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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The kokle is the Latvian version of a plucked string instrument, similar to the zither. Along with the Lithuanian kankl\u0117s, Estonian kannele, and Finnish kantele, it belongs to the family of Baltic psalteries. Latvia\u2019s musical traditions reflect a deep respect for nature, work, and the rhythms of life.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 For centuries, folk songs were passed down from one generation to another through oral tradition. Folk songs and dainas bring people together across time, distance, and generations. They help preserve values, language, and identity in an ever-changing global world. From everyday routines to sacred rituals, music plays a central role in Latvian heritage and memory.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>Artistic Director: Anita Vizina-Nielsen<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”11526,11397″ show_title_and_caption=”off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The kokle is the Latvian version of a plucked string instrument, similar to the zither. Along with the Lithuanian kankl\u0117s, Estonian kannele, and Finnish kantele, it belongs to the family of Baltic psalteries. Latvia\u2019s musical traditions reflect a deep respect for nature, work, and the rhythms of life. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 For […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-festival-participants-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11402"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11682,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11402\/revisions\/11682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}