#kanklės

[unhonestlymirror]

The scale of russian misinformation is so huge that I've even seen Lithuanians using "Illya Muromets" as a derogatory insult because that legendary warrior is considered to be russian... but Illya is Ukrainian, actually!😭 His real name was Illya Murovets but russia stole it and renamed after the russian city "Murom" which isn't even close to Kyiv, but it sounds so similar to "Murovets", no one would care enough to notice!

The same happens among Ukrainians. I've seen plenty of times how Ukrainians use "gusli" to make fun of russians... but it's not actually an instrument of a russian origin! It's Finno-Baltic, Lithuanians use "Baltijos psalteriumas" as a common term for all these sort of musical instruments because it has a lot of names: Kokles in Latvian, kūkles in Latgalian, Kandla in Livonian (Livs), Kanklės in Lithuanian, Kanele in Estonian, Kantele in Finnish/Karelian Finnish and Kusli in Volga Finnish!

N.B. If it was in the 6th century A.D., it's highly unlikely those people were "Baltic Slavs": here is the original text (allegedly, because it is translated from Greek to russian, and we all know how russians love misleading people):

"They replied that they were Slavs by tribe and lived at the end of the Western Ocean (Baltic sea); that the Khagan had sent ambassadors as far as the local [tribes] to gather military forces, and had tempted the elders with rich gifts. But they, having accepted the gifts, refused him an alliance, assuring him that the length of the journey was an obstacle for them, and sent them, captured [by the emperor], to the Khagan with apologies: after all, the journey takes fifteen months. But the Khagan, forgetting the law [protecting] ambassadors, began to create obstacles for their return. They, having heard that the tribe of the Romans, if one may say so, is very famous for its wealth and philanthropy, went to Thrace, deceiving [the Khagan] at an opportune moment. And they carry citharas, they say, because they are not trained to carry weapons on their bodies; for their country does not know iron, which makes their life peaceful and unperturbed; they play the lyre, not familiar with the singing of trumpets. For those who have never heard of war, it's naturally, as they said, to engage in simple musical exercises. Autocrat, [hearing] all that was said, admired their race and, having honored the barbarians themselves who came to him with hospitality and marveling at the size of their bodies and the enormity of their body parts, he transported them to Heraclia."

Either the author confused something because there could be only Baltic tribes living next to the Baltic sea in the 6th century (Western Europe could never care less about whatever the hell happens in Eastern Europe, even nowadays, with all the Internet sources, they dare to call us "Slavic" and "post-soviet"🙄) or those were ancient Belaruthians (Gudija) who are technically Baltic Slavs who had more or less nice relations with their neighbours, or... russia just made it up, and there was no "slavs" mentioned at all. In any case, the full description really suits Baltic tribes (and even reminds me of Lāčplēsis a bit).

In russia (since it was born somewhen between Ivan the Terrible and Peter the First times) this instrument which is now called "gusli", came through Baltics then Finnish tribes. In Baltic tribes, psalteriumai have a sacral meaning, people there have a lot of festivals with kankliai, and they don't associate this musical instrument with russia... so I don't think Ukrainians should, too.

We should fight back russia not because for its clothes or music, but for their awe in killing and raping people en masse. We should also educate ourselves better about our neighbours.

[pagetbewbster]

How did you meet your partner??

The first week I was in Lithuania, I saw a flyer taped to a wall for a post-punk show and decided to check it out. Midway through, this man comes up to me and very respectfully tells me I’m the prettiest girl he’s ever seen and that he’d regret not telling me.

He walked away, but I was like damn, that’s bold as fuck and I am INTERESTED. So I stuck around and eventually he found me again. We talked for a bit, he bought me an NA beer, and then we went to a techno club. We were so comfortable with each other even after just an evening, so I went back to his place and we listened to music all morning (it was 5-6am at this point).

He taught me how to play a kanklės and made me tea, generally such a nice dude. We agreed to enter sort of a “fling” while I was there the rest of the month, but after the 3rd date we spent pretty much all of our waking time together and mutually fell in love.

It’s gross, anon. Real gross. Totally disgusting, nasty amount of romance and clichés here. And I love it.

