Kashtin is the debut album by Kashtin, a First Nations folk duo from Québec, consisting of Florent Vollant and Claude McKenzie. The album name is the word for "tornado" in their native language and is ostensibly also a pun on "cashed in," as in sold out.
Although the songs are sung in their native Montagnais language (Innu aimun), Kashtin became a hit in Canada, peaking at #75 on the RPM Albums chart, and sold over 200,000 copies internationally. The singles, "E Uassiuian," "Tipatshimun" and "Tshinanu," were all hits in Québec.
The CD booklet includes the English (and/or French) translations of the song titles, along with brief descriptions of the songs.
| Hometown: | Maliotenam First Nation, Québec |
| Label: | Groupe Concept Musique |
| Release Date: | 1989 |
| Producer: | none credited, but it may have been Guy Trépanier |
| Style: | folk |
| Mar*Star 125: | did not rank |
| Mar*Star 150: | 71 |
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