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SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI

The International Folklore Festival "Skamba skamba kankliai" on May 26–31 invites you to gather for the 53rd time!  Traditionally held since 1973, the International Folklore Festival "Skamba skamba kankliai" is one of the few festivals of authentic ethnic music in Europe that brings together a large community of folklore enthusiasts. The festival emerged from the growing folklore movement, fostered a strong sense of resistance and national identity, and has preserved its well

From May 29 to June 1, Vilnius hosted the International folklore festival “Skamba, skamba kankliai”, gathering folk music enthusiasts from across Lithuania and abroad.  The festival opened with Vilnius folklore ensembles performances on the Neris river , turning the River into a living musical path, while traditional events like Open-air performances of sutartinės in Bernardinai garden celebrated the harmony of music and nature. Despite the rainy weather, Thursday evening br

T he International folklore festival “Skamba skamba kankliai” is inviting everyone to celebrate together until the first light of dawn!  The Ethnic Culture Night “ Naktinės dūzgės” promises an unforgettable experience: all-night dancing with lively performances from both beloved local musicians and delightfully passionate international guests, along with a variety of activities that will soothe tired feet, calm the mind, and inspire creative expression and meaningful connect

The programme of the 52nd International folklore festival “Skamba skamba kankliai” is now available! Explore it here . This year’s festival once again invites to experience the richness of Lithuanian and international folk traditions through concerts, participatory events, workshops, and night-time dance gatherings.   Over the festival weekend, Bernardine Garden will become the heart of the celebration, hosting a folk art and culinary heritage fair, craft and games spaces fo

This year from the 29th of May to the 1st of June we will invite you to start the summer not only with the 52nd International folklore...

The international folklore festival "Skamba skamba kankliai", which took place on 23-26 May, gathered: Lithuanian folklore ensembles and...

The folklore ensemble "Dobryna" was formed in Bialystok, Poland, by a group of young traditional music lovers. The ensemble performs...

"Shlyakh-Dorizhenka", whose name means "little way, little road", is a youth folklore group that performs folk songs and traditional...

Volha Baryshnikava is a Belarusian ethnomusicologist, a singer and a teacher of traditional singing, instrumentalist musician (accordion,...

The Italian folk group "Radici a Sud", whose name means "south roots", since it is the origin of the musician who founded the group...

"Alutaguse rahvamuusikud" ("Alutaguse Folk Musicians") came together in the autumn of 2022 to take part in the Youth Song and Dance...

Folklore band  Svātra  came together in 1994 for the first time to regale folklore art lovers’ eyes and ears. In the songs of  Svātra...

The Gruppo Terra del Sole cultural folk association was founded in Lodi in February 1998 at the behest of Miriam Catanese and Felice...

Aaron O’Hagan is a multi instrumentalist and renowned instrument maker from Co Antrim. Playing uilleann pipes and wooden flutes, he is...

The women's group Babskyi Kozachok (eng. Women's Cossack), initiated in 2009 by Irina Klymenko and Olena Honcharenko, presents a wide...

Nøringen is a fiddle duo from the west coast of Norway. Two young students of folk music Ingrin Sofie Midtbø Bruner(14) and Ida...

The ensemble plays ancient melodies such as mazurkas, obereks, kujawiaks, polkas, tangos and foxtrots, as well as Jewish melodies. This,...

The folklore group Banga was founded in 2016 by friends who grew up together in the families of participants of the Latvian neo-folklore...

The polyphonic group Chaonia was founded in 1996. Its name is related to the country name Chaones, where the polyphonic songs of the...

Once again, the international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai will invite you to flood the Old Town of Vilnius with beautiful...

Vilce is a folk group made up of young women from Kyiv. The singers perform traditional music without interpretations, loving it truly as...

The three founders of the group began playing together when they were given the opportunity to get acquainted with the musical tradition...

The children’s folklore and ethnography studio Amer-Imeri was founded in 1991 by the well-known ethnomusicologist, head of the Mtiebi...

The international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai, which will celebrate its half-century anniversary next year, is one of the...

Just like every year, during the last week of May, Vilnius was bustling with the international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai,...

The Sudovia-themed colourful and rich programme of the 49th Skamba skamba kankliai includes traditional festival events, foreign guests,...