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		<title>news</title>
				
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granvat, STROOM

&#60;img width="3675" height="3675" width_o="3675" height_o="3675" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9945f9fdd8a62c5bdbb46843ced424aa4bc3cbb19b63e42ca240c4a5873154cd/salos-avinash.jpg" data-mid="99605946" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9945f9fdd8a62c5bdbb46843ced424aa4bc3cbb19b63e42ca240c4a5873154cd/salos-avinash.jpg" /&#62;Live from Het Bos, Antwerpen 02 12 2021 together with Shahzad Ismaily


	New album Vėjula is out on Stroom and granvat, order here.&#60;img width="7374" height="7374" width_o="7374" height_o="7374" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ce6d102ac06d0fc9334567172811fa0d392198c17d392964ae364210fdd03ff/cover--1-2.jpg" data-mid="218421585" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ce6d102ac06d0fc9334567172811fa0d392198c17d392964ae364210fdd03ff/cover--1-2.jpg" /&#62;
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Oi toli from the new album SALOS together with chamber choir Jauna Muzika. Video by Tristan Hollingsworth.People festival, Berlin.Filmed by Vincent Moon&#38;nbsp;&#38;nbsp; &#38;nbsp;
As the bee flew through the hollowhe shook the hollow's boughhe shook the hollow's boughand awoke the little bee
(excerpt from Lithuanian folk song, translated by R. Uzgiris)


	New video ‘Naktės’: a song from the upcoming album, with a&#38;nbsp; Lithuanian folk lullaby about ‘a white swan who will bring baby’s name in her mouth’. 
Sweet dreams for those who enjoy a long winter sleep.


	Animation movie made by Imge Özbilge. 
Thank you Imge!


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TOUR DATES &#38;nbsp;
	

November 7 Le Guess Who? Utrecht, NL, with Shahzad Ismaily
July 6 2025 OLT, Antwerpen, BE, morning concert, with Shahzad Ismaily
May 31 2025 Kiezsalon, Berlin, DE, with Shahzad Ismaily
May 30 2025 Clandestino, Gothenburg, SE, with Shahzad Ismaily
May 23 2025 Les Nuits Botanique, Brussels, BE
May 22 2025 L’Aeronef, Lille, FR, opening for Alabaster dePlume
May 21 2025 Petit Bain, Paris, FR, opening for Alabaster dePlume
April 12 2025 Alter (Turkis), Aarhus, DK
April 11 2025 Alice, Copenhagen, DK
April 10 2025 Inkonst, Malmö, SE
March 15 2025 Night Air, Kortrijk, BE
March 14 2025 STUK, Leuven, BE, with KMRU
March 8 2025 Passos Manuel, Porto, PT
March 7 2025 GrETUA, Aveiro, PT
March 6 2025 ZDB, Lisbon, PT
December 1 2024 Bozar, Brussels, BE, with Shahzad Ismaily
November 29 2024 Het Bos, Antwerpen, BE, with Shahzad Ismaily
November 28 2024 Nona, Mechelen, BE, with Shahzad Ismaily
November 23 2024 Explore the north, Leeuwaarden, NLNovember 20 2024 Miry, Ghent, BE, + Alex Zhang Hungtai
November 8 2024 Le Guess Who? Utrecht, NL
September 1 2024 Meakusma Festival, Eupen, BE
July 31 Sodas 2024 2123, Vilnius, LT
February 10 2024 Festival Dni Muzyki Nowej, Gdańsk, PL
October 21 2023 Valleys Artspace, Stroud, UK, with Sam Amidon
October 19 2023 Cecil Sharp House, London, UK, with Sam Amidon
July 13 2023 Evening for Stella Chiweshe, Berlin, DE
June 24-25 2023 Martigny, CHJune 4 2023 KAAP Oostende, BE
April 27 2023 De Warande, Turnhout, BE
April 23 2023 Bozar, Brussels, BE, with Vilnius chamber choir Jauna Muzika
April 11 12 13 2023 i&#38;amp;i celebration, Fox Miniamiaso, Kumamoto, Japan
April 10 2023 Shicho Shitsu, Tokyo, Japan, with Shahzad Ismaily and Keiji Haino
April 6 2023&#38;nbsp;meals &#38;amp; grind, Shibushi, Kagoshima, Japan
April 1 2023 Gunyakusho, Yame, Fukuoka, Japan
March 24 2023 Stardust, Kyoto, Japan
March 21 2023 Arita Memorial Hall, Arita, Saga, Japan
March 19 2023 Enryūji Temple, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan
March 17 2023 Wakura, Hita, Ōita, Japan
February 24 2023 N9 Eeklo, BE
February 4 AD 2023 Diksmuide, BE, STROOM night
November 8 2022 De Studio, Antwerpen, BE, with Vincent Moon and Hiele
October 28 2022 CC Ter Vesten, Beveren, BESeptember 15 2022 Guildhall, Southampton, UK, support for Agnes Obel
September 14 2022 Corn Exchangen Cambridge, UK, support for Agnes Obel
September 12 2022 Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK, support for Agnes Obel
September 11 2022 Eventim Apollo, London, UK, support for Agnes Obel
September 9 2022 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK, support for Agnes Obel
September 8 2022 Playhouse, Whitley Bay, UK, support for Agnes ObelAugust 26 2022 Marijampolė Music Park, Lithuania, with Chamber Choir Jauna Muzika
August 5 2022 Radio Vilnius Park, Lithuania
July 27 2022 Radio Vilnius Park, Lithuania, with Vincent Moon
July 7 2022 Gamla Bio, Reykjavik, Iceland, Gyda Valtysdottir Ox release concert
May 28 2022 Kino Corso, St Vith, Belgium

