Mārtiņš Strautnieks

Kuba: Laukumi

by Vitalijus Gailius
August 22, 2024

A long-forgotten gem of the Latvian music scene has finally returned. The band, known as Kuba, is an ambient/jazz-rock/post-rock/krautrock--or, in a nutshell, nu-jazz--collective formed in 2001 that quickly became one of the brightest stars on the local scene. In 2002, the band released their acclaimed debut album, 15 Episodes of Kuba (Microphone). Later, Kuba began working on their second album, but in 2006, the band split up, leaving the album unfinished. However, they have reunited, and after 22 ...