Kajto
Sign in to saveKajto (pronounced ) is a musical group from the Dutch province of Friesland performing acoustic folk music and balfolk in Esperanto drawing from the Frisian musical traditions of sea shanties, rounds and dances. Many of their songs are musical settings of Esperanto poetry, including works by Poul Thorsen, William Auld and Julio Baghy.
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- Instance of
- musical group
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Official website
- marianta.home.xs4all.nl/kajto.htm
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- Kajto.jpg
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- inception
- 1998-00-00
- Commons category
- Kajto
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
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Kajto (pronounced ) is a musical group from the Dutch province of Friesland performing acoustic folk music and balfolk in Esperanto drawing from the Frisian musical traditions of sea shanties, rounds and dances. Many of their songs are musical settings of Esperanto poetry, including works by Poul Thorsen, William Auld and Julio Baghy.
Kajto (meaning "kite" in Esperanto) was the name adopted by the Frisian folk group Kat yn 't Seil in 1988 for their performances of Esperanto material. For most of their history Kat yn 't Seil and Kajto were identical ensembles performing different repertoires under different names.
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