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Melo-M offers latest track as free download
March 03, 2010
“Total Chellout à la Mozart,” a new single by maniacal Latvian cello trio Melo-M, is available as a free download until March 10, the Rīga-based recording company Platforma Music has announced.
Music
Ērglis teams with Pauls on album of pop tunes
February 28, 2010
Through the years, composer Raimonds Pauls has teamed up with quite a few young talents. The latest to benefit from the Pauls’ touch is Andris Ērglis, who worked with the composer to record the new album Caur rozā brillēm.
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Reference work rescues long-lost Latvian terms
February 27, 2010
At 32 lats, the recently released Tautlietu vārdene compiled by Janīna Kursīte should be considered an investment. Drawing on mythology, folklore, history and ethnography, the 560-page reference book provides explanations of terms that today are often lost from everyday speech.
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Culture minister to stay on, while government considers its options
March 19, 2010
The Latvian government may only need to fill three ministerial seats, not five, because one minister has decided to stay on and the ruling coalition is considering breaking up another minister’s duties.
Culture Minister Ints Dālderis said March 19 that he will not join other People’s Party (Tautas partija) members who are quitting. The People’s Party announced March 17 that it is withdrawing from the coalition government led by Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis.
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March 17, 2010
People’s Party quits government, coalition now in minority
The conservative People’s Party (Tautas partija), which for months has been critical of Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, has quit Latvia’s coalition government and recalled its ministers. The move comes just days after the government marked a full year in power.
March 16, 2010
Hundreds march to honor Legion, while protesters attack fascism
An estimated 500 to 1,000 persons in downtown Rīga took part in a controversial March 16 commemoration of the Latvian Legion, according to media reports and eyewitnesses. The event included a march to the Freedom Monument to honor soldiers who fell during World War II while fighting against the Soviet Union.
Publicēts 2010.03.10
Koru virsdiriģents Teterovskis notur meistarklases Toronto koristiem
Latvijā pazīstamais un iemīļotais Dziesmu svētku virsdiriģents Ints Teterovskis nesen atgriezās no Toronto, Kanādā, kur viņš no 26. līdz 28. februārim pasniedza koru meistarklases, ziņo Laura Adlere, Teterovska un jauniešu kora “Balsis” aģente un publiciste Ziemeļamerikā.
March 05, 2010
Ethnic Latvian proportion sees slight increase, data show
Even though the number of ethnic Latvians continues to decrease, their proportion to other groups in Latvia has nudged up, according to new data released by the Rīga-based Central Statistical Bureau.
March 05, 2010
Video about recycling earns Latvian top prize in U.S.-sponsored contest
A short video created by a 25-year-old Latvian about the importance of recycling to society has won a grand prize in a contest sponsored by the U.S. State Department, a spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Rīga has announced.
March 04, 2010
Couple starts eclectic shop for clothing, furniture, partying
Strolling down the bohemian end of Tērbatas iela near the intersection of Matīsa iela in Rīga, one’s eye is drawn to a glittering sign above a shop and lounge called Pērle. The business is the brainchild of Žanete Skarule, a former MTV Latvia VJ, and Edijs Vucēns, who used to manage an extreme sports shop.
February 28, 2010
In survey of diaspora, national anthem ranks as top patriotic song
The homeland’s national anthem, “Dievs, svētī Latviju!,” ranks as the No. 1 song that has kept up the spirits of Latvians in the diaspora, according to organizers of a project to record a collection of patriotic music.
February 26, 2010
Latvia’s top bobsleigh team withdraws from Winter Olympics
The withdrawal from Olympic competition of Latvia’s leading four-man bobsleigh team may well have closed out hope of the country gaining any more medals.
February 23, 2010
Constitutional Court to review dual citizenship case in April
Latvia’s prohibition against dual citizenship will be reviewed by the nation’s Constitutional Court on April 13 in a case that could have meaning for many Latvians in the diaspora.
February 20, 2010
ALA protests NBC’s coverage of Latvia in Winter Olympics
The president of the American Latvian Association is urging supporters to join the organization in protesting the failure of the U.S. television network NBC to fully show the Latvian team during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
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19 Mar 2010
Culture minister to stay on, while government considers its options
The Latvian government may only need to fill three…
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17 Mar 2010
People’s Party quits government, coalition now in minority
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16 Mar 2010
Amid protest, hundreds in Rīga commemorate Latvian Legion
An estimated 500 to 1,000 persons in downtown Rīga took…
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Sengwarden D P Camp. 1946/47 posted by karlis0162 on 21 Mar 2010
Dimzeni posted by Talisman Browns on 21 Mar 2010
This is what I find scary sometimes posted by tom on 20 Mar 2010
The devil and monuments. posted by Bruno the Lett on 20 Mar 2010
March 16. passed, May 9. around the corner. posted by Bruno the Lett on 20 Mar 2010
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