ALVA

Biography

There are more than a band with that name. ~~~~~~~~ (1) Rapcore/Nu Metal/Christian band from Brazil "...Four letters, four boys and one spirit, to make the kingdom of heaven may be perceived It is through music rapcore , nu metal , bring a message announcing the true way, the truth and life, which conjuminam in Jesus Christ. seeking to make a difference in our generation, not surrendering to the system and its lies, following fighting and killing a lion a day in Babylon of asphalt and cement,...

There are more than a band with that name.
~~~~~~~~
(1) Rapcore/Nu Metal/Christian band from Brazil
"...Four letters, four boys and one spirit, to make the kingdom of heaven
may be perceived It is through music rapcore , nu metal , bring a message announcing
the true way, the truth and life, which conjuminam in Jesus Christ.
seeking to make a difference in our generation, not surrendering to the system
and its lies, following fighting and killing a lion a day in Babylon of asphalt and cement,
which still holds many in its current abstract ...
nothing can silence the prophetic voice..."

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(2) Alva is Latvian rock band based in Yorkshire, England formed in 1974. They have released only one album, 1978's "Ja tik būtu...", recorded at Pennine Sound Studios Oldham. The band split up just after the album was released, but reformed in 2002 with a few changes in personnel.

First lineup:

Raimonds Dāle - bass
Jānis Zaķis - guitar, vocals
Gunta Turciņa - keyboards, guitar, vocals

Last lineup (before split in 1978):

Diāna Ābols - vocals
Viktors Brenners - vocals, guitar (ex-member of Ļembasts)
Arnolds Dāle - drums
Raimonds Dāle - guitar, backing vocals
Roģeris Dāle - bass

Current lineup:

Raimonds Dāle - guitar and vocals
Arnolds Dāle - drums and percussion
Diāna Eales (maiden Ābols) - vocals
Matīss Dāle - drums
Maija Grīnberga-Kelletta - bass
Ināra Harrison - vocals

At the moment they do not have a web site -one is being produced and should be up and running soon.
Latvian singer Aisha has covered Alvas Ja tik butu on her new album Dveselite

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(3) UK Folk/Early Music duo, vocalist Vivien Ellis and multi-instrumentalist Giles Lewin.
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