Latvian band Tumsa releases song "Dzimis Latvijā" in support of Toms Kleins

The Latvian music band Tumsa has released a new version of the song "Dzimis Latvijā" ("Born in Latvia"), dedicated to supporting Toms Kleins. The song was first released in 2004 as part of the repertoire of the duo Fomins un Kleins. The source does not specify what kind of support the recording is meant to provide.

The idea of recording this song came from Jānis Daugalis, the band's founder and long-time bass guitarist. He notes that the original video featured actor Eduards Pāvuls. Daugalis says he has liked the song for a long time, and in his view Pāvuls was one of the finest Latvian actors, if not the finest.

How the recording was made

The new recording also features the mixed choir "Laiks" of the Liepāja Folk Art and Culture Centre, conducted by Ilze Balode. The choir parts were arranged by conductor and musician Jēkabs Ozoliņš.

The song was recorded at Kristaps Pucens' studio, Crate. Kristaps Pucens and Gints Stankevičs handled the mixing, while mastering was done at Gints Stankevičs' studio, Factory Sounds.

The video was shot by the team ĪZĪ Media, and post-production was done by Kristaps Pucens, who is currently also Tumsa's drummer. Filming took place at Liepāja State Gymnasium, and the band thanked Signe Berga and Helvijs Valcis for their responsiveness and support.

Current line-up

Tumsa currently consists of Jānis Daugalis (bass guitar), Jānis Dreimanis (vocals), Kristaps Pucens (drums) and guitarists Haralds Drekslers and Krists Dēvics.