Music

Juodaragis Fir stage brings yet another intriguing musical news: ethno-electro project Driezhas (Kristijonas Lučinskas) together with sound artist and cellist Patris Židelevičius present their new

Mėnuo Juodaragis XXIII will host one of the most famous and intriguing contemporary post-metal bands from the land of ice and fire, the island of

Burning black metal and tributes to Hindu and Buddhist deities, tantric rituals and a spiritual journey to the depths of the world! A unique phenomenon

Juodaragis night will be illuminated by Fire + Ice, a project by legendary British neo-folk magician Ian Read, founded back in 1991. It is a

The rising star of the new shamanistic music, Rune of the Sun, will take to the stage of Fiery Juodaragis! Sowulo has been gathering pace

Danish neofolk legends OTWATM will return to MJR with two special performances. The ten-year-awaited new album “Your Love Can’t Hold This Wreath Of Sorrow” will

A thrilling world Beats band from Kiev. Their passionate music is inspired by Balkan, Mediterranean and Ukrainian traditions, performed by electronic and live percussions, a

Formed almost 20 years ago by Sean Ragon, the Brooklyn-based band released 4 albums and soon earned a cult status in the neofolk and post-industrial

Regressive dark folk group, that interweaves musical traditions of Poland and Scandinavia. One of the most interesting groups in Polish folk scene do it in

A six-peace folk/world music band that is well known in neighboring Latvia. Since 2012 Jauno Jāņu Orķestris fuses ancient lyrics of Latvian folk songs with

A folklore group from Northern part of Latvia, a village called Vidriži. The sounds of their zither and pipes will carry us back in time.

A vibrant folk metal band from Belarus, a legend in its own scene, which started its career back in 1996. Along with the harsh guitar

Distinctive Czech bal folk nuevo pioneers from Prague, combinig traditional dance rhythms with samples, loops and other electronicdoings. Hurdy-gurdy running unwearied, choppin’ & loopin’ cittern,

Are you into tales of witchcraft, demons, nostalgic war songs and decadent romance? Don’t miss the perfect opportunity to visit the Eglynas stage and listen

BIX is a legendary rock band from Lithuania, furiously active and popular since the very beginning in 1987. Their style may be described as post-punk

The minimalistic, rhythmic, and gently psychedelic music of the Kamaniu Šilelis (Bumblebees’ pinewood – eng) duo could be described as contemporary electrified indie folk with

A postmodern ensemble of non-modern music from Vilnius underground, which name reads as Orchestra of November 20th. The group of eight charismatic musicians can barely

A joint project of famous singers from three countries, that have sparkled last year far from the Baltic shores. Three nations, three women, singing ancient

This year Atalyja celebrates its 25th anniversary. Listeners will have a rare opportunity to see the originators of Lituanian folk-rock on stage once again. In

An indie folk rock’n’roll band from Vilnius, which started playing in 2008 and is finally coming to Juodaragis Island for the first time. Baltasis kiras’

The name Baltos Varnos means White Crows, a common Lithuanian colloquial term for people who are distinctive and non-traditional. Curly twins Milda and Teresė reveal

The festival’s stage constructions will be shaken by Armatūra, the world’s only “stroike punk” style band! (*stroike means “construction site” in local slang) Drawing their

A well-known DJ crew from Vilnius, playing outstandingly catchy club party music. Each Baltic Balkan show is like a festival in itself, causing the audience

The ferocious folk metal squad are the most prominent and active promoters of this style in Lituania. This year Ūkanose presented their brand new album

The deeply mystical ritual of Vėlių Namai (eng. The House of Souls) makes its return to the stage of Mėnuo Juodaragis. It is a misty

With the theme of the Mėnuo Juodaragis being Fire – the performance of the band Ugniavijas (eng. Whirl-Fire) is essential, indispensable and inevitable! Originally formed

The famous and powerful folklore ensemble Kuršių Ainiai (Curonian descendants) is coming to the Mėnuo Juodaragis! Together with the very distinctive composer Larion Dyakov they

The project Girių Dvasios (Spirits of the Woods) is well known to MJR visitors. It covers dub techno, ethno ambient and ancient Lituanian polyphonic chants

Saxophonist Simonas Šipavičius is perhaps best known as a member of Lituanian jazz/rock band Sheep Got Waxed and the author of an intriguing radio show

All-time friend of the festival, legendary DÓNIS, is preparing a set of rhythmic industrial ethno-electronics specially dedicated to the fiery theme of Juodaragis this year.

McKaras is a legendary harsh electronic undeground wizard, true comrade of the MJR for many many years. Let us listen what ha has to play

Daina Dieva is a one woman drone, dark ambient, experimental sound project from Lithuania. Her compositions intertwine recordings of the echoing world, massive drone structures,

Alternative folk and rock singer Virginija is well-known to the Juodaragis audience, she will open the treasure chest of her own sung poetry this time.

The group formed by Žemyna Trinkūnaitė, the master of the kanklės (traditional ancient zither instrument in Lituania), is a phenomenon in Lituanian musical culture. Žemyna,

NAUJAMIESTIS DANCE and ELECTRONICS COMBINATE It is a creative union of four artists from Vilnius, whose playing combines balfolk style music inspired by traditional songs,

Here comes a contemporary post-rock band from Vilnius, whose experimental work fuses different musical trends into a single atmospheric dream. The trio has been performing

Sure Fang is a sister and brother duo of experimental folktronica and ethnic techno. Their sound is based on the connection between live instruments (Labanoras’ bagpipes, kanklės,

Don’t be fooled, they are not just simple record archivists, in Mėnuo Juodaragis DJs Į_Duba turn into fire-spewing salamanders! The founder, howewer, is a member