{"id":18529,"date":"2025-05-19T09:21:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/products\/varav-varti-vartai\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:27:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:27:21","slug":"varav-varti-vartai","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/products\/varav-varti-vartai\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"V\u00c4RAV \/ V\u0100RTI \/ VARTAI"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"fragment fragment--align-center--default fragment-paragraph\">The debut album, \u201cV\u00e4rav\/ V\u0101rti \/ Vartai\u201d (The Gateway or The Portal), offers a blend of Latvian, Lithuanian, and Estonian folk songs, sometimes presented individually, sometimes seamlessly interwoven. The result is a soundscape as unique as it is timeless. \u201cOur first album is like a portal into the world of traditional Baltic folk music \u2014 shaped by our personal interpretations. These songs brought us together. We explored each other&#8217;s musical roots and made them our own,\u201d says singer Liene Skrebiska.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe represent three nations on the Baltic Sea that have stood by each other in both turbulent and triumphant moments of history. While distinct, we share much: a common past, a hard-won freedom, and a home by the sea. Our cultures are rich, and our languages ancient. Latvian and Lithuanian are the last remaining Baltic languages, remarkable for their archaic elements that echo Sanskrit. Estonian, from the Finno-Ugric family, is different yet deeply<span class=\"bcTruncateMore\">\u00a0connected. Exploring ancient folk songs, we uncover even more similarities and redefine what it means to share a Baltic heritage,\u201d the quartet reflects on the album&#8217;s significance.<\/p>\n<p>The single \u201cSoka Saule R\u012btiedama\u201d (Tell the Sun as It Sets) comes from Latvian folk singer Domicella L\u012bpe\u0146a, who led a life of hardship. Despite its sorrowful theme, the melody is rich in emotional depth and variation. \u201cDomicella L\u012bpe\u0146a\u2019s singing is truly unique. We are grateful for the opportunity to learn from her and tell the poignant story of an orphan\u2019s life,\u201d shares Liene Skrebiska.<\/p>\n<p>The second single, \u201cSese Sodu\u201d (The Sister Plants the Garden), is a traditional Lithuania Sutartin\u0117. It tells a simple yet evocative story of a sister planting an apple orchard, dreaming of an abundant harvest.<\/span><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARTIST <a href=\"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/makslinieki-2\/baltic-sisters\/\">Baltic Sisters<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\">\n<p>GENRE <a href=\"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/post-folks\/\">Postfolk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18527,"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"product_cat":[705,758,354],"product_tag":[759],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/18529"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=18529"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lauska.lv\/veikals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=18529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}