This performance was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.

Laima Jansone is the most accomplished and the most promising Latvian traditional kokle player, who is especially gifted in the demanding art of improvisation. Currently Laima is the Ethnographical Music student of J.Vītols Latvian Music Academy.

Laima entreprets traditional kokle in her own signature manner of playing, which combines both swiftness and impulsivity, and calmness and the desire to look inside onself. The key part of Laima's performance is improvisation, it is always something exceptional -- a surprise and an adventure both for the listener and for the musician.