March 24 2022 Democrazy, Kunsthal Ghent, Belgium
February 25 STUK 2022 Leuven, Belgium, double bill with Felicia Atkinson
December 3 2021 Les Ateliers Claus, Brussels, Belgium / Stella Chiweshe
December 2 2021 Het Bos, Antwerpen, Belgium / Stella Chiweshe.September 4 2021 Fengersfors, Sweden.
September 3 2021 Folk,&#38;nbsp;Göteborg, Sweden.
September 2 2021 Inkonst,&#38;nbsp;Malmö, Sweden.
August 29 2021 Legro, Etikhove, Belgium.
August 22 2021 De Koer, Ghent, Belgium.
August 21 2021 Stroom labelnight, Dokrijk, Antwerpen, Belgium.

July 10 2021 Bos Festival, Kortrijk, Belgium.
January 15 2021 Handelsbeurs (online concert), Ghent, Belgium, with Harmen Fraanje and Toma Gouband. 
November 28 2020 Festival Sacred Songs, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
October 16-17 2020 Amor, de Roma, Antwerpen, Belgium.
October 4 2020 Amok, Brugge, Belgium.
September 13 2020 Tongeren, Belgium.
September 10 2020 Blikfabriek, Antwerpen, Belgium.
September 6 2020 Festival Musicale del Mediterraneo, Genoa, Italy.
July 19 2020 Werkplaats Walter, Brussels, Belgium.
July 17 2020 Het Bos, Antwerpen, Belgium.
July 7 2020, Diest, Belgium.
March 5 2020 Contrapunkt, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany.
February 1 2020, Klara festival, De Singel, Antwerpen, Belgium.
November 23 2019 Kaunas, Lithuania, with Vilnius chamber choir ‘Jauna Muzika’.
November 22 2019 Vilnius, Lithuania, with Vilnius chamber choir ‘Jauna Muzika’.

November 14 2019 De Doelen Studio, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
November 13 2019 De Studio, Antwerpen, Belgium.
October 26 2019 Womex, Tampere, Finland.
September 15 2019 Sounds from a Safe Harbour, Cork, Ireland, with Shahzad Ismaily.
August 2 2019 De Nor, Antwerpen, Belgium, with Shahzad Ismaily.
May 26 2019 Haarlem, The Netherlands.December 28 2018 Visaginas, Lithuania, together with Vilnius Chamber Choir Jauna Muzika.
December 27 2018 Kotryna Church, Vilnius, Lithuania, with Vilnius Chamber Choir Jauna Muzika.December 26 2018 Birštonas, Lithuania, together with Vilnius Chamber Choir Jauna Muzika.
November 17 2018 Bielefeld, Germany.
November 15 2018 London, UK.
November 11 2018 Table Dance, Antwerpen, Belgium.
November 10 2018 l’ An Vert, Liege, Belgium.
October 31 2018 Filmtage Lubeck, Germany.

