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Broliai
''Broliai (Brothers)'' is an album by the Lithuanian band Skylė released in 2010. It is a concept album to commemorate the Lithuanian partisans who waged a guerrilla war in Lithuania against the Soviet Union in 1944–1953. The album was released in two formats – regular digipak CD and a special edition in a fabric case with the embroidered band logo. History The first concept was proposed to Rokas Radzevičius by Dalia Kuodytė, head of the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania. She suggested covering songs of the Lithuanian partisans. The diary of the partisan Lionginas Baliukevičius-Dzūkas was the inspiration to record a concept album as a commemoration and a sign of respect for the partisans. A promotional limited edition publication containing two upcoming songs from the album – ''"Priesaika"'' and ''"Tėveli"'' – was released in 2009. The money received from the publication was used for the release of "Broliai". A vinyl version was released in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skylė
SKYLĖ (Hole/Chasm) is a band formed in Vilnius in 1991. The main principles of the band is the spread of alternative music and poetic thoughts based on philosophy, mythology and history. To date, band released 14 albums. Band biography Skylė was formed in the autumn of 1991. In the beginning it was a student rock band trying to merge various music styles, starting from punk rock to folk rock and art rock. They started performing at student festivals, and the atmosphere there used to get really electric. But the five band members, playing the guitar, bass, keyboard, violin and percussion in those days, didn‘t want to restrict themselves to rock music only. Skylė became the circle of open-minded intellectuals and started organizing exhibitions of underground art and non commercial festivals (like "Free Tibet" in 1995), in such a way attracting crowds of young multitalented people. In 1994 and 1995 four issues of the publication called "Balsas is Rūsio" ("The Voice From the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aistė Smilgevičiūtė
Aistė Smilgevičiūtė (born 29 October 1977) is a Lithuanian singer. She performs folk music, jazz, pop rock and other kinds of alternative music. Since 1996, Smilgevičiūtė has been a member of the music band " Skylė". Smilgevičiūtė was born in Plungė, and graduated in Classical Philology from Vilnius University. Smilgevičiūtė participated as a Lithuanian contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, held in Israel, singing a modern folk song, "Strazdas" ("Song Thrush"), in the Samogitian dialect. This song finished in 20th place in the competition, with 13 points. Discography *''Aistė po vandeniu'' (''Aistė Under Water'', 1996) *''Sakmė apie laumę Martyną'' (''Tale About Pixie Martyna'', 1996) *''Strazdas'' (''Thrush'', 1999, single) *''Tavo žvaigždė'' (''Your Star'', 2000, single) *''Babilonas'' (''Babylon'', 2000) *''Užupio himnas'' (''Hymn of Užupis Užupis ( yi, זארעטשע, be, Зарэчча, russian: Заречье, pl, Zarzecze) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters
Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters or Movement for the Struggle for Lithuanian Freedom ( lt, Lietuvos laisvės kovos sąjūdis or LLKS) was a resistance organization of the Lithuanian partisans, waging a guerrilla war against the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. The organization was established on February 10, 1949, during a meeting of all partisan commanders in Minaičiai village. Jonas Žemaitis (codename ''Vytautas'') was elected as the chairman of its presidium. On February 16, the 31st anniversary of the 1918 Act of Independence of Lithuania, the Union adopted a declaration proclaiming itself to be the supreme political and military authority in Lithuania. In 1996, after Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the Seimas (parliament) recognized the declaration as an official act of the Republic of Lithuania and Žemaitis as President of Lithuania The President of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas) is the head of state of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola
; german: Bratsche , alt=Viola shown from the front and the side , image=Bratsche.jpg , caption= , background=string , hornbostel_sachs=321.322-71 , hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite chordophone sounded by a bow , range= , related= *Violin family (violin, cello, double bass) *List of violists , articles= , sound sample = The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the violin family, between the violin (which is tuned a perfect fifth above) and the cello (which is tuned an octave below). The strings from low to high are typically tuned to C3, G3, D4, and A4. In the past, the viola varied in size and style, as did its names. The word viola originates from the Italian language. The Italians often used the term viola da braccio meaning literally: 'of the arm'. "Brazzo" was another Italian word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jew's Harp
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of historical History of ancient Israel and Judah, Israel and Judah. Jewish ethnicity, nationhood, and religion are strongly interrelated, "Historically, the religious and ethnic dimensions of Jewish identity have been closely interwoven. In fact, so closely bound are they, that the traditional Jewish lexicon hardly distinguishes between the two concepts. Jewish religious practice, by definition, was observed exclusively by the Jewish people, and notions of Jewish peoplehood, nation, and community were suffused with faith in the Jewish God, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
