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Iļģuciems, Rīga, Latvia (1981 – present)

The most famous world music band from Latvia Iļģi celebrated their 31st anniversary on April 21, 2012. The group started at the Cultural Centre of Iļģuciems, Rīga, Latvia in 1981 where Ilga Reizniece, a professional violinist, founded an ensemble of Latvian folk music. She had just graduated from the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music and was an active member of two prominent folk music ensembles Bizīteri and Skandinieki of the time.

At the beginning Iļģi was an ensemble of authentic Latvian folk music. They visited remote parts of Latvia in search for unrecorded folk songs, studied the traditional performance, as well as sewing their own traditional costumes and building their own instruments. They also performed wherever they could find willing listeners and pass on the knowledge they had acquired as befitted an ensemble of folk music.
The studies of the authentic music led to interest in the ancient history, archeology, ethnography, mythology and traditions. The serious research was the foundation to the development of the ensemble beyond the boundaries of traditional music. Ilga Reizniece reckoned that they have always acknowledged the dual purpose of the group: on one hand they dutifully studied, preserved and taught the authentic performance and tunes, on the other hand all the members of the group were professionals yearning to fulfill their creative ambitions in music.
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  • ppgirls

    Kam tie svētki (Totari, Totari)♥

    8 Oct 2012 Reply

  • ppgirls

    Totari♥

    8 Oct 2012 Reply

  • fata__morgana

    Fairytale-like music :)

    11 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Akayz7

    pretty damn good.

    17 Jun 2012 Reply

  • galechik91

    Латышский язык очень красивый и на удивление музыкальный! Который раз дивлюсь!

    12 Mar 2012 Reply

  • chughtai

    sweet

    14 Nov 2011 Reply

  • Feelestine

    like very much=)

    2 Apr 2011 Reply

  • V-Kolyada

    очень понравился этот коллектив, хорошая музыка.

    12 Sep 2010 Reply

  • Vovanada

    дякую за виступ на Країні Мрій! жаль, що так вийшло із апаратурою(((

    13 Jul 2010 Reply

  • maraisgr

    eek

    20 Jun 2010 Reply

  • Daxxe

    Happy tunes

    2 Jun 2010 Reply

  • ingen-stans

    Aiz upītes meitas dzied - <3 Отличная музыка!

    9 Dec 2009 Reply

  • nulis_sveiku

    I'm glad that discovered this great band :)

    20 Aug 2009 Reply

  • astronome

    Brilliant!

    28 Jul 2009 Reply

  • lovelikesummer

    wow (:

    9 May 2009 Reply

  • Anybodyy

    frgtn, it's bullshit about characters you say. It's Latvian, why they should change something just in case that for somebody is hard to type? There are Latvian letters and it's only your problems, if you have some difficulties with it.

    8 Jan 2009 Reply

  • Mormaeglin

    I think that They are great the way They are. Everything is as it should be as Their music is honest and represents deep devotion to Latvian heritage and folklore it can be felt through music.

    10 Sep 2008 Reply

  • Hklti36Fljf

    i wish it's more neofolkish - less world musicish!

    24 Apr 2008 Reply
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