Please answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on imants kalnins 's: - years active - origin - genre - birth date - name - background - image - religion - occupation Bio: imants kalnins -lrb- born 26 may 1941 in riga , latvian ssr -rrb- is one of the most important composers in the history of latvian music . having studied classical , as well as choral music , he has written six symphonies , several operas -lrb- including the first rock opera in the ussr , '' ei , jus tur ! '' -lrb- '' hey , you there ! '' -rrb- -rrb- , oratorios , cantatas , choir songs , a lot of movie and theater music . however , he is generally best known for his rock songs and is to be considered the first composer of intellectual rock music . during the 1960s , kalnins led the liepaja rock band 2xbbm , which was extremely loved because of its heartfelt songs and hippy-like lifestyle . kalnins became the symbol of the spirituality , rebellion and worldview of the generation , and it was emphasized by the fact the band was forced to stop playing because of the pressure from official institutions . however , this does n't stop the music of kalnins from being heard - it is played by the incredibly popular band menuets -lrb- latvian for ' minuet ' -rrb- , which plays songs almost exclusively by kalnins . during the 1970s , kalnins returned to writing symphonic music . in 1984 , he wrote the rock oratorio '' ka jura , ka zeme , ka debess '' -lrb- '' like the sea , like the earth , like the sky '' -rrb- together with juris kulakovs and juris sejans . the oratorio was the first thing played by the band perkons -lrb- ' thunder ' -rrb- for the general public . with it kalnins returned to rock and roll once more . he wrote many new songs for perkons , and these same songs led him to start his own band , turaidas roze -lrb- ' the rose of turaida ' -rrb- . however , the band never gained the recognition and adoration that menuets and perkons did . during the third awakening of the latvian people , when latvia regained independence , kalnins took part actively in tautas fronte -lrb- '' popular front '' -rrb- political organization , which played the most important part in ending latvia 's occupation by the ussr . the...
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- years active is 1960s --- origin is riga , latvian ssr -lrb- now latvia -rrb-- genre is classical music , choral music , rock music- birth date is 26 may 1941- name is imants kalnins- background is non_performing_personnel- image is flickr kalnins.jpg - saeima - 9 . saeimas deputats imants- religion is islam- occupation is composer , songwriter