IGAUNIS
family from Gaigalava
We are family of five
musicians from Rēzekne County, Latvia – mom RASMA, dad GUNĀRS and daughters
LIENE, MARTA and LAIMA. We started to perform on stage back in 1991 (with
Baltica ’91 Festival).
In our band we play wide
variety of instruments: Gunārs – accordion, pipe, kokle, garmon; Liene –
mandolin, violin, garmon; Marta – violin, mandolin and various percussion
instruments; Laima – drums, pipe and flute; Rasma – sitar, accordion and pipe.
We play and sing cheerful and heartwarming polyphonic Latgalian folk or popular
songs, all so beloved by our people. We teach others about Latvian and
Latgalian folk dances and plays. Rasma and Gunārs also perform together at
various dance parties, jubilees and weddings.
As
family we perform in many locations around Latvia, while not forgetting to
attend concerts and festivals abroad. So far we have represented our country in
Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Uzbekistan, Italy, Portugal, United States and
multiple other places. Musicians are known to be flexible and diverse people,
therefore we have found ourselves welcome in various private events. One of
such challenges was back in autumn of 2009, when we took part in our national
TV show called “Singing Families”.