ABOUT

This Vilnius-based formation finds its stylistic home in psychedelic rock. As the artists themselves maintain, their music brings joy across all latitudes—and they are certainly right. The atmosphere Garbanotas creates during their live performances gives their sound a truly international appeal, even in tracks featuring Lithuanian lyrics.

Lithuanian Focus

The band performed as part of the “Lithuanian Focus” showcase.
The year 2019 marks the 450th anniversary of the Union of Lublin. This jubilee provides a perfect opportunity to better understand—and essentially rediscover—Lithuania, our northeastern neighbor, which is still primarily perceived in Poland through the lens of the Romantic era.
In constructing a musical panorama of Lithuania for the Rise of Eastern Culture – Different Sounds festival, we aimed to capture a variety of genres and phenomena. Our goal was to showcase the broadest possible spectrum of what currently shapes the identity and uniqueness of this Baltic country’s scene. The “Lithuanian Focus” program was created in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Poland, the Lithuanian Culture Institute, the Lithuanian Film Centre, the M.K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, and the Lithuanian Photographers Association, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.

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