This is a fans-demanded reissue that includes first two releases from famous Lituanian folk rock group GYVATA:
• "Broliai karelin jojo" (2010) --- TRACKS 1-5
• "Su vėjužiu kalbėjau" (2012) --- TRACKS 6-15
GYVATA then was a group of young people, gathered and teached by Donatas Bielkauskas, famous Lituanian post-folk composer, author of DONIS. Brightly melodic, gentle and very lyrical modern folk songs come from Baltic sea shores. These songs show the real vitality, sincerity and frankness of ancient Lituanian heritage.
For more visit Gyvata camp:
gyvata.bandcamp.com
And
www.donis.lt
released August 24, 2017
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"BROLIAI KARELIN JOJO" album:
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Music and lyrics by Lituanian Folk.
Music "O jau mano mielas" by Donatas Bielkauskas.
Arrangements by GYVATA and Donatas Bielkauskas.
Elena Trečiokaitė - lead vocal, violin.
Kęstutis Peseckas - classic and el. guitars, accordion.
Tomas Norvilas - bass, vocal
Donatas Baltramonaitis - hornpipe.
Laura Žilionytė - vocal.
Simonas Ingelevičius - drum, Baltic bagpipe, vocal.
Donatas Vaičius - acoustic and el. guitars, vocal.
Kristina Sagaidak - vocal.
Dovilė Jankauskaitė - recorder, vocal.
Dovilė Salytė - vocal.
Greta Mažrimaitė - vocal.
Giedrė Nausėdaitė - vocal.
Vilija Paulikaitė - vocal.
Kamilė Kavaliauskaitė - vocal.
Dovilė Kričinskaitė - vocal.
Eglė Pukaitė - vocal.
Donatas Bielkauskas - sleigh-bell, vocal.
The album was recorded in 2009-2010 at D.Bielkauskas mobile ethnic music studio /
www.donis.lt/studija
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"SU VĖJUŽIU KALBĖJAU" album:
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Music and lyrics by Lituanian Folk.
Arrangements by GYVATA and Donatas Bielkauskas.
Elena Trečiokaitė - vocal, violin, percussion, idea of the song [9].
Gintarė Daunoravičiūtė - vocal, violin.
Kęstutis Peseckas - acoustic guitar, jew’s-harp, idea of the song [14] and harmonization [6, 11, 14].
Tuoms Norvilas - bass.
Simonas Ingelevičius - Baltic bagpipe, drum, vocal.
Dovilė Kričinskaitė - vocal, percussion.
Vidas Andziulis - acoustic guitar.
Deima Eitmontaitė - vocal.
Dovilė Salytė - vocal.
Audrius Giedraitis - acoustic guitar.
Vitalija Butkutė - vocal.
Donatas Bielkauskas - keyboards, lumzdelis.
The album was recorded in 2010-2012 at D.Bielkauskas mobile ethnic music studio /
www.donis.lt/studija