Kajto is a musical group from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, more specifically the province of Friesland

Friesland

Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...

, whose lyrics are written in Esperanto

Esperanto

is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...

. Kajto primarily produces Frisian

Frisians

The Frisians are a Germanic ethnic group native to the coastal parts of the Netherlands and Germany. They are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia, that was a part of Denmark until 1864. They inhabit an area known as Frisia...

 folklore music, folk dance music and canons. Their 1989 album "Flugdrako" was the first Esperanto music

Esperanto music

Esperanto music is music written, recorded, and performed in Esperanto, a constructed language used for international communication.-Classical music:...

 album to be produced on CD. Together with the rock band Persone

Persone

Persone is a rock trio from Stockholm, Sweden whose songs are sung in Esperanto, formed in late February and early March 1986 by Martin Wiese, Borje Lund, Bertilo Wennergren, and Per Ola Axelsson...

 they share the record of having produced the highest number of albums of Esperanto music (each of the two bands has produced five albums).

In 2004 the group won the FAME Kultur-Premio, the biggest cultural prize in the Esperanto world.

Kajto consists of the following members:

• Nanne Kalma (voice, lyrics, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, violin)
• Marita Kruijswijk (voice, flute, pipes)
• Ankie van der Meer (voice, guitar, banjo)
• Marian Nesse (voice, accordion)

Discography

• Lokomotivo Rulu Nun! (2004)

1. Fajfu, jen la vivo
2. Cxuk
3. Montaraj Reloj
4. Melankolia Trajnkanzono
5. La Alarmobremso
6. Stacidoma Muzikanto
7. Stacidoma Tumulto
8. Mia Propra Trajno
9. La Malluma Vagono
10. Rulu Nun
11. La Trajnobsedato
12. Atentu
13. Atentu: kuriozajxo

• Masko (1999) (part of Kolekto 2000
  Kolekto 2000
  Kolekto 2000 is a series of Esperanto albums from the Vinilkosmo record label, including music from spring 1998 to 2000. The aim was to create a series of ten albums of different Esperanto artists.Albums in the Series:...
  
  )

1. Para-Fino
2. Ardas Havena Vivo
3. Masko
4. El Mizero
5. La Malnova Balancilo
6. Rezono
7. Madloto-Rezono
8. Dormu Milde
9. Utila Eraro
10. La Lasta Kanto

• Vinilkosmo-kompil' 1 (1995) (Compilation of songs by many artists, including one song by Kajto)

1. Ansero - Vanelo

• Tohuvabohuo (1993)

1. Tohuvabohuo
2. La velsxipo Magdalena
3. Al Birdoj
4. Denove kanonoj: Hobio-Profesio
5. Denove kanonoj: Kutime-Kelkfoje
6. Rabista Dormo
7. La musxa mondmilito
8. Marista Sorto
9. La Granda Kermeso
10. Euxropo-Trilogio: La Parko
11. Euxropo-Trilogio: La domo
12. Euxropo-Trilogio: La Knabino
13. Euxropo-Trilogio: Finalo
14. Dumnokta Aviado
15. Vojagxo suden
16. La Kuriozulo
17. Tri Stratoj
18. Ni Hisu La Velojn
19. La plej bela vorto

• Procesio Multkolora (1991)

1. Atendata Karavano
2. Infaninvado
3. Procesio Multkolora
4. Reprenu La Fadenojn
5. La Majstro
6. Pupoj
7. Dancigu La Marionetojn
8. Malantaux la kurtenoj
9. Postrigardata Karavano
10. Sxipestro tabako
11. Post La Scenejo
12. Baleno
13. Konko
14. Filozofio
15. Nokte Sur Ferdeko
16. Cxe via dekstra genuo
17. Surstrande
18. Kanonoj (Maljuste, Logike, Kvalito Perfida)

• Flugdrako (1989)

1. Dancanta Cxevalo
2. Mi Memoras
3. Sen Reveno
4. Mi ne volas ellitigxi
5. La soldato kiu marsxas
6. Iri Vendi Azenon
7. Averto
8. Soleco
9. Forveturo
10. Orangutango
11. Rankvarteto
12. Tosto
13. Trista Maristo
14. Kvalifikoj Nenecesaj
15. Vosto
16. Knabo Kaj Kajto

External links

• New Kajto Home Page (in Dutch and Esperanto)
• Old Kajto Home Page (in Dutch and Esperanto)