Hello from the United States! A couple of weeks ago, I purchased this CD at a local thrift store. It's been on constant rotation in my car since then. This is a different direction from my usual listening habits, but I've fallen in love with the sound, particularly the track "Daugiau Nebeliko." I've been trying to find more information on this group and Lithuanian music more broadly, but as I don't speak Lithuanian, I can't find much beyond the yearly Eurovision entry. It seems like these guys are going to (or have already) put on some shows this year, so they must be pretty well liked.

So, onto my questions. Is there more Lithuanian music in this style that you could recommend? Any websites or resources that could help my search (streaming services like Spotify, YouTube Music, etc. haven't been very helpful)? One of the members, Konstas Smoriginas, seems to have a solo career; is that worth checking out?

It seems like music discussions happen somewhat frequently here, so I apologize if you're collectively burnt-out on these kinds of discussions. I'd love to explore the topic further, but encountering difficulties as I don't know anyone who speaks the language or knows the culture. Thank you!

by mrweissman

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  1. Andrius Kaniava, Vytautas Kernagis, Saulius Mykolaitis… Try looking up dainuojamoji poezija on spotify, there are quite a few playlists of the genre, you might discover some more artists there

  2. This is Lithuanian Bard music or lyric poetry.
    I am not very familiar with this genre, but if you enjoyed Aktorių Trio then you might like: Keistuolių Teatras, Saulius Mykolaitis, Andrius Kaniava, Vytautas Kernagis. Also Kostas Smoriginas.

  4. Hi, *Aktorių trio* no longer performs together, but you can check out Kostas Smoriginas and Olegas Ditkovskis, who were members of the group. Others have also recommended names worth exploring, such as Saulius Mykolaitis. This belongs to the genre of “singing poetry,” which is very popular in Lithuania, and most often performed by actors, and there are several festivals dedicated to it.

  5. Lithuanian ancien folk song (už ežero ugnys dega)by Liucė

    Just coppy it and do a youtube search. A very interesting folk song sung in a modern studio. I’m not sure if you’re interested in it but it would show you a nice part of our folk music. Personally, it gives me goosebumps listening to it in the evening. If you listen to it tell me what you think.

  6. Lithuanian ancien folk song (už ežero ugnys dega)by Liucė

    Just coppy it and do a youtube search. A very interesting folk song sung in a modern studio. I’m not sure if you’re interested in it but it would show you a nice part of our folk music. Personally, it gives me goosebumps listening to it in the evening. If you listen to it tell me what you think.

  7. You like it but you don’t understand the lyrics, right?

  9. [https://open.spotify.com/track/38f8VLbDGnvLkZLQmdEZ2j?si=cb5f471534634e69](https://open.spotify.com/track/38f8VLbDGnvLkZLQmdEZ2j?si=cb5f471534634e69)

    [https://open.spotify.com/track/2PFO0VkV8EG33UMlnpzkWX?si=e5fc1e61937644a4](https://open.spotify.com/track/2PFO0VkV8EG33UMlnpzkWX?si=e5fc1e61937644a4)

    [https://open.spotify.com/track/4lvtslkyQ8M1EyjSKSntpy?si=3ffa0e5d2dc04ad7](https://open.spotify.com/track/4lvtslkyQ8M1EyjSKSntpy?si=3ffa0e5d2dc04ad7)

    [https://open.spotify.com/track/3NFLqDUEgdDRwlYRsS6lW6?si=2aadf1f841184753](https://open.spotify.com/track/3NFLqDUEgdDRwlYRsS6lW6?si=2aadf1f841184753)

    [https://open.spotify.com/track/2AfMMtI5uYrRYvhJpDV8rI?si=8111d704cafd47f2](https://open.spotify.com/track/2AfMMtI5uYrRYvhJpDV8rI?si=8111d704cafd47f2)

  10. Oh we played Paukščiau and Motinos veidas during my grandmother’s funeral. Those are very bittersweet songs for me.

    Singing poetry (dainuojamoji poezija) is very popular in Lithuania. Vytautas Kernagis, Aktoriu Trio and Saulius Mykolaitis were (and is) most popular artist of this genre.

  11. This genre is called “dainuojamoji poezija”, or singing poetry (literal translation). These three are very well known actors from 90’s and on…

  12. Not sure if it works outside of Lithuania but there is https://www.pakartot.lt/ which is like a Lithuanian artist focused Spotify.

    As far as I understand, it’s made by the organization that deals with Lithuanian artist rights, compensation, etc. and should have a larger catalogue of Lithuanian music than Spotify or elsewhere (if not the largest). The quality of the website and app is so-so but it’s cheap for a yearly subscription and I’ve found songs there that I did not see on other apps.

  13. I don’t know if anyone mentioned, but Domantas Razauskas is also 100% worth checking out. The same genre, some of my favorites of his are “Vėjas per tavo kelius”, “Žvilgsnis pro langą” and “Geležinis lietus” (the last one I find has exceptionally brilliant lyrics, definetly worth translating). Also he has an album with his group “Vos vos”, where he steers more into the genre of rock music

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