In 2009, the Seto leelo was added to the
UNESCO list of
intangible cultural heritage.[1] Seto leelo is usually performed by women,[1] dressed in traditional clothing.[2] During the Seto Kingdom Day celebration, the winning lead singer of a leelo group is awarded the title of "Mother of Song".[1]
Discography
Setusongs. Recorded in
Värska und
Obinitsa in May 1990. CD produced by Global Music Centre und Mipu Music (MIPUCD 104) 1991
Lauri Honko: The Maiden's Death Song & The Great Wedding.
Anne Vabarna's oral twin epic written down by A. O. Väisänen. (FF Communications, 281) Academia Scientiarum Fennica, Helsinki 2003
Ingrid Rüütel: Die Schichten des Volkslieds der Setukesen und ihre ethnokulturellen Hintergründe. In: Finnisch-ugrische Forschungen 49 (1988), Volume 2, pp 85–128
Leea Virtanen: Die Liedertradition der setukesischen Frauen. In: Folklorica. Festschrift for
Felix J. Oinas. Bloomington, Indiana 1988 (= Indiana University, Uralic and Altaic Series 141), pp 307–325