
Music

TIAMAT (SE)
The legendary dark metal band TIAMAT will thunder on the stage of MJR this year! For more than three decades, Johan Edlund’s lead band has

ME AND THAT MAN (PL)
Another enchanting surprise on this year’s MJR stage! A phenomenal project of dark folk, rough country and gothic blues, created by extreme metal scene icon

BANI HILL BAND (GE)
BANI HILL BAND (Georgia) Power of Caucasus! Bani Hill Band are admired due to wonderful voices, perfectly dominated instrumentals and devotion to the music, carried

SKYFORGER (LV)
MJR XXII stage welcomes the legendary Latvian Pagan Metal band! It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 10 years since SKYFORGER’s last show in Juodaragis,

OBTEST (LT)
The cult Lituanian pagan metal band is back with new fire! For this year Obtest will revive their 2008 album “Tree of Life”, expressing the

ALINA ORLOVA (LT)
Alina Orlova, the exceptional Lituanian composer and singer, is returning to the MJR stage with the band – she will present her beloved and well-known

NEMUER (Czech Republic)
Throat singing and overtones, hypnotic rhythms of percussion, ancient instruments and dead languages, but, above all, a hauntingly dark atmosphere like a fog in a

TARUTA (UA)
The will be a special brotherly music event on the MJR stage on Friday – the world-rock group Taruta together with fellow Lituanian musicians will

SUTARI (PL)
SUTARI is the power of three female voices and rich musical imagination. The artists continue the traditions of Polish folk singers. Their work set a

MIGLOJE (LT)
MigloJE is an experimental music project started in 1997, its style has evolved from heavy hardcore techno and idm into the fields of ambient. By

Gintarius DAINANEŠYS ir Giedrė (LT)
An original duo from a forgotten rural village, creating unique singing poetry. The fire for their songs comes from the sanctity of the earth, the

ADAS (LT)
Adas – aka Adas Gecevičius – is a prominent Lituanian drummer/producer from bands Sheep Got Waxed and Vilniaus energija. With these bands Adas have warmed up for

Elektroninės sutartinės (LT)
The new project of Viktoras Diawara (guitarist and music producer) and Laurita Peleniūtė (famous folklore researcher and performer) is building a bridge between authentic polypjonic folklore

FOLKGARDAS (LT)
A synthesis of Lituanian folk- and -gard – that’s what’s relevant now – electronic dance music project by violinist Edita Gumauskaitė, traditional dance band Smetonos Ūsai

STUDIO MARUKO (LT)
The former leader and songwriter of the band Sportas constantly surprises lovers of avant-garde, cringe, synth-punk and all kinds of musical oddities with his furor.

IR VISA TAI KAS YRA GRAŽU YRA GRAŽU (LT)
The psychedelic rock band known in Lituanian alternative scene from early 90s with an extravagant name meaning literally ‘And All That Is Beautiful Is (actually)

BEDLESS BONES (EE)
A nocturnal rapture from cold Estonia. Its noir electronic sound reminisces darkwave, influences of industrial and multilayered melancholic atmosphere. Kadri Sammel’s solo project has released

N U L I S : S : S : S (LT)
Laurynas Jukonis, the creator of post-industrial music, will present the project Nulis:s:s:s, dedicated to sound energy explorations. The project, which started in 2014, is a

KŪLGRINDA (LT)
The long-time nurturers of Baltic ritual folklore, well known ancient faith community Romuva, this time will invite to join a singing procession to honor the

DJs Į D U B A (LT)
ĮDuba DJs are nurturers of sound, various music in analog media. Their sets being played from vinyl records, adding some gracious effects. On the MJR

AGOTA TRIO (LT)
Using poetry, chants and voice, Agota Zdanavičiūtė creates musical compositions interwoven with Lituanian folk motifs, fairy tales and poetry. The musician’s first solo album based

IRENA UPĖ (LT)
The creator of alternative folktronica, whose music is dark and intellectual, at the same time full of mythology and folk motifs. Formerly known as I-rena

ORAI (LT)
The most important thing for the festival is good weather. And with this group, whose name in English means Weather, we can expect theatmosphere to

K E D R O S T U B Ù R A S (LT)
Kedrostubùras (engl. – cedar spine) is a bright Lituanian combo playing in the style of alternative rock, hip-hop, soul and jazz or “Sea Wave”. The

