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- 1.Ēd no manis, dzer no manis (Eat of me, drink of me)
2.Čigāniete (Gypsy)
3.Sapņi uz bodītes sola (Dreams on the dime-store stoop)
4.Saskandinot (Toasting)
5.Šai drūmā dzertuvē (In this gloomy tavern)
6.Dzīvīte, dzīvīte, šūpojos tevī (Life, sweet life, I'm rocking in you)
7.Miglā asaro logs (Fog mists the pane)
8.Tikām situ tautu galdu (I pounded the banquet table)
9.Alus, alus, brandavīns (Beer, beer and brandywine)
10.Draugi, kādēļ sērot? (Friends, why mourn?)
11.Dziesmiņa dziedāma četros no rīta (Song for four in the morning)
12.Atraktais (Unearthed)
- Laila Salins has spent her life traversing diverse musical worlds. In this CD
of Latvian ballads and drinking songs, she brings together a lively musical
ensemble (including laouto, accordion, cello, violin, bass, clarinet, flute and
percussion) to revisit some familiar Latvian melodies, as well as to create a
few new ones. This CD was produced with the support of the ALA's Cultural
Foundation. "Imagine listening to one song after another and finding yourself so
uplifted, so filled with the spirit of the muse as to take your breath away,
seduced by minor-key song that turns deep pessimism into beauty and life
affirmation. Laila Salins crosses all the old barriers to open a door to the
riches of a culture where deep, ancient and ancestral strains meet the
contemporary worlds of folk and popular music, all in a mix that is as true to
its roots as it is original, moving and articulate for our latter day." (Eric
Salzman, composer, producer, author of Twentieth Century Music: An
Introduction.)
- Ancient Records, USA, 2008
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