Songs
Veļi are the spirits of our ancestors. When comes the darkest evenings of autumn people are leaving the gifts for the spirits and asking a questions.
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- country:Latvia
- region:Northern Europe
- style(s):Electronic, World
- label:Lauska, Culture Management Centre
- type:Band, Duo
- gender:male, female
- instrumentation:electronic, visual, lute
- artist posted by:Sound Round
Line up
- Laima Jansone (Kokle, Jew's harp, Udu)
- Monsta (Electronica, Turntable)
Links
ZeMe [/ðə’mɛ/]
ZeMe is an originative musical duo deeply inspired by the mythology of the Earth.
ZeMe is a personal story made by two exciting artists – the queen of the kokle, Laima Jansone, and Monsta, master of the turntables and electronica. Both were born in Riga, Latvia, as was ZeMe, however, it was polished and presented in Japan in 2015 and 2016 while both artists where touring and learning the art of observation.
Their melodies come from their heritage of Latvian roots music in combination with cutting-edge technologies and the competition between free improvisation and live looping. The inner meditative sounds of the kokle interacting with expressive scratching makes this duo special.
It is that moment, when a breezily flowing stream comes together with a groove as heavy as clay; that moment when two different spirits come together to express the instinct of being a part of this earth. Zeme in Latvian mythology literally signifies Mother Earth.