October 26 2018 Nordic Nights, Hasselt, Belgium.
August 5 2018 Aspen’s Taco Tryptich, Roborst, Belgium.July 25 2018 Petworth Festival, Easebourne Church, UK.
July 10 2018 Mama Studios, Vilnius, Lithuania.
July 8 2018 Nida, Lithuania.
July 7 2018 Juodkrantė, Lithuania.
July 5 2018 Klaipėda, Lithuania.
June 29 2018 Talking about Borders Festival, State Theater of Nuremberg, Germany.
June 23 2018 Everness Festival, Hungary.
May 17 2018 Volta, Brussels, Belgium.
May 16 2018 de Koer, Ghent, Belgium.
May 11 2018 Operadagen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
May 10 2018 Operadagen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.March 1 2018 Matrimandir Garden Amphitheater, Auroville, India.

February 24 2018 Baro, Lower Parel, Mumbai, India.
October 4 2017 DDC Music Club, Beijing, China.October 2-4 2017 Beijing Art and Culture Festival, Beijing, China.
September 3 2017 Permeke Library, Antwerpen, Belgium.
August 11 2017 Kaunas VI Fort, Pažaislis Festival, Kaunas, Lithuania.
August 8 2017 St. Apostles Philip and Jacob Church (Dominican monastery), Vilnius, Lithuania.
August 5 2017 E. Jonušas Museum, Nida, Lithuania.
January 25 2017 Artisans’ Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, India.
October 15 2016 Dutch Harp Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
October 12 2016 De Studio, Antwerpen, Belgium.April 30 2016, Soulmates session, Vrijstaat O., Oostende, Belgium.
April 21 2016 Kristal Klaar, De Markten, Brussels, Belgium.
April 14 2016 Rataplan, Antwerpen, Belgium.
February 2 2016 Auroville, Pondicherry, India.
January 7 2016 Auditorium de l'Alliance Française, Churchgate, Mumbai, India.
December 26 2015 Bflat, Bangalore, India.
December 24 2015 Tansen Music Festival, Gwalior, India.November 29 2015 Herberg Macharius, Ghent, Belgium.September 20 2015 Casa de Musica, Porto, Portugal.
September 19 2015 Auditorio Municipal de Gaia, Portugal.
September 17 2015 Camara Municipal do Porto, Portugal.
August 4 2015 Portonovo, Pontevedra, Galicia.August 2 2015 Monasterio de Santa Cristina Ribas de Sil, Galicia.
May 2 2015 Music Club Ramybė, Palanga, Lithuania.May 1 2015 VDU Concert Hall, Kaunas, Lithuania.
April 30 2015 Russian Drama Theater, Vilnius, Lithuania.
April 29 2015 Concert Hall Saulė, Šiauliai, Lithuania.August 24 2014 Kristupas Summer Festival, Vilnius, Lithuania.
August 23 2014 Mėnuo Juodaragis Festival, Skinderiškis, Lithuania.
August 10 2014 Ancient Trance Festival, Leipzig, Germany.
April 20 2014 Mezrab, Amsterdam, Belgium.
April 17 2014 De Garage, Sint-Lievens Houtem, Belgium.
April 13 2014 Art Base, Brussels, Belgium.
April 12 2014 Rataplan, Antwerpen, Belgium.
April 11 2014 Kas Attenhoven, S’Hertogendijk, Belgium.
April 9 2014 Tinto, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
April 5 2014 CENART, Mexico City, Mexico.
April 4 2014 CMMAS, Morelia, Mexico.
April 3 2014 Foro la Mueca, Morelia, Mexico.
March 27 2014 Casa Luis Barragan, Mexico City, Mexico.
November 30 2013 Posthoornkerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
November 29 2013 De Badcuyp, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
November 28 2013 De Peper, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
November 23 2013 World Music Festival Lleida, Catalonia.September 27 2013 Kaunas Architecture Festival, Kaunas, Lithuania.
September 26 2013 Galeria Urbana, Kaunas, Lithuania.
September 25 2013 Art Factory Loftas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
September 21 2013 Festival Suklegos, Kaunas, Lithuania.
September 20 2013 Birštonas Cultural Center, Birštonas, Lithuania.
September 12 2013 Kunsthumaniora, Brussels, Belgium.
May 25 2013 Huntenkunst, Ulft, The Netherlands.
November 2 2012 Korzo Theater, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
November 1 2012 Tropentheater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
October 28 2012 De Pletterij, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
October 27 2012 De X, Leiden, The Netherlands.October 26 2012 Muziekhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
October 24 2012 Theater Bouwkunde, Deventer, The Netherlands.</description>
		
