Atalyja
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(1998 – present)
Atalyja — one of the most popular lithuanian folkrock group.
The band Atalyja, founded in 1998, presents an exciting combination of folk, rock and funk, with some features of Indian classical music. Here the electric guitar or melancholic flute blend into the sound of the sutartinės (ancient polyphonic songs); traditional kanklės (the Lithuanian type of zither), bagpipes or Jew’s harp are unexpectedly combined with classical violin or viola; well-known Lithuanian musicians and ethno-musicologists are among the members of the band.
There are two albums:
The first album of the band, Atalyja (2001), was an enchanting introduction to the Lithuanian modern folk music; their second album, released four years later, Močia (Mother), became one of the most significant recordings in the history of the Baltic modern folk music.
Members of group:
Salvijus Žeimys - percussion
Gedimina (Šalkauskaitė) Statulevičienė - vocal
Ernest Jepifanov - fiddle, vocal, bagpipe, bansure
Ugnius Keturka - guitar
Gediminas Žilys - bass guitar, kanklės
Rytis Ambrazevičius - kantele, vocal, bagpipe
Audronė Pociūtė - vocal
Eirimas Velička - fiddle, vocal, bagpipes,
Darutė Matulionytė - vocal, kantele
Atalyja often performs at various folk music festivals in Lithuania and abroad; their tracks have been used in many art projects, film and theatre productions.
Address of official band website - www.atalyja.com
The band Atalyja, founded in 1998, presents an exciting combination of folk, rock and funk, with some features of Indian classical music. Here the electric guitar or melancholic flute blend into the sound of the sutartinės (ancient polyphonic songs); traditional kanklės (the Lithuanian type of zither), bagpipes or Jew’s harp are unexpectedly combined with classical violin or viola; well-known Lithuanian musicians and ethno-musicologists are among the members of the band.
There are two albums:
The first album of the band, Atalyja (2001), was an enchanting introduction to the Lithuanian modern folk music; their second album, released four years later, Močia (Mother), became one of the most significant recordings in the history of the Baltic modern folk music.
Members of group:
Salvijus Žeimys - percussion
Gedimina (Šalkauskaitė) Statulevičienė - vocal
Ernest Jepifanov - fiddle, vocal, bagpipe, bansure
Ugnius Keturka - guitar
Gediminas Žilys - bass guitar, kanklės
Rytis Ambrazevičius - kantele, vocal, bagpipe
Audronė Pociūtė - vocal
Eirimas Velička - fiddle, vocal, bagpipes,
Darutė Matulionytė - vocal, kantele
Atalyja often performs at various folk music festivals in Lithuania and abroad; their tracks have been used in many art projects, film and theatre productions.
Address of official band website - www.atalyja.com
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