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Vote for our song "Būk mano Vytautu!" (Be my Vytautas - name of Grand Duke of Lithuania, who won the battle in Grunwald 1410) in the Lithuanian Radio and LATGA/A competition for Lithuanian patriotic song at http://www.lrt.lt/dainalietuvai.php
and www.vytautai.com
After "brilliant performance with the enthusiastic reaction of the audience" in European Capital of Culture 09 - LINZ, 5000th SUTARAS public performance will be held in the Museum of Applied Art in Vilnius, 27th of March 2009, 18 pm.
Welcome!
Just 20 years SUTARAS Folk Music Band carry Lithuanian traditional culture to the World. After the first public performance in Vilnius 30th of December 1988, 10 years anniversary took place at Australia's Woodford Folk festival stage in Queensland 30th of December 1998. 20th anniversary marked with participating in the programme of XXV Lithuanian Fest in Sydney in Australia again.
Only 19 performances left to No 5000!
Who can beat that?????
SUTARAS is the first Lithuanian band invited to represent Lithuanian traditional culture fourth time in a row at World Expo exhibition 2008 Zaragoza. The band performed in Expo Lisboa 1998, Hannover 2000 and Aichi 2005. Lithuanian day at Expo 2008 is announced to be 23th of June.
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SUTARAS band will play in LINZ on 11th of March 2009.
Concert begins at 19:30 in BRUCKNERHAUS.
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On 30th of December 2008 SUTARAS band will celebrate 20th anniversary of it's existence. Nearly 5000 live performances has been played. Performances in Berlin "Grune Woche - 2008" on the 18-27th of January, Paris - 14th of February and Baku - 16th of February are coming soon.
CD Lithuanians from USA - third part of unique project published by SUTARAS. (Lithuanians from Australia CD and Lithuanians from Canada CD were published few years ago). You can order your copy using www.sutaras.lt/recordings or ask in stores.
Musicians from SUTARAS band and Dainius Pulauskas Group will perform Lithuanian Folk and Roll project in Klaipeda Jazz Festival stage on Sunday, 15th of July 07
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Lithuanians living in Czech Republik organize meeting in Roztoky u Krivokladu (direction from Prag to Pilzen) 25-27th of May 2007. Musicians of SUTARAS will be ready to play and dance there.
Lithuanian folk crafts fair will be held in Powerscourt Townhouse in Dublin 10-11th of March. SUTARAS musicians garantee good mood and music for love, meal and life.
SUTARAS last album OLD NEWS is released to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Folk Music Band. Your numbered copy of original designed issue you can order on www.sutaras.lt
After long trip musicians of SUTARAS gained a number of friends and impressions in Taiwan. In 47 performances in 30 days attenders of Taiwan I-Lan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival sung, danced and learned lithuanian dances, songs and traditional instruments of Lithuania. The articles of SUTARAS performances were published in main newspapers of the Country such as "The Liberty Times", "China Times", "United Daily News" and has been shown on TV.
The SUTARAS band, winner of the 2004 Golden Bird (main award for performance of traditional culture) and the DAINIUS PULAUSKAS GROUP - winner of the 2004 Golden Disc (Lithuanian equivalent to the Grammy Award) launched new project - Lithuanian Folk'n'Roll dedicated to the City of Vilnius. All the compositions are based on folksongs (celebrating calendrical holidays, love, work, war and children's lore) that relate to Lithuania's capital - Vilnius. Listeners can easily recognize ballads "dressed up" as jazz, folksongs and dances embellished with Latin rhytms, Dixieland, fussion or hard rock. The first performance has been played in Kaunas, 27th of May and will be recorded on CD.
SUTARAS recorded next album for Czech company FONTANA STUDIO (Fontana Music Library FN 188) in November 05. The sampler of pictures OUR INSTRUMENTS published in February 06 introduce lithuanian traditional instruments to audience worldwide. Descriptions in lithuanian and english.
