Anna Buksa Scemelinska 1925 2011 was a Latvian folksinger She learned her song repertoire and singing style from her parents and villagers She sang in the Rekova Church Choir in 1956 and has also been a member of the Rekava Ethnographic Ensemble from 1980 Her mother sang religious hymns godzinkas while Anna sang traditional dainas The singing was like the rest of her life in harmony with nature Marked by hard work and deep religiosity her songs are a kind of Eastern European blues or gospel Singers like Anna Scemelinska are storytellers Their folk songs comprise legends history and experience from life
DirectorRaitis Vulfs
WriterRaitis Vulfs
