LIVE: LIUDNI SLIBINAI at Cargo | 15th May
“LIUDNI SLIBINAI (en. Sad Dragons) is a theatrical music project by the Lithuanian actors of the new generation. Fusing together classical Lithuanian poetry with the modern sound, these musical hooligans cannot be pigeon-holed into any conventional genre. The band is well known for its energetic performances, stage antics, positive sadness, witty and self-depreciating irony.The band’s music is an original take on well-known Lithuanian poetry or folk songs lyrics incorporating pop, rock, hip-hop and even drum&bass elements. Borrowing the lyrics from the poems by such Lithuanian classical poets as Maironis, K. Donelaitis, A. Baranauskas, J. Marcinkevicius, H. Radauskas, these hooligans-actors-musicians-comedians touch upon the issues that the modern man faces.
For two consecutive years, Liudni Slibinai have got numerous nominations in M.A.M.A. music awards, picking up the Best Band Of The Year at M.A.M.A. 2012. Liudni Slibinai also won the People’s Choice Award at the alternative music awards T.E.T.E 2011. In 2012, band’s member Dominykas Vaitiekunas have been recognized as the Most Charismatic Artist of the Year. Liudni Slibinai has also been awarded Saulius Mykolaitis memorial prize.
Over a short period of five years since its inception, the Liudni Slibinai has been awarded the Best Lithuanian Band title, and has performed around 250 concerts in the largest Lithuanian cities and festivals and brought their music to the UK, Germany, USA.
In autumn 2010, the Liudni Slibinai released their debut album entitled “Albumas, raginantis tauta“ (The Album Calling the Nation”. In autumn 2012 the band has successfully launched their second album “Albumas be jokiu E” (An Album Without E-s), a call for people to get rid of soul preservatives. In autumn 2013, to mark their fifth anniversary, the Li?dni Slibinai released an electronic song collection “Imkit mane ir klausykit” (Take Me and Read Me) inspired by the writings of the renowned Lithuanian poets.
May 14 Liudni Slibinai is coming to London – come down to discover what it feels to be dancing to a modern Lithuanian folk music!”
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