Daugava

World premiere recording by Latvian Radio Choir, conductor Sigvards Kļava and author Mārtiņš Brauns at the keyboard and vocals is dedicated to the centenary of Latvian State and the Song and Dance festival tradition that is at the core of Latvian cultural identity. Every 4 years, the mass choire of approx. 35 000 singers gathers at the Mežaparks Grand Bandstand in Riga to perform at a mass concert. Saule, Pērkons, Daugava - the final track of this album - has been firmly cemented in the core repertoire of the festival.


Tracklisting:

1. Sasaukšanās / Gathering
2. Tumsas māte / Mother of Darkness
3. Mosties, celies / Awake, Arise
4. Mazā saule / The Small Sun
5. Ilgu vējš / Wind of Longing
6. Dusmu dziesma / Song of Anger
7. Daugavmāte / Mother Daugava
8. Trimdas dziesma / Song of Exile
9. Jodi / Demons
10 Trauksme / Alarm
11. Krauklīt's / The Raven
12. Uzklausat / Hark!
13. Sarkanbaltais karodziņš / The Red-White Flag
14. Zvērests / The Oath
15. Sliedes / Rails
16. Veļu dziesma / Song of the Spirits
17. Kalns / The Mountain
18. "Saule, Pērkons, Daugava / Sun, Thunder, Daugava"