GAMKA (LT)
Germanas Daškevičius – Gamka, a well-known young generation creator in Lituanian music scene, presented his first solo album “Šaltos bangos” (Cold waves) this summer. The

Donatas BIELKAUSKAS (LT)
This time, long-time MJR participant Donis comes with a double mission – his latest album “Mirštantis. Miestas. Jivenimui” will be heard on the festival island as

GIRIŲ DVASIOS (LT)
Girių Dvasios (Spirits of the Woods) is a unique electronic music project started in 2009 by the talented artist Evaldos Azbukauskas. His work is inspired

Toma ČEPAITĖ (LT)
Young Lituanian composer and musician will present the electroacoustic project “Audiomitologija”, whose dreamy soundscapes were inspired by old Lituanian mythic tales. By playing between recognizable

PEKLA
Extreme speed‘n‘roll collective from Šiauliai town is widely known for their energetic and vibrant shows. The band has 4 albums in their account and promisses

LIETIS (LT)
Hard rock and Folk metal band will present their debut album. A creation where virtuosic rhythmical patterns, the harsh sound of guitars and the contemporary

POLIARIZUOTI STIKLAI (LT)
The legendary Lituanian “wooden rock” band. Good mood guaranteed! www.pzst.lt Poliarizuoti stiklai by Šarūnas Mačiulis ir Poliarizuoti stiklai

Domantas RAZAUSKAS ir grupė VOS VOS (LT)
The rock band with a well-known Lithuanian author and performer Domantas Razauskas, that gathered 5 years ago and already participated in several Juodaragis fests. All

SINSTATION (LT)
Alternative rock foursome from Vilnius have emerged a few years ago into the Lithuanian alternative scene. The group is known for its ambitious shows, fiery

SVIRTIS (LT)
In the past, people used to draw water from a well with a lever, and today the folklore group Svirtis (Lever) draw meanings from the

ŠUMA (BY)
Electronic music project Šuma wraps ancient pagan songs in the clothes of modern arrangements (dub techno, minimal, deep house). The aim of the team is

DARKWOOD (DE)
The wilderness outside the cities has often been a place where man can rediscover himself, free of the mediation of the human world. Darkwood draws

PRADŽIAPATI (LT)
This is new postfolk band of Jonas Chockevičius, the former singer and guitarist of famous Lituanian metal group Thundertale. Band’s music brings the magic of

TAMSAULĖ (LT)
A creator of post-folk music, whose works intertwine Lituniana folk songs and her own texts, modern electronic and spacious sound nebulae, and sometimes more painful

ANDAJA (LT)
Arriving from the densities of Southern Lituania, Andaja will present their new album “Shapes” on the MJR stage this year! The album is based on

HONEYPAW (LT/FIN/CAN)
Honeypaw combines the Lithuanian sutartinė and the Finnish Kalevala runo traditions, reflecting the modern urban landscape around them in Toronto, Canada. Family duo of Lithuanian

MEHEHE DUO (PL)
The ethno ambient duo who explore the roots of Polish village music and folk magic tradition. They raise the spirit of the tradition of rural

STURLE DAGSLAND (NO)
Sturle Dagsland is a highly acclaimed genre-bending artist from Norway. With a wild and unique performance he captivates the audience and takes the listeners on

BY THE SPIRITS (PL)
From deep in the forests of Lower Silesia echo the songs of BY THE SPIRITS. Exploring secret wooded places, telling stories about the connections between

KEISTA BJAURI ŽUVIS (LT)
What one can expect from a project, which name means WEIRD UGLY FISH? Actually their energetic drum passages surrounded by rich sounds of synthesizers and

I.V.T.K.Y.G.Y.G. (LT)
The band just finnished their new album and is heading to the festival to share their new stuff and to delight you with their musical

SIDABRO (LT)
The Sidabro (Silver) band comes from the depths of the Dainava region (Merkinė and Druskininkai) and brings us myths, folklore, the power of the ancestral

VERIKALPA (FI)
Beer-Drenched Troll Metal From Oulu Finland. Verikalpa had been an integral part of the Scandinavian Pagan/Folk Metal scene for a good ten years before their

TRAD.ATTACK! (EE)
Created in 2013 Trad.Attack! is an Estonian trio who has literally turned Estonian music market upside down by bringing traditional music and long vanished village