Auļi is a

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n folk/ world music band formed in 2003. The band consists of 6 bagpipers, 3 drummers and 1 electric cello player.

History

In 2005 Auļi released their 12-track debut album ''Sendzirdēju''. In 2010 the band released their third studio album titled ''Etnotranss'' (Ethno trance), a term they created to describe their music. The album features Andris Grunte on double bass. On May 4, 2013, Auļi performed a 10-year anniversary concert at

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. The same month the band released a best of album ''Dižducis'' with 12 of their previously released compositions, re-arranged by multi-instrumentalist Kārlis Auzāns and joined by Juris Kaukulis from Dzelzs Vilks, folk singer Zane Šmite, Madagascarian musician Kilema (vocals and valiha) and other guest musicians. In 2016 Auļi released their fifth studio album ''Gadalokos'' with compositions about the Latvian seasons (''Sala laiks'', ''Sērsnu laiks'', ''Pavasara laiks'', ''Ziedu laiks'', ''Siena laiks'', ''Rudens laiks'', ''Veļu laiks'' and ''Ledus laiks'') and celebrations (

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, Ūsiņi, Jāņi, Māras, Apjumības, Mārtiņi,

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and Pieguļa). The album was inspired by a calendar pendant found in an 1999–2000 archaeological excavation in Tukums. In 2017 Auļi together with

Tautumeitas Tautumeitas is a Latvian folk/ world music band formed in 2015. The band consists of six women vocalists and instrumentalists. History In 2017 Tautumeitas together with Auļi released a 13-track album ''Lai māsiņa rotājās!'' dedicated to ...

released a 13-track album ''Lai māsiņa rotājās!'' dedicated to

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s and weddings. The album received

Annual Latvian Music Recording Award The Annual Latvian Music Recording Award ( lv, Latvijas Mūzikas ierakstu gada balva) is the annual award for the best Latvian musicians. The award was established in 1995 (for music on 1994) under the name Mikrofona Gada Balva (Microphone of the ...

as the Best Folk music album of 2017. ''Lai māsiņa rotājās!'' also reached position No. 26 in the 2018 World Music Charts Europe, as well as No. 38 in the April 2018 and May 2018 Transglobal World Music Chart. In 2019 Auļi released a 12 song album ''Senĉu Balsis: Voices of the Ancestors'' featuring four guest musicians (Batzorig Vaanchig, Albin Paulus, Kai Somby, and Edgars Lipors) each representing a distinctive singing style ( Tuvan throat singing, yodeling,

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, and traditional Latvian singing). Two months after the release of the studio album Auļi released a live concert recording of this album called ''Voices of the Ancestors (Live at GORS, Rēzekne, 2019)''. In 2020 Auļi released a COVID-19 inspired remote performance single alongside many other drummers and bagpipe players called ''Alšvangas Dūdu Meldiņš.'' This performance was released 10 May 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 Auļi released a 12-composition instrumental album ''Visapkārt'' ("Immersive") using Dolby Atmos surround sound technology.

Members

* Kaspars Bārbals —

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, pipe,

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and drums * Leanne Barbo — torupill and

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* Gatis Valters — ģīga and drums * Māris Jēkabsons — dūdas and vocals * Edgars Kārklis — dūdas * Normunds Vaivads — dūdas * Gatis Indrēvics — dūdas and bombard * Mikus Čavarts — percussion instruments * Edgars Krūmiņš — drums * Kaspars Indrēvics — tree trunk drums

Discography

* ''Sendzirdēju'' (2005) * ''Auļos...'' (2007) * ''Etnotranss'' (2010) * ''Dižducis'' (2013) * ''Gadalokos'' (2016) * ''Lai māsiņa rotājās!'' (2017; with

) * ''Senču balsis'' (2019) * ''Voices of the Ancestors (Live at GORS, Rēzekne, 2019)'' * ''Visapkārt'' (2021)

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control 2003 establishments in Latvia Latvian folk music groups Latvian world music groups Musical groups established in 2003