Stalti Family
Dedicated to our fatherland Latvia (1918-1998)
and its capital Riga (119… Read Full Bio ↴Dedicated to our fatherland Latvia (1918-1998)
and its capital Riga (1198-1998)
We herald those splendid years with bugle calls and honour the Livonian people, the first founders of Riga.
Let us listen to these sounds and dwell in our minds with the people whose history is written in letters of blood, its survivors scarcely enough to embrace a large oak or linden tree, its language spoken by just a score in the whole world. But an entire family, the STALTI, still belongs to it.
The Latvians have assimilated the Livonians and produced very tall men and dialects tinged by elements of the Livonian language as a result. Julgi and Davis, the children of the Stalti Family are the last to speak the Livonian language as their native one.
The Stalti Family are beginners of folklore movement in Latvia. Armed with their folk songs, traditions and rites they have struggled to regain the recognition of their national identity, towards free and independent Latvia.
Dainis and Helmi Stalti have established the Skandinieki, group of folklore friends, November 11,1976 in Riga. A number of people who are nowadays leaders of Latvian folk groups have found their ways towards understanding and appreciation of folklore thanks to the Skandinieki. Through the years a lot of work has been done in expeditions across the country looking for folk narrators, exploring their inheritance. The characteristic resounding voices of the Skandinieki singers are easily recognizable, monumental and massive. The repertoire consists of a profound choice of songs, games and dances from all districts of Latvia. A vast variety of themes are covered. A special attention is paid to annual festivities, exploring and promotion of family celebrations. The Stalti family has cherished the legacy of the Livonians in particular and the Latvians in general. The European prize for folk art was awarded in 1993 for publicizing of the heritage of the Livonians and fostering of understanding between nations. The Stalti family and the Skandinieki have toured abroad to the U. S. A., France, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania.
Song is the sole language for the Livonian people to address the world's big and small nations in the future. It is the language the Stalti family is going to address You, dear listener, and tell you about the tight bonds between the ancient Livonians and the Sea, Nature and God. You will hear it in the shepherds' songs, lullabies, songs about the sea, annual rites, wedding traditionals. Those who will, will understand the message from the Great Song of the small nation.
and its capital Riga (119… Read Full Bio ↴Dedicated to our fatherland Latvia (1918-1998)
and its capital Riga (1198-1998)
We herald those splendid years with bugle calls and honour the Livonian people, the first founders of Riga.
Let us listen to these sounds and dwell in our minds with the people whose history is written in letters of blood, its survivors scarcely enough to embrace a large oak or linden tree, its language spoken by just a score in the whole world. But an entire family, the STALTI, still belongs to it.
The Latvians have assimilated the Livonians and produced very tall men and dialects tinged by elements of the Livonian language as a result. Julgi and Davis, the children of the Stalti Family are the last to speak the Livonian language as their native one.
The Stalti Family are beginners of folklore movement in Latvia. Armed with their folk songs, traditions and rites they have struggled to regain the recognition of their national identity, towards free and independent Latvia.
Dainis and Helmi Stalti have established the Skandinieki, group of folklore friends, November 11,1976 in Riga. A number of people who are nowadays leaders of Latvian folk groups have found their ways towards understanding and appreciation of folklore thanks to the Skandinieki. Through the years a lot of work has been done in expeditions across the country looking for folk narrators, exploring their inheritance. The characteristic resounding voices of the Skandinieki singers are easily recognizable, monumental and massive. The repertoire consists of a profound choice of songs, games and dances from all districts of Latvia. A vast variety of themes are covered. A special attention is paid to annual festivities, exploring and promotion of family celebrations. The Stalti family has cherished the legacy of the Livonians in particular and the Latvians in general. The European prize for folk art was awarded in 1993 for publicizing of the heritage of the Livonians and fostering of understanding between nations. The Stalti family and the Skandinieki have toured abroad to the U. S. A., France, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania.
Song is the sole language for the Livonian people to address the world's big and small nations in the future. It is the language the Stalti family is going to address You, dear listener, and tell you about the tight bonds between the ancient Livonians and the Sea, Nature and God. You will hear it in the shepherds' songs, lullabies, songs about the sea, annual rites, wedding traditionals. Those who will, will understand the message from the Great Song of the small nation.
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