Award-winning Latvian rapper ansis has released a new music video for “Nodevība”, a track from his latest album 222. Alongside the video, ansis has also announced two “Dzīvs” shows at Palladium Riga on 5 and 6 March 2027. 

Tickets go on general sale on 11 September at 10:00 via Biļešu Serviss. Members of the Positivus Festival and FBI Concert Club, as well as Delfi Plus subscribers, will have access to a presale from 10 September at 10:00. 

The music video for “Nodevība”, created together with rapper Steps and saxophonist Miks Solovejs, was released this Sunday. Produced in collaboration with crcl motion, the video was directed and shot by Mārcis Vaivars, with Sebastians Tīfenbergs serving as producer. Both directly and indirectly, the video draws attention to people and communities around us who often go unnoticed in the rush of everyday life. 

Alongside the release of the video, ansis has announced two “Dzīvs” shows at Palladium Riga on 5 and 6 March. The shows will mark a special moment in his career, as for the first time he will be joined on stage by a live band featuring Rūdolfs Macats on drums, Uldis Vītols on bass and Vilhelms Logins on keyboards. 

“My journey towards performing with a live band has been a very careful and unhurried one, mainly because I wanted to find my own distinctive approach to a format that can be quite delicate for hip-hop. A major part of that has been carefully choosing the musicians, finding the right approach to the live arrangements and balancing them with the original versions of the songs that people already know and love. Will it work? The answer is yes,” says ansis. 

ansis, whose real name is Ansis Kolmanis, is one of Latvia’s most recognised and decorated hip-hop artists. He is a multiple winner of the Latvian Music Recording Awards Zelta Mikrofons and the first rapper to receive the prestigious Austras balva. On 8 March this year, ansis released his latest album, 222.