{"id":3636,"date":"2025-11-23T21:47:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/2025\/11\/23\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T21:47:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:47:51","slug":"markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/","title":{"rendered":"Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The names Markus Riva and Samanta T\u012bna speak for themselves \u2013 both are winners of various international competitions and have a huge fan base outside Latvia, they are loud, ambitious, much discussed and both have a refined style. What happens when you put the two together? A new equation in Latvian music \u2013 Markus Riva x Samanta T\u012bna!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan nesan\u0101k\u201d (I Can\u2019t Succeed) is a fresh release \u2013 a new single from Riva\u2019s upcoming album and his first collaboration with Samanta. Just like the previous tracks, this piece has a nostalgic vibe that will have a strong presence in the musician\u2019s album, set to come out in November.<\/p>\n<p>Duets and collaborations are nothing new to Markus \u2013 he has previously recorded music with Aminata and Din\u0101ra Rud\u0101ne. His collaboration with Din\u0101ra placed high in \u201cMuzik\u0101l\u0101 Banka\u201d (Musical Bank), and Markus then joked that it was time for a duet with Samanta. And he has kept his word.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI very much enjoy musical collaborations, and I love being in the studio with other musicians \u2013 witnessing the transformation of a song when another musician brings their personality to it is a fascinating experience. This year, I had not recorded a new duet, so the idea to perform one with Samanta was born. Luckily, she agreed, and this has been a productive and very exciting and fun adventure,\u201d says Markus.<\/p>\n<p>Samanta T\u012bna: \u201dI haven\u2019t released a duet in Latvian for quite some time. The audience will remember my last collaboration with Rassell \u2013 \u201cEsi man kl\u0101t\u201d (Be with Me) \u2013 from 2012. The song by Markus and Din\u0101ra was simply wonderful, so when Markus invited me to team up I agreed instantly, and I am very happy with the result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The production of \u201eMan nesan\u0101k\u201d was supported by the grant of the Latvian Performers\u2019 and Producers\u2019 Association (LaIPA) \u2013 the grant competition as a support mechanism for musicians was announced in the summer, and the allocated funding helped 53 new compositions come to life. The song was recorded at \u201cFactory Sounds Studio\u201d and produced by Gints Stankevi\u010ds with whom Riva has worked extensively. A Russian version of the song is to follow soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ej.uz\/man-nesanak_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ej.uz\/man-nesanak-itunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Itunes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The names Markus Riva and Samanta T\u012bna speak for themselves \u2013 both are winners of various international competitions and have a huge fan base outside Latvia, they are loud, ambitious, much discussed and both have a refined style. What happens when you put the two together? A new equation in Latvian music \u2013 Markus Riva [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna - ML<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna - ML\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The names Markus Riva and Samanta T\u012bna speak for themselves \u2013 both are winners of various international competitions and have a huge fan base outside Latvia, they are loud, ambitious, much discussed and both have a refined style. What happens when you put the two together? A new equation in Latvian music \u2013 Markus Riva [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ML\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-23T21:47:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U2A9050web.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"macha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"macha\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"macha\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#\/schema\/person\/4a5e9b50b0f8cdd251cde200451db008\"},\"headline\":\"Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-23T21:47:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/\"},\"wordCount\":378,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U2A9050web.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/\",\"name\":\"Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna - ML\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U2A9050web.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-23T21:47:51+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U2A9050web.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U2A9050web.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/\",\"name\":\"ML\",\"description\":\"ML\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ML\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ml_logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ml_logo.png\",\"width\":362,\"height\":105,\"caption\":\"ML\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#\/schema\/person\/4a5e9b50b0f8cdd251cde200451db008\",\"name\":\"macha\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5458d4d2995940a2dd1a90b5fc62b2a94e2fa142c1644d15a8c20c6105e2d38f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5458d4d2995940a2dd1a90b5fc62b2a94e2fa142c1644d15a8c20c6105e2d38f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"macha\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/author\/macha\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna - ML","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna - ML","og_description":"The names Markus Riva and Samanta T\u012bna speak for themselves \u2013 both are winners of various international competitions and have a huge fan base outside Latvia, they are loud, ambitious, much discussed and both have a refined style. What happens when you put the two together? A new equation in Latvian music \u2013 Markus Riva [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/","og_site_name":"ML","article_published_time":"2025-11-23T21:47:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U2A9050web.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"macha","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"macha","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/"},"author":{"name":"macha","@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#\/schema\/person\/4a5e9b50b0f8cdd251cde200451db008"},"headline":"Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna","datePublished":"2025-11-23T21:47:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/"},"wordCount":378,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U2A9050web.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/","url":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/","name":"Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna - ML","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U2A9050web.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-23T21:47:51+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U2A9050web.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U2A9050web.jpg","width":720,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/markus-riva-releases-new-duet-with-samanta-tina\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Markus Riva Releases New Duet with Samanta T\u012bna"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#website","url":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/","name":"ML","description":"ML","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#organization","name":"ML","url":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ml_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ml_logo.png","width":362,"height":105,"caption":"ML"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#\/schema\/person\/4a5e9b50b0f8cdd251cde200451db008","name":"macha","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5458d4d2995940a2dd1a90b5fc62b2a94e2fa142c1644d15a8c20c6105e2d38f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5458d4d2995940a2dd1a90b5fc62b2a94e2fa142c1644d15a8c20c6105e2d38f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"macha"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv"],"url":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/author\/macha\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}