Auli - Etnotranss

Five bagpipes and three percussion players with the biggest tree trunk drums in the Baltic.Thats elemental force from Latvia, inspired by natural sounds and brought forward with magical energy. Bagpipe and drum music group Au 316;i was founded in 2003 in Riga, Latvia. Regardless of the fact that there is scare trace left of bagpipe and drum playing traditions in Latvia, both instruments were mentioned in Latvian folklore materials. Based in their own research and experience Au 316;i have developed the perception of Latvian bagpipes � their tunes and possibilities as well as combined this sound with the rhythm and beat of different kinds of drums, including one of the biggest tree trunk drums in the Baltics. In their third album Etnotranss Au 316;i are going on a conceptional journey of initiation through the underworld, travelling through time and various stages of passion, fear, power and friendship, meeting on their way mythical companions, transforming themselves several times and returning wiser and stronger.