Jennifer Sumeraga: Award-Winning Jazz and Popular Music Pianist, Composer, and Vocalist

Jennifer Sumeraga: Award-Winning Jazz and Popular Music Pianist, Composer, and Vocalist

Jennifer Sumeraga is a jazz and popular music pianist, vocalist, composer, arranger and teacher, as well as a thirteen-time laureate of international competitions. Born on July 30, 1993 in Riga, Latvia. She has expressed herself in the field of music since childhood, graduating from the piano class of the Pāvilas Jurjānas Music School and the … Read more

Monika’s Return to Latvia: Attending “Peter Pan Syndrome” Premiere with Millionaire Jūlij Krūminus and Landing Job at Local Television

Monika’s Return to Latvia: Attending “Peter Pan Syndrome” Premiere with Millionaire Jūlij Krūminus and Landing Job at Local Television

The publication writes that Monica returned to her homeland after completing her studies in Los Angeles and gaining experience in Hollywood. She has never attended the premiere of “Peter Pan Syndrome” at the Latvian National Theater, which she attended together with millionaire Jūlij Krūminus and his grandson Jūlij Krūminus Jr. Monika got a job at … Read more

Maestro Raymond Paula on Coping with the Passing of His Wife: “Life Goes On”

Maestro Raymond Paula on Coping with the Passing of His Wife: “Life Goes On”

“Maestro, I’m not very correct, that’s what makes our show on sensitive topics stand out, I’m sorry, but… Your wife was seriously ill. You were already prepared that you wouldn’t be able to roll?” asked the presenter, director J. J. Gillinger. “Well, yes, what can you do? On the one hand, she was lucky in … Read more

Vocally Challenging Concert Program: Katrina Gupalo and Edgars Vilcāns Perform Legendary Songs and Support Ukrainian Soldiers

Vocally Challenging Concert Program: Katrina Gupalo and Edgars Vilcāns Perform Legendary Songs and Support Ukrainian Soldiers

Katrina Gupalo says: “It is by far the most vocally challenging concert program I have ever had. For example, the title song of the program – the legendary “Livu” “Zimtā valoda” with its wide range is a test worthy of Freddie Mercury for any singer. On the other hand, “Lake” by Harald Sīmanis and the … Read more

Aminata: The Story behind the Name and Journey to Stardom

Aminata: The Story behind the Name and Journey to Stardom

“Actually, it’s quite simple. This question was raised for the first time when I participated in the New Talent Factory. Then, when I was already planning to release my first song, Don (Arthur Shingirej) was my mentor, and we thought – what should I do next? I I wanted to be Aminata Savadogo, but he … Read more

Remembering Lana Paula: A Life of Love and Music with Maestro Raimonds Paula

Remembering Lana Paula: A Life of Love and Music with Maestro Raimonds Paula

For the magazine “Kas Jauns”, Krauze remembers a visit to the composer Raimonds Tigula this spring, where he and Paula had invited a couple. “Lana told a lot – about her childhood, about ethnically colorful Odesa, about her backyard, where ten children of other nationalities lived, about how she saw Latvia in the 60s, about … Read more

Remembering Lana Paula: The Life and Legacy of Maestro’s Beloved Wife

Remembering Lana Paula: The Life and Legacy of Maestro’s Beloved Wife

The journalist captioned the video with lines from Maestro’s song “Lana” dedicated to Lana: “Lana, Lana, Baltezers freezes and falls asleep, Lana, Lana, Ziemelis howls sharply.” It has already been reported that Lana Paula, the wife of composer Raymond Paula, passed away last week at the age of 84. Maestro and Lana would celebrate their … Read more

Emotional Tribute at Concert: Lana was with us all, Thanks to Raymond Paul

Emotional Tribute at Concert: Lana was with us all, Thanks to Raymond Paul

A concert visitor says: “To describe what I experienced today, it’s impossible. Emotions with a huge lump in my throat. Lana was with us all today. Thank you Raymond Paul.” It is impossible to describe what happened today. Emotions with a huge lump in the throat. Lana was with us all today. Thanks to Raymond … Read more

The Song ‘My Homeland’ and its Unforgettable Performance at the General Latvian Song Festival

The Song ‘My Homeland’ and its Unforgettable Performance at the General Latvian Song Festival

The song “My Homeland” with the words of the poet Jānis Peters was written in 1972 as a tribute to the centenary of the General Latvian Song Festival and a year later it was released in a mini-album together with the songs “Dzel manī sauli” and “Vēju stunda”. At the closing concert of the XXVII … Read more

“Ziedonis Anniversary Concert: A Pop Tribute to Imantas Ziedonis Poetry”

The idea of ​​the Ziedonis anniversary concert came from Paul, who has a large collection of pop songs with the poetry of Imantas Ziedonis. According to the publication “Privatā Dzīve”, the composer made a confession in the first part of the concert. Now and then he writes a verse, but … they come across so … Read more