"Dziesma, ar ko tu sāksies?" (Song, What Will You Start With?) has been originally performed by Menuets (composer — Imants Kalniņš, lyrics — Imant's brother Viktors Kalniņš). The song was and still is one of the most significant Latvian protest songs against the soviet system and soviet censorship, made as a not-so subtle scream for freedom, thus after the song became popular, it was soon "non-officially" banned. As well as after performing this song again in 1982, the band Menuets was forbidden to have concerts outside a local stage of Popov's Factory,… read more
"Dziesma, ar ko tu sāksies?" (Song, What Will You Start With?) has been originally performed by Menuets (composer — Imants Kalniņš, lyrics … read more
"Dziesma, ar ko tu sāksies?" (Song, What Will You Start With?) has been originally performed by Menuets (composer — Imants Kalniņš, lyrics — Imant's brother Viktors Kalniņ… read more
Menuets is often regarded as one of the most influential rock bands in Latvia. They gained popularity by performing songs provided by legendary Latvian composer Imants Kalniņš. The band was formed in 1968 when six students from Jūrmala, Latvia started performing together, being largely inspired by The Beatles. Often playing with home-made instruments and using elaborate rock music compositions, the band has generally been dubbed the first Latvian art rock and progressive rock ensemble. The original lineup consisted of Andris Kronbergs, Adrians Kukuvass, Juris Sējāns, Leons Sējāns, R… read more
Menuets is often regarded as one of the most influential rock bands in Latvia. They gained popularity by performing songs provided by legendary Latvian composer Imants Kalniņš. The band was… read more
Menuets is often regarded as one of the most influential rock bands in Latvia. They gained popularity by performing songs provided by legendary Latvian composer Imants Kalniņš. The band was formed in 1968 when six students from Jūrmala… read more