Raimonds Tiguls

Raimonds Tiguls (born 5 December 1972 in Talsi, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian ambient and electronic musician, composer, and producer.

Raimonds Tiguls
Born (1972-12-05) 5 December 1972
Talsi, Latvian SSR
(now Latvia)
Occupation(s)Musician,
composer,
producer
Instrument(s)Synthesizer,
piano,
vocal
Years active1999–present
Websiteraimondstiguls.com

Career

He has received multiple Annual Latvian Music Recording Awards.[1] In 2003, his album Bay Lounge also won the prize for Best Instrumental, Film or Theatre Musical Album.[2] In 2006, his album Zils. Balts. Zaļš. won the prize for Best Contemporary Folk Music Album, as well as Best Instrumental, Film or Theatre Musical Album.[3] He is credited as the main planner and organiser of concerts at Tiguļkalns in Talsi with international guest performers.[4]

Two of Tiguls' songs – Lec, saulīte!, with lyrics by Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce, and Dod, dieviņi!, with lyrics by Nora Ikstena – have been performed at the closing concert of the Latvian Song and Dance Festival.[5][6]

Discography

Albums
  • Moonlight sound design (1999)
  • Don't turn away (2001)
  • De angelis (2001; together with the Schola Cantorum Riga)
  • Bay Lounge (2003)
  • Vēstule Ziemassvētkos (2009)
  • Carmina (2011)
  • Islands (2012)
  • Vaira. Saules Dainas (2016; together with Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga)

References
  1. Zeltamikrofons.lv Awards 2000–2017
  2. Zeltamikrofons.lv Awards 2003
  3. Zeltamikrofons.lv Awards 2006
  4. Lapsa, Lauma; Dravniece, Dana (9 June 2019). "VAKARA ZIŅAS. Tigulam nepieciešama sievas klātbūtne" (in Latvian). Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. Birziņš, Uldis (26 June 2018). "Raimonda Tigula "Lec, saulīte": emocionāls lidojums pāri Latvijai". Latvijas Televīzija (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. Rozenberga, Mara (13 July 2017). "Ceļā uz Dziesmu svētkiem: Mācies dziedāt Tigula «Lec, saulīte»" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 25 July 2021.


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