In preparation for Latvian Independence Day on November 18, ALA has provided several videos for use in your local community’s virtual or in-person events. Of course, these videos will also be available to those who are not planning on participating in a specific Independence Day event!
Greetings:
Greeting from ALA president Pēteris Blumbergs
(Translation to English)
Greeting from Latvian Ambassador to the U.S. Māris Selga
Greeting from President of Latvia Egils Levits:
- President’s Video Greeting with Subtitles in Latvian
- President’s Video Greeting with Subtitles in English
- Greeting Text (in Latvian)
- Greeting Text (in English)
Cultural Program:
Pauls Berkolds
Pauls Berkolds – solo, “In the Early Spring” (“Agrā pavasarī”), Jānis Ķepītis, lyrics by Andrejs Eglītis.
Piano – Kyungmi Kim; video editor – Ēriks Galiņš.
Los Angeles Latvian School
Los Angeles Latvian School students – “Nu, sveika Latvija!”, Music and lyrics – Alberts Legzdiņš. Guitar accompaniment – Ēriks Kīns.
Dace Micāne Zālīte
Poet Dace Micāne Zālīte reads poetry from her new collection “Zalktenes divas saules” – based on a common theme of “dreams of Latvia”.
Video production – Viesturs Graždanovičs.
Viena stīga pasaules orķestrī, kas vibrē pie vārda Rīga
Sapnis par Latviju
Rāms rudens
Kur zeme
Latvija rudens gaismā
Strēlnieks
Tavs ceļš uz mājām
Dzintara pavediens – eseja
Ducele
Greeting from Ducele
Ducele, music group from Latvia, sends a greeting to Latvians in America and all the world for the Latvian Independence Day.
Ducele Performance
Enjoy Ducele‘s new arrangement of “Trīs no Pārdaugavas” song “LLA” (author Vilnis Baumanis)!
Maldugunis
Folk ensemble “Maldugunis” – participants Ksenija Broka, Andra Voldiņa Dix, Michael Glashow, Krisīte Skare, Ariāna Ūle.
Latvian folk song “Skaista mana tēvu zeme”, Šmite Kārkle Cinkuss trio arrangement.