The kokle, a traditional Latvian folk music instrument, soon will take center stage during Tea Time in Toledo. Latvia native Valdis Garuts of Beaverton, Ore., will play the kokle at the Toledo Senior ...
Saucējas are tremendously powerful. Experiencing them at Riga Music Week’s outdoor Folk Stage in Latvia’s repeatedly rain-sodden capital is akin to being blasted by a full-force leaf blower. Next up ...
Soldiers, performers and vehicles flow down the streets of Jekabpils, Latvia, in celebration of the 2019 traditional regional military parade of May 4. Citizens and spectators crowded Riga Street with ...