Laimas Muzykanti

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Native name Laimas Muzykanti Years active 1995–present Origin Daugavpils, Latvia (1995) Record labels Upe, Izteiksme, MICREC PM		Genres Ethno rock Website [1] Genre Pop

Members Matīss Uškāns, Kristīne Kārkle-Puriņa Albums Gonam gona, Orkla bolss, Buramdziesmu Koncerts Dzintaru Koncertzālē (24.08.2014) Similar Olga Rajecka, Elpa, Ieva Akuratere, Iļģi, Dabasu Durovys

Laimas muzykanti

The ethno rock band „Laimas Muzykanti” was founded in 1995 in Daugavpils. It was founded and is still led by musician, folklorist, poet, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, social worker and culture activist Artūrs Uškāns. Originally, the group was founded to perform accompanying music for the Student Dance Ensemble “Laima” of Daugavpils University. It has since taken on a life of its own.

The original sound of „Laimas Muzykanti” is characterized by the adaptation of authentic folk music, using traditional folk music instruments and authentic folk singing based on narrator chants and the playing styles of traditional musicians collected through folkloric research. Over a period of time the band's musicians have experimented with a variety of sounds, instruments and unusual musical combinations, for example, combining folkloric music with opera, electronic music or various ethnographic ensembles. In its performances, Laimas Muzykanti includes elements of music from different countries in cooperation with performers from the United Kingdom, Lithuania, Belarus and other countries. Of course, „Laimas Muzykanti” popularizes the traditions of Latgalian music as well.

"Laimas Muzykanti" has performed with many artists and performers well known in Latvia: group „Iļģi”, Olga Rajecka, Lauris Reiniks, the group „Elpa”, Leila AIijeva, group „Vilki” and still others.

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Performance history of "Laimas Muzykanti"

The year 2015 was very active for the group. During the European winter, „Laimas Muzykanti” performed in Australia. In spring, with the support of the LNT audience, they reached the final of „Dzintara dziesmas”. In summer, they released a new album „Rodi” and represented Latvia at the international music festival „Sharq Taronalari” („Eastern Melodies”), which was held in Samarquand, Uzbekistan; while already in autumn the group went on an anniversary concert tour by performing in the largest Latvian concert halls. Concert tours, concerts and participation in festivals in Latvia, Lithuania, USA, Canada, Australia, Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Belarus, Russia, Germany, Italy, and elsewhere 1996 – 2016.

Discography

2003 - „Gonam Gona” (Nomination „The Best Modern Folk Music Album 2003 of the Annual Latvian Music Recording Awards); (publishers „Izteiksme”)

2007 - „Orkla Bolss” (Nomination „The Best Modern Folk Music Album 2007 of the Annual Latvian Music Recording Awards); (publishers „Upe”)

2015 - „Rodi” (publishers „Lauska”)

Participation in other albums

1999 - „Danco Dievis” (publishers „Upe”)

2001 - „Alus Dziesmas”, in cooperation with group „Iļģi” (publishers „Upe”) (Annual Latvian Music Recording Award for the best folklore album in 2001)

2009 – participation in musical project „Sviests III” (publishers „Lauska”)

2011 - „Svētku diena” (song „Bišu koks” together with Olga Rajecka on her hit album “Svētku diena”)

Achievements

1999: the best vocal instrumental folk group attaining first place in the international festival and competition “Music World” in Fivizzano, Italy

2003: „Annual Latvian Music Recording Award" nomination for the best folk record for album „Gonam Gona”

2007: Annual Latvian Music Recording Award" nomination for the best folk record for album “Orkla bolss”

2009: Latgalian Culture Annual Award “Boņuks 2009” in the nomination „Best Concert Group”

2015: Latgalian Culture Annual Award “Boņuks 2014” for the song “Vokors īt”

2015: the group reached the final of the song competition „Dzintara dziesmas”

2016: Latgalian Culture Annual Award “Boņuks 2015” in the nomination "The Best Folk Music Performance” with album "RODI" and concert tour.

Songs

Tōli dzeivojGonam gona · 2002
Kur gaismeņaGonam gona · 2002
Latgolas dancsGonam gona · 2002

References

Laimas Muzykanti Wikipedia

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