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		<title>albums</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 12:35:50 +0000</pubDate>

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	ALBUMS
	

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MEROPE - VĖJULA
(STROOM, granvat)
2024
Cover artwork by Avinash Veeraraghavan

"Too arresting to be ambient, the Lithuanian Belgian experimental folk duo assemble elegant, many-faceted compositions with a precision that feels like a little glimpse at forever." - 7.8, Pitchfork


"Spiralling out from a palette of Lithuanian folk forms, this album feels like a sharp, cold and bright autumn morning, bracingly new." - 4/5, Folk Album of the Month, The Guardian

“Lightness of touch and calm enrichment… Bewitching. 9/10” - Uncut
Listen and order here.


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MEROPE - SALOSwith Vilnius chamber choir Jauna Muzika(STROOM, granvat)
2021
For their 4th album Merope was joined by 24 voices of Vilnius chamber choir Jauna muzika and conductor Vaclovas Augustinas. Interpreting old Lithuanian folk songs and weaving them into their own sonic islands.
cover artwork by Avinash Veeraraghavan.
listen and order
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MEROPE - NAKTĖS
(STROOM, granvat)
2018
The 3rd album by MEROPE with interpretations of Lithuanian folk songs and own compositions.A unique trio sound with a blend of acoustic instruments, voice, el. guitar and electronics. Naktės presents a world full of wonder, inspired by the atmosphere of the night. Cover artwork by Avinash Veeraraghavan.

listen and order


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Within,the alternation of clouds and rain.As earth and heaven spin,light to dark and back again,let nature take the lead.Within us all,with many voices it has but one beautiful song.Though we are not bound we are always connected.(inspired by Laoshi Loy)


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		<title>listen</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 12:35:49 +0000</pubDate>

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&#38;nbsp;

	
o kas sodely pamigo
aleliumai rūtela pamigo
laputė sodely pamigo
aleliumai rūtela pamigo


Listen to Merope concert in Rotterdam.
Sample by Lithuanian singer Petras Zalanskas (1900-1980) -
one of the greatest singers and story tellers.

	
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		<title>contact</title>
				
		<link>https://meropemusic.com/contact</link>

		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 13:58:52 +0000</pubDate>

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	bookings: Rutger (@) nadabooking.be&#38;nbsp;
management: sam (@) rockoco.be
band: meropeband (@) gmail.cominstagram
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		<title>about</title>
				
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 12:35:46 +0000</pubDate>

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	Merope’s roots lie deep in the soil of Lithuania's folk songs, connecting them with ideasfrom across the cultural map. Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė's kanklės and singing are the foundation of their celestial folk reinterpretations, joined by ornate, experimental guitar and electronic from Belgian multi-instrumentalist Bert Cools, creating an intimate soundscape and guiding the duo towards the unknown. Diving into ancestral words and melodies, they present contemporary vision of ancient Baltic music. Tangling elements gleaned from jazz, traditional, ambient music, 20th century minimalism and kosmische into their moving, humanist compositions, they provide a soundtrack for today's international landscape.There's a sense of spontaneity and playfulness hanging in the air around Merope's fifthalbum that's palpable from the very beginning. The duo of Lithuanian singer and kanklės player Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė and guitarist/producer Bert Cools, Merope are kissed by the winds of change on 'Vėjula'(spirit of wind), a self-styled musical rebirth that confidently fosters their ongoing narrative. It's their most experimental full-length to date, spreading its arms to embrace collaborations with like-minded artists Shahzad Ismaily, Laraaji and Bill Frisell. And while 'Vėjula' still roots itself in Lithuanian folk forms, it sprouts out spiritedly from that point into unfamiliar landscapes, blending ancient themeswith contemporary philosophies, concepts and technologies.

