Lauma Matule is a kokle instructor and likewise a singer – she works within the teams “Jōra” and “Jumis”. Lauma’s story in regards to the path to the kokle recreation and the way it handed can be a narrative in regards to the growth of the ethnic kokle recreation within the reformed nation of Latvia and the way the people tune turned concerned in different musical genres.

The emotional impetus of this interview was a video seen within the depths of “Fb”, by which Lauma Matule is chilling outdoors, taking part in with the motion of water and frog songs. You may see it and you may really feel it too. Nonetheless, I had additionally observed Lauma Matuli earlier than, when she led a kokle taking part in lesson in Antiņciem, within the gazebo of her mother and father’ home. Everybody was invited to the lesson, however the coronary heart of the work was the Lauma college students who had been already taking part in alongside. It was fascinating to look at: with brief notes as if with a conductor’s baton, Lauma turned the group of koklets right into a unified ensemble, turning a newbie’s lesson into an satisfying live performance.

Additionally on this program, you’ll hear Lauma’s personal tales, in addition to a few of her college students, in regards to the path to the kokle recreation. And they’re prone to be heard in a wider context as properly. It’s a story in regards to the growth of the ethnic kokle recreation within the reformed nation of Latvia, in addition to the involvement of people songs in fashionable music genres. The dialog with Lauma Matulis started like that – with out phrases, with the sounds of the kokle.

You may take heed to kokle Lauma Matule taking part in by trying to find recordings on “Fb”, however in every week, on June 14, at 9 within the night, she is going to play music in Mārkciem de Lube Parish close to the cliffs of Lūrmanui.