The first digital videodisc with traditional Lithuanian music was published just before Christmas. It is performed by the SUTARAS folk group, which has been showing the beauty of Lithuanian songs, dances and instrumental music to world audiences since 1988.
After successful performances in Chicago and at World Expo in Aichi - Japan, SUTARAS music is played in STIKLIAI tavern in Vilnius old town.
Year 2005 SUTARAS musicians began with the performances far from home - in Australia and Berlin - Germany. On January 27-29th SUTARAS played in Uithoek Festival in Netherlands. On the 2nd of May we can meet at Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles.
After celebrating 15th anniversary of SUTARAS band, musicians are going to play in Berlin Messe "Grune Woche 04", 12th of April - NAMUR (Belgium), Enfance del' Europe Paqyes al' Abbaye;
9th of May - RIga (Latvia), Starptautiskais folkamūzikas festivals Stacijas laukuma;
17-25th of June - LEON (Spain), Fiestas de San Chuan y San Pedro/Camino de Europa; 28th of July to 1st of August - TERRE DI SIENA/Chianciano Terme (Italy), fieradell'est; 24th of September to 24th of October performances in USA (SAN DIEGO, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, PITSBURG, DETROIT, ROCHESTER, NEW JERSEY. 21st to 20th of January 2005 SUTARAS will participate in Australian Lithuanian Days fest in MELBOURN (Australia). SUTARAS will play in ADELAIDE, CANBERRA ant SYDNEY also.
24th of August SUTARAS performance has been broadcasted live on the 1st program of the Lithunian national radio. 1,5 hour concert called NICE to HEAR will be published on CD.
SUTARAS song IF I WOUD BE THE KING resaunded in events to commemorate 750 years of Grand Duke Mindaugas crowning The King of Lithuania in Vilnius. The song was published in very special CD edition of 100 examples.
On October 12th, the folk music band SUTARAS together with the musicians of the Vilnius Jazz Quartet took part at Frankfurt Book Fair. The following musicians participated: O. Molokojedov, V. Labutis, G. Laurinavicius, E. Kanevicius, A. Fokas, B. Glovickis, R. Guzauskas, R. Kunickas.
Autumn concert dates and places in USA: September 29th San Diego, Octoberber 5-6th Lithuanian Days in Los Angeles.
The folk music band SUTARAS took part at the concerts in Canada and the USA. Concert dates: April 27 Toronto, May 4 Toronto, May 10 Boston, May 11 Philadelphia, May 12 New Haven, May 18-19 Los Angeles. American Lithuanian press and private persons appreciated the show and invited SUTARAS to come once again in autumn.
New, sixth album of Sutaras "Senos naujienos" ("Old News") (from XX century) is going to appear in the first quarter of this year. It is meant for the 10th anniversary of the band, which was celebrated still back on 30 December 1998, when SUTARAS held concerts in Woodford Folk Festival in Australia. The album contains unpublished works, which were recorded in 1988-98 in various studios and countries. Total number of copies (1.000) will be numbered and released in original design with a booklet in Lithuanian and English. The booklet will describe 10 year's activity of the band and will be illustrated with colour pictures.
The folk music band SUTARAS and the musicians of the VILNIUS JAZZ QUARTET organised a Christmas carnival playing Lithuanian enthno-jazz at the Russian Drama Theatre in Vilnius on December 28th. Four compositions of the joint project have already been recorded for the album: "Sutaras Folk Music Band" + "Vilnius Jazz Quartet" = "ethnojazz.lt" All that composicions are going to be performed at the Jazz Festival in Birštonas on 22nd March 2002.
The President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus watched the performance of "Sutaras" at the restaurant "Stikliu Bociai" together with tourists from various countries. The President gave thanks to the musicians for a wonderful evening and for building the image of Lithuania for the citizens of foreign countries.
The folk music band SUTARAS won the major prize of the festival-competition "Riktingiausė mozėkontaa - 2001" ("Selected Musicians - 2001") in Telšiai in June 2001.
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