Bitela by TRYS KETURIOSE
Lituanian polyphonic chants (sutartinės) about Bees.
PURE SOUND IN NATURE. Recorded at the Historical Beekeeping Museum in Stripeikiai, Ignalina District, Lituania.
Sutartinės - a multipart chanting tradition is the very unique, most archaic layer of Lituanian folklore, inscribed in UNESCO list of preserved heritage. Group Trys Keturiose (Three in Four), led by famous ethnomusicologist Prof. Dr. Daiva Vyčinienė, are the best known highest level sutartinės performers, researching this ancient tradition for many years. Their project "Bitela" was dedicated to certain type of sutartinės - songs about bees, which are sacred beings in Lituanian traditional culture, symbols of harmony and wealth.
Album recordings were made in natural outdoor environment, keeping all surrounding sounds of birds, bugs, trees, etc. and giving the listener most authentic feeling and magic of sutartinės. Therefore "Bitela" marked a new stage in folklore recording and perception.
Album CD and digital download includes a booklet with comprehensive descriptions of beekeeping traditions and polyphonic folklore phenomenon in Lituania.
Tracklist
| 1. | Bite, dabiłėli, dabilio | 2:38 |
| 2. | Bitela bičiuke, dobilio | 1:21 |
| 3. | Skrida bitela | 1:11 |
| 4. | Skranc bitela, sadula gadula | 2:33 |
| 5. | Skrida bite laukeliu | 1:06 |
| 6. | Skrida bite, tatato | 1:14 |
| 7. | Bitė tarė, dobilio | 4:10 |
| 8. | Kadu buva, kadujo | 2:37 |
| 9. | Dobiłėl‘, bitela, dobilio | 5:18 |
| 10. | Gali lauko liepala | 1:14 |
| 11. | O kas ti šilaly trinkėja? | 1:58 |
| 12. | Ulioja bitela, tatato lylio | 4:24 |
| 13. | Bitela, bičiuke | 3:40 |
| 14. | Bic, bitela, dabilia | 2:19 |
| 15. | Bitełė siaubia in balta dobila | 4:51 |
| 16. | Vidur girias liepela | 2:09 |
| 17. | Skranc, bitela | 6:42 |
| 18. | Bitins sodų praskrisdamas | 2:26 |
| 19. | Bitėla bite, dabilia lylia | 1:34 |
| 20. | Ratui, bitela, ratu, ratujo | 2:45 |
| 21. | Ka tu, bitela? | 3:17 |
| 22. | Biteł‘, dobiłėliau, dobiliau | 3:36 |
| 23. | Ašei pasilgau, dobilio | 2:46 |
| 24. | Biciute, bicia do | 0:39 |
Credits
Sutartinės singers group TRYS KETURIOSE:
Daiva Vyčinienė, Daina Norvaišytė, Eglė Sereičikienė, Rima Visackienė, Audronė Žilinskienė.
Įrašyta Senovinės bitininkystės muziejuje Stripeikiuose, Ignalinos raj.
2015.06.28, 07.03
Project idea and field recordings by Andrius Rugys.
Mastering by Giedrius Litvinas.
Annotations by Daiva Vyčinienė and Andrius Rugys.
Translations by Edvardas Vaišvila.
Album design by Ugnius Liogė.
License
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