"Too arresting to be ambient, the Lithuanian Belgian experimental folk duo assemble elegant, many-faceted compositions with a precision that feels like a little glimpse at forever." - 7.8, Pitchfork

“Lightness of touch and calm enrichment… Bewitching. 9/10” - Uncut

"Spiralling out from a palette of Lithuanian folk forms, this album feels like a sharp, cold and bright autumn morning, bracingly new." - 4/5, Folk Album of the Month, The Guardian

“Quietly astounding.” - ***** The Skinny 

“An otherworldly record that feels newborn and timely” -&#38;nbsp; Aesthetica Magazine&#38;nbsp;

"Stylistically fluid and consistently soothing, it’s a great listening experience for anyone looking to recharge after another stressful week.” - Bandcamp Daily

"Their fifth effort, Vėjula, is their most blissed-out tapestry yet'' -&#38;nbsp; Bandcamp Daily 

"another set of pristine, exquisitely formed future-ancient vignettes" - Boomkat 

“Combining the timeless magic of traditional Baltic folk with an airy, searching futurism, this fifth album from Merope carries a transcendent allure.” - Electronic Sound

‘It’s glowing, ethereal music; gossamer-fine, but swirling with emotional heft.’The Wire, UK ‘Connecting lines instead of vanishing points - between ambient, chattering rhythms, voices interweaving and a form of folklore that is open on all sides. In short, it is an outstanding album. Friendly, humble, but undoubtedly visionary.’HHV mag, Germany
‘Artists like Merope show us how to transform tradition in a modern laboratory of thought.Salos envelops us with spring lightness, and here and there it covers us with intimate momentum.''Mystery and folk flow into the ocean of modern times.'
Nowamuzyka, Poland

"Album that is as delicate as it is deep: something very special indeed." Songlines, UK
"Naktės is a magnificent album, without fuss, without bowing to commerce.
A very honest, warm and most of all heartwarming registration of what the trio can bring about.
Consciousness-expanding music that has a lot from folk, but also with unworldly jazz and
especially with adventure and freedom."&#38;nbsp;P. De Cleen for Written in music, Belgium, The Netherlands
"Mystery and folk flow into the ocean of modern times - filled with ambient music, spiritualized jazz, improvisation or broadly defined electronics."&#38;nbsp;Nowamuzyka, Poland
"A minimalistic folk variation reminiscent of some Björk compositions;
Sounds partly like from another world, yet does not lose track of the Lithuanian folk melodies.
Music for quiet hours."&#38;nbsp;Global music magazine, Germany&#38;nbsp;

"Merope stretches where traditionalists narrow. With devotion and wisdom 'Naktės' is a homage to the night that unites us all."&#38;nbsp;Amusio, Germany

"Sound research is linked to the connections between man and nature, so the approach is meditative, but far from the clichés of the new age." Musicmap, Italy

"The mixture of acoustic and electronic sounds is perfect in balance. The beauty and virtuosity embrace each other gently. The songs consist of layered melodies, which make a warm flood whose direction can change any moment. ‘Amaranthine’ is an album to feel relaxed with. "&#38;nbsp;Gonzo, The Netherlands, Belgium&#38;nbsp;"The music unfolds unhurriedly, as if mimicking the spreading out of leaves and flowers, and life without anxiety or rush.When these artists come together, a free improvisation, active listening and subtle intervention into the musical ‘whole’ becomes their most organic way of functioning. " Lithuanian Music Link


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