12 December 2012, 19.30 at the Conference Room in the City-Hostel, 2, rue du Fort Olisy, Luxembourg

A series of celebrations have been taking place in Luxembourg to mark the Latvian Independence day. Tomorrow night is the last public performance of Latvians in Luxembourg for 2012. Tomorrow, a home grown group known as the Dverzes are launching their first album "Dzerves kasi.
The “Dzerves” (the Cranes in English) have in the past participated in both the Latvian Song and Dance Festival in 2008 as well as the Latvian Children’s and Students’ Song and Dance Festival in 2010 which can gather up to 20 000 participants, an overwhelming number for adults, let alone for young people.
The basic form of a Latvian folk song is a blank verse quatrain; that is: four lines of poetry that often don't rhyme! Latvian Folk songs are sometimes funny, sometimes sad and usually like many folk songs have many variants. They can be about deities, people, and animals — about anything and everything with in excess a good million songs already recorded back home!

During the evening, Honorary Consul to Latvia in Luxembourg, Henri Diederich, will re-iterate his congratulations to the Latvian community in general and the Association Luxembourg-Lettonie and the Groupe de folklore letton au Luxembourg »Dzērves" headed by Aiga Orzechowski in particular for their constant efforts in getting Latvia more popular in Luxembourg.

The Dzerves' Website:

http://www.dzerves.eu/