Anna Scemelinska
Acting•Born February 17, 1925•Died November 8, 2011 (age 86)•Plesava, Latvia
Biography
Anna "Buksa" Scemelinska 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 danias. 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.
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Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 17, 1925
Day of DeathNovember 8, 2011
Place of BirthPlesava, Latvia
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