Jandāliņš continues around Olga's song. Rajecka: "It was and is my anthem of love"

“I had fallen in love with my daughter’s dad and I was 24. This song was and is the anthem of my love. I have sung her in thousands of concerts and always especially,” Rajecka recorded on the social network Facebook.

She has also expressed the opinion that she would very much like “those who want to sing Imants Kalniņš’s songs” to go into what the composer wants to say.

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Evija Vēber’s performance, singing “Holiday” in the November 19 concert “In the Name of Love. 18+”, caused a real storm on social networks. Not one criticized the young singer’s performance; Olga admitted that she “watched and cried”, as well as Rajka’s husband Ivo Bankavs, daughter Marija Migliniece and Olga’s fighter from the time of “Turaida roze” Uģis Roze were among Evija’s “opponents”.

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There was also a lot of misunderstanding about the sound by internet commentators – not a single Weber called the unusual song “skew”.

A few days after the concert, one of its main organizers, Jānis Šipkēvics, finally expressed his opinion, expressing that he is very pleased to include this work in the program.

“This, like half of the concert, marks the diversity that characterizes the new field of Latvian music, which I was very happy to include and show in the sound of” In the Name of Love “. Experiments and bold ideas created by, for example, the group” Lakes “, Matīss Čudars , Alise Joste, also Evija Vēbere For those who have not been familiar with this music so far, it is possible that this wave of excitement can be the basis for new musical horizons. reagent, and now Latvia ‘s new, experimental music is experiencing unprecedented publicity, “so” Facebook “expressed his opinion.

“It has never been claimed that these interpretations are better than the creators of the past. But they are true and reflective of today. These 18 songs are the voice of the future. And it will sound both ordinary and unusual, whether we like it or not. At that time, the songs of “Turaidas Rozes” are perfect. I have listened to them for years and I still love them, “admits Jānis.

But sad if our level of intolerance is so high and the fear of the unusual so exacerbated.

As Schipkevich writes, “Unlike many contemporary singers, Evia Weber has a higher musical education (at the Prince Klaus Conservatory in Groningen, the Netherlands) and she herself produces wonderful, different music. Yes, in rehearsals outside – the song of all could have been more accurate, I agree, but it was not this concert, this dedication to intimacy, passion, passion. Love is not perfect. “