Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: Latvia, United States
Released: 1991
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, World
[Tracklist]
A1 Kalabadi Galdinam (03:39)
A2 Garais Dancis (01:27)
A3 Tris Dziesmas Iz Tautas Mutes (02:18)
A4 Kade Parnaksi, Balelin? (02:51)
A5 Siena Plava (02:04)
A6 Lakstigala Kroni Pina (02:14)
A7 Es Ar Sauli Sadereju (01:39)
A8 Žiga (01:38)
A9 Likumu Deja (04:23)
B1 Gaismina Ausa (02:28)
B2 Sidrabina Lietinš Lija (01:48)
B3 Rikšu Beri Es Palaidu (02:02)
B4 Apalais Meness (02:02)
B5 Lejas Kurzemes Gavilu Balsi (03:20)
B6 Noriet Saule (02:14)
B7 Gerbies Saule Sudrabota (01:37)
B8 Es Redzeju Jurina (07:58)
[Credits]
Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York (artist)
Designer: Edward Buxbaum
[Notes]
This album, originally released by Monitor Records in the 1960s, presents a collection of Latvian folk music. The recording includes both "primitive" and "civilized" songs and features 16 dances, ballads, work songs, and choral pieces which "depict all aspects of life, in a predominantly rural setting." The singers are accompanied by Latvian folk instruments, including the kokle, a traditional zither, and a type of flute called the stabule. Liner notes contain background information on the songs and a complete Latvian text of the songs.
