Effective period / Period of releases: 1998 - 2003

Members: Gatis Gaujenieks, Egons Kronbergs, Māris Muktupāvels, Ilga Reizniece, Zane Šmite, Vilnis Strods, Juris Riekstiņš

The most famous world music band from Latvia Iļģi celebrated their 25th anniversary on April 21, 2006. The group started at the Cultural Centre of Iļģuciems in Riga where Ilga Reizniece, a professional violinist, founded an ensemble of Latvian folk music. She had just graduated from the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music and was an active member of two prominent folk music ensembles Bizīteri and Skandinieki of the time.