Atalyja

Atalyja (“The rain is coming”) is a Lithuanian folk-rock music band. They focus on the popularizing of archaic Lithuanian folklore and bringing ancient songs to contemporary audiences. The band has produced songs of various musical styles, a broad tonal palette, and unique arrangements. The ancient melodies are enriched with elements of rock, jazz, funk, blues rock, metal, and Indian music. Atalyja regularly participates in music festivals. The band has released three CD albums and has given performances in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Turkey, Czechia, Belarus, and Russia.

The main part of the repertoire consists of sutartinės, a type of archaic polyphonic song, calendar, war-historical, and wedding songs. Musical expression ranges from meditative improvisation to hard compositional art rock. The band's musicians experiment with different styles – the melodies of traditional songs are mixed with elements of classic rock, metal rock, blues rock, funk, and progressive rock, as well as classical music.