{"id":3960,"date":"2025-11-23T21:49:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/2025\/11\/23\/the-lapsene-is-here-artis-dvarionas-the-voice-of-r-a-p-returns-to-music\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T21:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:49:56","slug":"the-lapsene-is-here-artis-dvarionas-the-voice-of-r-a-p-returns-to-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/the-lapsene-is-here-artis-dvarionas-the-voice-of-r-a-p-returns-to-music\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lapsene is here! Artis Dvarionas, the voice of R.A.P., returns to music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Body\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">Artis Dvarionas, the voice of R.A.P., returns to music after a 12-year break with the protest song &#8220;Tuk\u0161pauris\u201d (Muttonhead). His new stage name is Lapsene.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">&#8220;I had originally planned to present my new music project at the end of this year, but with the Russian aggression in Ukraine, I couldn&#8217;t delay any longer,&#8221; says Artis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">Lapsene&#8217;s debut song &#8220;Tuk\u0161pauris&#8221; was written by Artis Dvarionas in collaboration with lyricist Igo, who is no stranger to opposing the aggressive eastern neighbour since the times of the Awakening in the late 1980s. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">&#8220;The song &#8220;Tuk\u0161pauris&#8221; can resonate in many different meanings, but above all it is a message of protest with a call to action to put an end to the totalitarian regime beyond our eastern border&#8221;, Artis adds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">Under the stage name Lapsene, Artis intends to compose, arrange and produce the music for this project himself, by involving various lyricists. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">&#8220;This event is special for me because for the first time I will be realising myself in a solo project, composing, arranging and producing my own music, involving different lyricists. 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