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Donis is a Lithuanian
ambient Ambient or Ambiance or Ambience may refer to: Music and sound * Ambience (sound recording), also known as atmospheres or backgrounds * Ambient music, a genre of music that puts an emphasis on tone and atmosphere * ''Ambient'' (album), by Moby * ...
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neofolk Neofolk, also known as apocalyptic folk, is a form of experimental music blending elements of folk and industrial music, which emerged in punk rock circles in the 1980s. Neofolk may either be solely acoustic or combine acoustic folk instrumenta ...
and experimental music project created by the
Klaipėda Klaipėda (; ; german: Memel; pl, Kłajpeda; russian: Клайпеда; sgs, Klaipieda) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. The capital of the eponymous county, it is the third largest city and the only major seaport in Lithuan ...
multi-instrumentalist Donatas Bielkauskas. He was also a member of electronic music projects ''Wejdas'', ''Notanga'', ''Ha Lela'', ''Eirimė''. Donis has released 8 CDs. Most of Donis’ works are musical interpretations of Baltic tribal ethnomusic. His most well known album is ''Bitė Lingo''. It has 8 archaic Lithuanian war songs interpreted by folk vocalist Rasa Serra. The album ''Švilpiai'' contains ancient
ocarina The ocarina is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. It is traditionally made from c ...
(švilpynė) music. The album ''Sotvaras'' is made together with famous Lithuanian pagan band
Kūlgrinda (plural ; from the Samogitian 'stone' and 'pavement', itself from 'to rake, pull together') is a hidden underwater stony road or ford across swamps and swampy areas used for defense in the history of Lithuania. Similar secret roads made primar ...
members. Donis has also made an album of a Greek mythology theme ''Alexandreia'' and some experimental-electronic works.


Awards

* A.LT 2006 – the best ethno artist


Discography

* 1998 – ''Deinaina'' * 2002 – ''Baltos Juodos Klajos'' * 2003 – ''Švilpiai'' * 2003 – ''Sotvaras'', with
Kūlgrinda (plural ; from the Samogitian 'stone' and 'pavement', itself from 'to rake, pull together') is a hidden underwater stony road or ford across swamps and swampy areas used for defense in the history of Lithuania. Similar secret roads made primar ...
* 2004 – ''Vacuum'' * 2006 – ''Bite lingo'', with singer Rasa Serra * 2007 – ''Alexandreia'' * 2010 – ''Kas tave šaukia'', with singer Rasa Serra * 2013 – ''Bars Bars''


References


External links


Official website

Musical information and realize center
Lithuanian folk musicians Ambient music groups Musicians from Klaipėda {{Europe-band-stub