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Huskvarn’s aggressive music, growling vocals not so special
April 06, 2008
One would think that heavy metal, full of aggressive notes and despairing lyrics, would have quite the following in Latvia, where the long dark winters and varied social problems would facilitate a particular fondness for this type of music. Tickets for seminal metal band Metallica’s July 2007 concert in Rīga’s Skonto Stadium sold out in a very short period.
Oddly though, local Latvian metal bands have had a much tougher time. Very few, if any, reach any kind of critical or commercial success. The only groups I can think of that have been somewhat successful are Dzelzs vilks…
Voice, saxophone combine on unusual recording
March 24, 2008
Continuing to showcase talented young artists, in 2007 record label Upe tuviem un tāliem released Duende, a collection of duets…
Daksis, still strange, grows on reviewer
March 21, 2008
He’s done it again. Imants Daksis has released another album in less than a year’s time. If his previous album…
Compilation captures musical spirit of the Reawakening
March 10, 2008
It is about time someone released a compilation album of the songs that were most significant and popular during the…
Critic’s worst nightmare is start to mystery
March 01, 2008
Isadora Purins, the main character in Ilze Berzins’ latest mystery, Freedom, dreams of putting a bullet into the head of…
Labvēlīgais Tips tells a tale on latest CD
February 11, 2008
Many people attending the 2003 Latvian Song Festival in Rīga noted that the Youth Concert was one of the highlights.…
Radio choir reveals Vasks’ skills with sacred music
February 08, 2008
Perhaps the best known modern Latvian composer is Pēteris Vasks. His name is often mentioned with other classical luminaries such…
Searching for family history online
January 10, 2008
By unveiling the online service Raduraksti in December, the Latvian State Historical Archives (Latvijas Valsts vēstures arhīvs) has put…
Sudraba shows why Latvians are great musicians
January 06, 2008
One source of continual amazement about life in Latvia is that most every town has a music school. Any student,…
101 and more reasons for using YouTube
December 02, 2007
You remember a Latvian song. It could be one from your childhood, or one you heard last time you were…
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07 May 2008
Latvia avoids relegation in hockey championship
With a 3-0 victory over Slovenia, the Latvian squad has managed to avoid relegation at the close of…
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06 May 2008
500 diaspora Latvians to be among song festival performers
About 500 Latvians from abroad—including a folklore ensemble from Luxembourg that accounts for nearly 10 percent of the…
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05 May 2008
Canada crushes Latvia 7-0 in ice hockey championship
After a thrashing by the Canadians in the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship, Latvia’s ice hockey…
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