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Tag: Lithuanian music

Sutaras - Prakalbinti atvirukai cover artwork. Afetive design with a white wolf o dog with a winter wreath on its head. Also features geometrical folk designs.
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Sutaras’ “Prakalbinti Atvirukai” Brings Lithuanian Christmas Greetings to Life

Angel Romero December 12, 2024 No Comments Christmas musicLithuanian musicSutarasworld fusionworld music

Sutaras – Prakalbinti atvirukai (Kukū Records SMF 063, 2024) Lithuanian folk band Sutaras presents Prakalbinti Atvirukai (Postcards Brought to Life), a groundbreaking album inspired by…

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Edita Gumauskaitė and Marius Narbutis - Dram bam burtai cover artwork. Headshots of the two artists.
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Dram bam burtai, a mystical Lithuanian folktronica project

JGurski February 29, 2024 No Comments Baltic musicEdita GumauskaitėfolktronicaLithuanian musicMarius Narbutisworld fusionworld music

Edita Gumauskaitė and Marius Narbutis – Dram bam burtai (2023) Lithuanian artists Edita Gumauskaitė and Marius Narbutis collaborate on Dram bam burtai, a captivating fusion…

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cover of the album Trunksmas from Smetonos ūsai
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Smetonos ūsai Unveils Trunksmas

World Music Central News Room December 3, 2021 No Comments Lithuanian musicSmetonos ūsaiworld music

Lithuanian band Smetonos ūsai (Smetona’s Mustaches) has released its debut album titled Trunksmas (the Rumble) on the Edita Gumauskaitė label. The trio performs dance tunes…

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Lithuanian Act Sen Svaja to Release Dowry from a Swamp

World Music Central News Room May 25, 2020 No Comments Lithuanian musicSen Svaja

Lithuania’s Sen Svaja is described as an experimental post-folklore band. The group consists of three women based in Vilnius who combine Lithuanian folk music with…

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The Magnificent Winds of Lithuania

Angel Romero January 6, 2020 No Comments fluteLithuanian musicSaulius PetreikisStyginių Sekstetas

Saulius Petreikis – Jūrėse (independent release, 2018) Jūrėse presents the work of Lithuanian multi-instrumentalist Saulius Petreikis. The album contains a set of beautiful melodic instrumental…

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Artist Profiles: Sutaras

Angel Romero October 7, 2018 No Comments LithuaniaLithuanian musicSutaras

Sutaras is an independent, professional folklore group which employs the whole range of Lithuanian instrumental folk music in its repertoire, from old rituals, to shepherds’…

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Artist Profiles: Pavel Giunter

Angel Romero October 7, 2018 No Comments LithuaniaLithuanian musicPavel Giunter

Pavel Giunter is the leading percussionist in Lithuania. He is a member of the Lithuanian Association of Percussionists. He is also a founder and leader…

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