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Pie laika … Now is the time. The singing revolution on Latvian radio and television

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2020

Pekka Gronow
Affiliation:
Adjunct professor of ethnomusicology (emeritus), University of Helsinki, Dept. Of musicology
Jānis Daugavietis
Affiliation:
Researcher, Dept. of Theatre, Music and Cinema Art, Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art, University of Latvia

Abstract

In the Soviet Union, song competitions had an important role in presenting new artists and songs. The Mikrofona aptauja contest of Latvian radio (1968–1994) was the main forum for new Latvian pop music. It had a reputation for expressing nationalist feelings within the limits of Soviet censorship. In 1988, with the rise of new political movements in the Soviet Union, the competition became a venue for the Latvian independence movement. The winning song of 1988 was a demand for ‘freedom to the fatherland’. The competition also played a part in the rehabilitation of pre-war popular music which had been forbidden in Soviet Latvia. The paper discusses the role of journalists, politicians and songwriters in this process. After the privatisation of the economy, the song competition was taken over by private entrepreneurs, as public interest in political songs waned.

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