns, a manic cover of Lennon/McCartney's ''Lady Madonna'' and a gorgeous, floating ''Butterfly'' are all from the group's 2nd CD ''Boundless,'' but these are not merely reissues. ''Dobbin's,'' the wordless opening cut, has been re-arranged to touch us on an even deeper level, and Swedish Jazz legends The Real Group guest star on ''We Walk In A Fog,''—and it's as good as you can imagine. ''Vanishing Act'' was recorded in Finnish as ''Kivinen tie,'' ''Salty Water'' as ''Venelaulu'' and ''Snow'' as ''Lunta'' on ''Kevat;'' all feature spanking new English lyrics. Even the harmonic gem ''Mita kaikatat, kivonen?'' from ''Nova'' gets a fresh treatment. New songs include Anuna's Michael McGlynn's ''The Wild Song'' (originally written for Rajaton, but recorded first by Anuna), Mia Makaroff's jazzy pop ''How Little'' and a marvelous Sting cover, ''I Was Brought to My Senses.'
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Rajaton - Sanat
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'Rajaton' in Finnish means 'boundless,' a good description of the talent of this vocal jazz septet! 'Sanat' is the third excellent CD to reach us, and most of the songs are again in Finnish, with four in perfect English, 'Were You There,' 'Nearer My God To Thee,' 'Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel' and 'Weary In Well-Doing.'
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Rajaton sings ABBA with Lahti Symphony Orchestra
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What a great idea! Rajaton is one of Finland's most highly regarded vocal ensembles and it's only natural that they should want to sing the repertoire of the biggest musical group to ever come out of the region. ABBA songs are well suited for interpretations by vocal groups and the collaboration with the world-class Lahti Symphony Orchestra really pays dividends. Perennial favorites such as ''Dancing Queen'', ''Waterloo'' and ''Mama Mia'' are given a fresh treatment and these and other ABBA songs are already showing their timelessness and enduring charm. A Scandinavian treat!
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