[zhanteimi]

Solo Cissokho & Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė – Solo & Indre

Solo Cissokho & Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė – Solo & Indre

Senegal / Lithuania, 2015, Mande music / Lithuanian folk This collaboration is nothing short of magic, and according to the press release, this is the first time the kora (a west African stringed instrument) and the kanklės (a Baltic box zither) have been recorded together. And my goodness, it’s like they were made to play together. Cissokho and Jurgelevičiūtė wield their respective instruments…

[abwatt]

My friends Will and Lynn are performing in this amazing quartet, and they’re hosting an online concert tomorrow night (Eastern US time). 

Maybe this will move you, and even if it doesn’t, you should check out their other music.

[aphrodisiac-rimvydas]

I am, but do not get your hopes so high—I but really only play the kanklė, I'm afraid. *chuckles* With a city as bustling and large as this one, it truly comes as no surprise. *taps their chin in thought* Saint John... Saint John... *clears her throat and takes a phone out of his pocket* You'll have to forgive me the same as the Almighty, for I am not any sort of devotee. Ah! *looks up from it* The one besides that big university, yes? *glances back down at phone* Columbia, it is?

*dusts off clothes* Ah, you look like a knowledgeable one. I believe I’ve gotten off at the wrong stop, tell me, my child, are you familiar with this street?

— ???

Considering this was the same street I attempted to perform on many, many times, but to little of any success... *kicks at pebble* I'd say it is a sort've love hate relationship by some means. *looks towards them* Why? Have you found yourself lost?

[balticpsalteries]

Musical board for kids 🧸 #toy #musicaltoys #kids #children #play #music #strings #stringedinstrument #musicalinstrument #psaltery #gusli #kantele #kokle #kanklės #kannel #zither #lyre #harp (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGm6AtQAeRQ/?igshid=1bni57nwo4ttk

[personnages]

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FULL NAME : Zelda of Hyrule. In modern verses, she just uses “Hyrule” as a last name whenever one is required of her. AGE : 25. GENDER : female. SEXUALITY : bisexual. ORIGIN : Hyrule. She was born and raised in Hyrule Castle. CURRENT LOCATION : Usually, Hyrule Castle. That’s where she lives and works. NATIONALITY : Hylian. SPOKEN LANGUAGES : Hylian is her native language. She also speaks Zora and Goron, though she speaks the former slightly more fluently than the latter. She can also speak Sheikah, though she keeps that fact mostly private. She can also read Gerudo, though she doesn’t have much practice speaking it. RELIGION : She worships the three Goddesses, as well as Hylia. Worship is very important to her, both as the head of state but also on a personal level.  HEIGHT : 5′7″. BODY TYPE :  EYES : Grey. TATTOOS : None. PIERCINGS : She has double piercings in her earlobes, and cartilage piercings below the tip of her ears. She’s almost always wearing earrings in her main pair of earlobe piercings, the other two are also used if the occasion calls for it. (I.e., if it’s a less formal event.)  SCARS : One on the back of her left shin, underneath her knee, from a training accident in her teens.  EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND : Zelda was tutored by many private tutors over the course of her childhood and adolescence. They ranged from swordsmanship and archery; to languages, diplomacy, policy-making, statecraft and history; to theology and religious cosmology; to the magical healing arts and honing her light magic. Her childhood was a very busy one, as she was learning nearly all the time. (Auru was one of her history tutors.) SOCIAL MEDIA : In modern aus, there are official social media handles for her on the usual suspects -- facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube. All of these use the handle @HyruleRoyalFamily. She also has a very private, very hidden instagram account that she uses to post her own personal photography and is given only to close friends and family. Zelda tries not to go on social media too much -- she’s too busy. SMOKING : No. DRINKING : Occasionally, but mostly only at meals. DRUGS : No. ATHLETICS : Archery and swordsmanship. Also horseback riding, which is what she prefers out of the three. In modern aus, she also swims quite a bit. HOBBIES : She’s a very busy woman, so she doesn’t have as much time to devote to these, but she likes reading and taking long walks, as well as embroidery. Those last two are especially good for calming her down and centering her. She also plays the kanklės and likes to practice when she has the time. FAVORITE DRINK : Tea! Black tea. She needs the caffeine. She likes it with mint and/or lavender added, especially, and honey stirred in. FAVORITE FOOD : Though she doesn’t like to admit it, she’s partial to sweet things. In particular, there’s a bakery in Castle Town that makes a yeasted lavender sweet bread that she’ll sometimes get when it’s been a particularly trying day. FAVORITE MUSIC : She likes stringed instruments and flutes! As said before, she herself plays the kanklės. She also sings, but that is in private and for herself.  CLOTHING STYLE : She tends to go for quality fabrics instead of overly ostentatious decoration. Her clothes are expensive, but that’s due more to the quality of the material and the craftsmanship/tailoring. She doesn’t feel the need to flash the fact that she has money; she feels that to be a bit tacky. She tends to wear mostly cool colors and jewel tones, though that isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, and she’ll wear pinks, berry colors, and creams as well. 

