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How does Latvian folk blend in with the New York jazz scene? In this episode Arta Jēkabsone, Latvian Music Awards "New Artist of the Year 2022" and Montreux Shure Jazz Voice winner takes us on a whimsical journey of music, heritage and leaps of faith, from a small Latvian town to New York City, and reveals how and why she ended up reimagining Latvian folklore for her newest album, "Dziesmu Kamoliņš - Garland of Songs".

MUSIC:

Teaser clip: Arta Jēkabsone: Dziesmu Kamoliņš

The True North Podcast Theme "Voices from the North" is composed by Finnish singer-songwriter and composer Eeppi Ursin. You can find her music on eeppiursin.com or your favourite music streaming platform.

SHOWNOTES:

Find Arta's music on https://artajekabsone.com/ and all major music platforms.

Mentioned in the episode:

The Jazz Gallery - https://jazzgallery.org

Swedish Midsummer, NYC: https://bpca.ny.gov/news/events/special-events/swedish-midsummer-festival/

Estonian Midsummer, Long Island, NY: https://www.estonianhouseny.org/midsummer

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