Listen and
sing along
On this page you can listen to several archive recordings of Seto leelo. Some of them are regular recordings and the others, the so-called “karaoke” songs, are very rare Seto leelo multi-channel recordings. In karaoke songs, it is possible to listen to different voices of the Seto choir, because each singer's voice is recorded with a separate microphone (other voices are still heard, but more quietly in the background). These recordings give a very good overview of the rich polyphony of the Seto leelo. There are quite a few multi-channel recordings and they are a real treasure as the teaching material, because from the regular recordings, where all the voices sound together it is very difficult to listen to the nuances of the different tunes.
Andreas Kalkun
Janika Oras
Žanna Pärtlas
Mari Palolill
Meel Valk
Triin Vissel
This website is based on the website created in 2009 as part of a grant project of the Estonian Research Council, led by Triinu Ojamaa.
For this publication, original material is used from the collections of the Estonian Folklore Archive of the Estonian Literary Museum and the Estonian National Museum.
Rights: authors, Estonian Literary Museum
Phonogram rights: Estonian Literary Museum
Contact: Setomaa Union, info@setomaa.ee
Estonian Research Council (PRG1288)
The European Union via the European Regional Development Fund (ETK145)
