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A path of perils, struggles and misfortunes of the world, yet full of longing, respites, fleeting moments of joy and relentless hope and love throughout. Ansis Bētiņš and Artūrs Čukurs are a newly formed vocal duo from Riga, Latvia. Driven by their organic interest in different singing traditions of various periods, regions, and styles, Ansis and Artūrs have created a collection of Slavic songs - polyphonic folk songs and spiritual chants from diverse Slavic singing traditions based on oral traditions and melodies without specific authors or composers. With a special emphasis on Ukrainian songs, they tell the stories of loneliness, longing for home, peace, and freedom, observing nature, and the divine, but at the core of it all – of love that hurts, heals, and brings peace. The songs are performed in the characteristic «white voice» style, which requires no significant amplification or accompaniment. Ansis Bētiņš is a singer and musician from Riga, Latvia. 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