Tagged by: thank you so much, @spiritmaiden ! (zelda friend!) Tagging: @sunlilted​ (Zamir), @walkingshcdow (Finnegan?), @moretreasurewithin (Lucy?), @psychewrote (Lilia! :D), @jouesrose, @erstwhles (Rosalind :D), @heartlosttravelers (Sharon?), @pcachlovc (Feng Jiu or Qi Rou or Yue Yue? whichever vibes are strongest, I love them all), @forgottencamelots​ (Lise?), and anyone else who would like to! tag me! and as always, no obligation. <3

[bluesuperkitty]

Big thanks to @honeyed-gore for tagging me <3

Nickname: Sam, Mellon, Medical Mystery No.2

Zodiac: Sun - Gemini, Moon - Libra

Height: 1.73m, hell yeah

Last movie I saw: That’s a hard question because I remember like two weeks of stuff but it was probably... Hmmm... I am pretty sure it was a documentary.

Favourite musician: Honestly, I don’t have only one and this would need a separate list.

Song stuck in my head: Jonathan Davis - Gender

Other blogs: @lithuanian-trash @witch-in-wild

Do I get asks: Once in Venus transit

Blogs following: 869

Amount of sleep: 6h at night and 2 in afternoon

Lucky number: 2. It follows me everywhere.

What I’m wearing: Shirt I accidentality ripped a hole in and my black pants that were acceptable for going to school

Dream job: Doctor/IT related something

Dream trip: North Finland

Favourite food: Potatoes. Easy to make edible and nutritious. Also, I haven’t gotten bored of them like apples and bananas.

Play any instruments: Yes: piano, violin, kanklės, guitar and I can make a sound with wooden flute.

Languages: Lithuanian, English, German basics and Russian swear words.

Favourite songs: The only song ever to bring me to tears (for my lost childhood lmao): Tele Bim Bam - Baltoji Varnelė

Random fact:

My room windows are in East and I can see my town’s water tower and if the sky is clear, I can see sunset colours on it.

Describe yourself as aesthetic things: Dim room with white flowy  curtains, pill bottles, ER waiting room, book stacks, sitting in empty school corridors, my CodeBlocks editor theme (I made it aesthetic af somehow), random computer parts, sunshine through empty water bottles, acrylic paint stained desk.

I tag: @such-justice-wow @mycatshuman @lithuanianblood @kormokodranas @nezinaukamsitasblogas @notyour--honey and anyone who wants to do this!

[lithuanian-trash]

tagged by @draugay sorry it took so long :(

rules: answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you’d like to know more about.

nickname: Mellons

star sign: Gemini :)

height: 174cm

last film i saw: Beetlejuice

last thing i googled: setprecision c++

favourite musicians: Glass Animals, Caravan palace, TOP, MCR

song stuck in my head: Twenty One Pilots - Message Man

other blogs: @bluesuperkitty , @witch-in-wild

do i get asks: extremely rarely

following: 1149

followers: 144

amount of sleep: around 10h at night and some naps throughout the day

lucky number: 2 or 13

what I'm wearing: jeans and pyjama shirt

dream job: programmer, engineer or doctor

dream trip: Greenland or Finland

instruments i play: piano, guitar, kanklės, violin, flute

languages i speak: Lithuanian, English and some German.

