1.0ELKS - European Festival of Latvian Culturehttps://www.elks2015.eu/en/ELKShttps://www.elks2015.eu/en/author/elks/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lvNTaIQyda"><a href="https://www.elks2015.eu/en/a-jam-from-london-koklu-zapte/">A jam from London “Kokļu Zapte”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.elks2015.eu/en/a-jam-from-london-koklu-zapte/embed/#?secret=lvNTaIQyda" width="600" height="338" title="“A jam from London “Kokļu Zapte”” — ELKS - European Festival of Latvian Culture" data-secret="lvNTaIQyda" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.elks2015.eu/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.elks2015.eu/wp-content/uploads/1208588_200291426808821_1975354454_n.jpg845661The band “Kokļu Zapte” has been mentioned in history books since spring 2012 when Baiba asked Aivars if he can teach her to play kokle. It was in the annual London Latvian Choir evening when playing Kalnu dziesmu (Mountain Song) Aivars inspired a couple of choir members to learn to play kokle, or in some cases […]