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Skaniarmani.lv – new website on Bubyne

In the People's music, a new year started with a happy news – a new website about the frames of the frame, or bubynu, was created www.skaniarmani.lv. The People's Music Society has implemented the project “acquainted and learn to play bubynu!” As part of this, bubyne players, manufacturers, and everybody can learn to play bubynu!

You will now be able to learn the Bubyne game independently by following the video instructions. Homepage visitors can experiment themselves with a combination of different instruments along with bubyne (frame benches), such as bubyin and garmoke (ermoņics), or bubye, violet, and spirits. In the framework of the project, both Bubyne gamers are identified – individual musicians and musical groups, manufacturing masters and instrumentation techniques. Homepage www.skaniarmani.lv papildināta and improved, we will still be waiting for Bubyne musicians who have not yet responded.

If Bubybye had learned to play in the family, then, today, Bubyne's game needs to be carefully preserved, especially in its historical forms. In 2017, Bubye (small drums) was included in the list of intangible cultural heritage as a preserving and transferable cultural value. The use of the frame drums (bubyna, drums, mozuo bubna (Latgale), small drums (Latgale, Vidzeme), wife (Kurzeme)) has now become much more topical than 10-20 years ago, but musicians have insufficient knowledge and skills in the traditional technique and manners of the instrument, and lack of knowledge of the possible use of the instrument in other non-traditional musical configurations.

The People's Musicist Society for research and promotion of the People's music tradition has been for 16 years. The research of the leader of the association Iveta Dukaļska and related traditions has been carried out since 2001, which is also the basis for the bachelor, master and doctoral studies. On the other hand, Zane Dukaļska has developed a master's work “frame drums” by using the materials of the private People's music archives and carrying out an in-depth study. bubyne the tradition in Latgale, also based on the information contained in the website.

Get to know and learn to play Bubybyein the resulting website www.skaniarmani.lv in the future, the People's Musicist Society will update information and training opportunities in the digital environment for the acquisition of both Bubyne (frame drums) skills and deeper familiarisation of other People's music instruments and traditions, both calling for participation in masters and People's music events.

The project was implemented by the People's Musicist Society in collaboration with SIA “Media Runner” and the individual instrument-makers and instrument makers, supported by the National Cultural Capital Foundation, but working on homepage www.skaniarmani.lv the improvement will continue.

More information on the project and the People's Musicist Society: Iveta Dukaļska, tel. 20019452, ivetadukalska@inbox.lv

The information was prepared by:
The Upeniece of May,
Representative of the People's Musicist Society
Tel. 29333245