Atalyja

folk

Atalyja is one of the most popular Lithuanian folk rock group. Founded in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1998, the band produces 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 released two albums: The first one, Atalyja (2001), was an enchanting introduction to the Lithuanian modern folk music; their second one, released four years later and titled Močia (meaning mother), became one of the most popular record of the Baltic modern folk music. Members: 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. Official website: http://www.atalyja.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; addit...