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Veronika Povilioniene
12+ albums
folkRussialithuanianlithuaniatraditional lithuanian
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Veronika Povilionienė known in English speaking countries as Veronika Povilioniene, is a traditionalist Lithuanian singer one of the country's most celebrated musicians and folk music historians. Born in 1946, she studied at Vilnius University, and is married to a former political prisoner Vidmantas Povilionis, with whom she has 3 children. As a participant and leader of numerous folklore concerts and expeditions, she performs with her hair wrapped in the traditional white wimple head wrap and promotes her heritage and ethnograpic pursuits in many most unexpected ways. Her personal charisma and vital engagement in many musical, theatre and opera projects with famous artists, singers, ensembles and chamber orchestras as well as her educational activities inspire young generation of Lithuanians to respect their own roots. Her foreign solo tours spread to famous festivals in USA, UK, Australia, France, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Poland, Russia, Hungary etc. Awarded by many different awards, she is most proud of the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Lithuanian Lullaby
7292Leliumoj, Siuntė Mani, Leliumoj (Kalendorinė Daina) (I Was Sent By The Father (Calendar Song))
2173Sutartinė
1514Vai Aukštai Lakia Klevelio Lapeliai (Rugiapjūtės Daina) (Maple Leaves Are Flying High (Harvest Song))
1485Čiulba Ulba Karvełėlis (Karinė-Istorinė Daina) (The Dove Is Singing (War-Historical Song))
1336Joj Bernelis Ing Vainełį (Karinė-Istorinė Daina) (The Darling Is Riding To The War (War-Historical Song))
1147Oi Tu Zuikeli, Leliumoj (Kalendorinė Daina) (You, Bunny (Calendar Song))
1038Vai An Kalno Krasna Liepa (Jaunimo-Meilės Daina) (The Sightly Linden Tree On The Mountain (Youth-Love Song))
1029Anksci Rytelį Saulukė Tekėjo (Šeimos Daina) (Early In The Morning The Sun Was Rising (Family Song))
8510Prałėkdamas Bicinėlis Pro Drevį (Grikių Rovimo Daina) (The Bee Flying By The Hollow Of A Tree (Buckwheat Harvesting Song))
85albums
Lietuvių Liaudies Dainos (Lithuanian Folk Songs)
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A Sound Legacy: 60 Years of Folkways Records and 20 Years of Smithsonian Folkways
Išlėk, Sakale (Fly, Falcon, Fly)
Musics of the Soviet Union
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Smithsonian Folkways World Music Collection
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Vai ant kalno
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Smithsonian Folkways Sampler: A Sound Legacy--60 Years of Fo
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Smithsonian Folkways Sampler: A Sound Legacy--60 Years of Folkways Records and 20 Years of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Lopsines
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Lopsines 5
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Tevulio Prievarteliuos
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Smithsonian Folkways Sampler