The "Žemyna" Folk Music Band

Club Folklore Kybartų kultūros centras, Kybartai +370 655 23610 kybartucentras@kybartukc.lt

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Formed in May 2001, the Kybartai Cultural Center’s folk music ensemble “Žemyna” currently consists of 14 amateur musicians and vocalists. The group promotes and popularizes Lithuanian folk songs and music, and participates in regional, national, and international projects. “Žemyna” has appeared on the LRT program “Duokim garo” on multiple occasions and has participated in the national band competition “Grok, Jurgeli,” the “Suvalkietiškas kiemas” festival, and in the Ensemble Evening programs at the Song Festivals. In 2009, the ensemble was awarded the second artistic level category; in 2016, it released the CD “Valsų lenciūgėlis”; and in 2012, 2016, and 2019, the band won the Suduva Region Band Festival and Competition.

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