| Nova | ||||
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| Released | August 14, 2000 | |||
| Genre | a cappella | |||
| Length | 47:32 | |||
| Label | MusicMakers | |||
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Nova is the debut album by Finnish a cappella ensemble Rajaton, released August 14, 2000. It consists of vocal arrangements of folk and contemporary Finnish poetry. The first takes were recorded in June 1999, after Rajaton won the Tampere Vocal Music Festival 1999.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Music / Arr. | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Läksin Minä Kesäyönä Käymään" | Traditional | Traditional | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Mitä Kaikatat, Kivonen?" | Kanteletar | Mia Makaroff | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Purrelle tuulta" | Kanteletar | Mia Makaroff | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Kutsu" | Elma Katila | Jussi Chydenius | 2:06 |
| 5. | "Yöllä Euroopassa" | Ilpo Tiihonen | Petri Laakso | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Me Kuljemme Kaikki Kuin Sumussa" | Eino Leino | Jussi Chydenius | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Häähymni" | Eino Leino | Jussi Chydenius | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Tähtitarha" | Eino Leino | Jussi Chydenius | 2:01 |
| 9. | "Oi Aika Ihanin" | P. Mustapää | Mia Makaroff | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Kulkue" | Heikki Salo | Laura Sippola | 4:38 |
| 11. | "Pieni Tarina" | Eino Leino | Jussi Chydenius | 2:09 |
| 12. | "Pyhät On Pihlajat Pihalla" | Eino Leino | Jussi Chydenius | 2:33 |
| 13. | "Armottoman Osa" | Kanteletar | Mia Makaroff | 2:44 |
| 14. | "Lintu Lauleli Lehossa" | Kanteletar | Mia Makaroff | 3:01 |
| 15. | "Laulu Oravasta" | Aleksis Kivi | Kaj Chydenius | 2:20 |
| 16. | "Nova" | Ilpo Tiihonen | Pessi Levanto | 4:32 |
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