favourite foods: apples, seedless grapes and mom’s pancakes :’)

random facts: I have a cat. She demands attention and petting every time i come back home (even if I just left to take out the trash). Also i can’t look at bottles of brandy anymore. I get nauseous just from the sight.

favourite songs: recently it’s been Billie Eillish - Six Feet Under, Liūdni Slibinai - Girdžiu, ką jūs tylite and Cavetown - devil town

my aesthetic: it’s either sleep-deprived-and-depressed nerd or I-can-steal-your-man-but-dont-wanna

Tags: @waitaminuteichangedmymind @kormokodranas @thorsona @nezinaukamsitasblogas @anoniscanon @barbituratas @satans-favorite-cat @pinhead-in-stilettos and everyone who wants to do this ^-^

[circular-tejido]

Senegalese kora player, Solo Cissokho, and Lithuanian kanklės player, Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė, meet each other for their first duo recording. This is the first time these two instruments have been recorded together. It’s a fascinating meeting of traditional music cultures and sounds. Senegalese musician Solo Cissokho plays kora, a string instrument from West Africa, and performs vocal parts. He is a griot – a special performer, storyteller and praise singer who transmits his African heritage through music. Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė is a Lithuanian singer and kanklės (Baltic psaltery) player. She combines her native music roots with improvisations in different styles, taking the traditional kanklės sound in new directions. Released in May 2015, One Root Music Track list: 

1. Damma - Gervė 

2. Dolo 

3. Manssani - Bitelė 

4. Saula Yay 

5. Petit Pois - Sanoy 

6. Kaira - Upelė 

7. Saha 

8. Leliumoj - Bamba

[kpellinore]

In the video I posted yesterday I mentioned in passing the Latvian traditional instrument the kokles or kokle which is a kind of plucked box zither, closely related to the Lithuanian kanklės, Estonian kannel, Finnish kantele, and Russian gusli. I thought I would post about it in a bit more detail. I love the kantele, and this is basically the same thing - it’s a very pretty sound.

“The kokles has a hollow trapezoidal body usually carved out of a single piece of wood that's topped with a thin wooden soundboard. A distinct feature that sets kokles apart from most of the other string instruments is that the strings don't rest on a bridge, making the sound quieter, but richer in timbre. Wooden (or sometimes metal) tuning pegs are set into the wide tip of the body, while at the narrow tip is a metal rod upon which the strings are secured, giving them a slightly fan-shaped arrangement. The strings may be of brass or steel. Traditionally, there were 6–9 strings which later increased to 10 and more.

Strumming is done with the right hand's index finger, while the left hand is used for muting unwanted strings by lightly placing fingers on them.. The left hand can also be used for picking strings.” (edited for space, taken from Wikipedia)

... PS!

I also found this video interviewing a kokles player about his instrument. I know I’m always on about harps, but that’s the thing I do know a bit about, and I found a couple things he said very similar to Celtic harps - that the instruments are not standard, all builders build them in different ways, use different woods, different sizes, numbers of strings, shapes, etc. One other thing was that this guy has these devices on his strings that let him change the pitch by a semitone, precisely what the levers on a Celtic (or “lever harp”) do. Anyway - It’s a longish interview but quite interesting so I will tack it on here, in case someone wants more info.

[ma-jeunesse-fout-le-camp]

Lithuanian Folk Instruments: Kanklės and Birbynė

“ Birbynė is an authentic Lithuanian wind musical instrument distinct in its gentle sound. It is a single or double-reeded aerophone which may or may not have a mouthpiece. Birbynės were made of wood, bark, horns, straw or goose feathers. Sound is being produced by blowing and thus movig the reed. To control the pitch of a sound, from 3 to 6 holes were made along the body of the instrument. 

Kanklės is a traditional Lithuanian folk string instrument. The sound is being produced by covering (muting) unnecessary strings with one hand while playing and plucking the other strings with the other hand‘s fingers. This instrument was quite popular not only in Lithuania, but in several nearby countries, where it went by a distinct name: Latvia (kuokle), Estonia (kantele) and Northern Russia (gusli). Although the name was not the only thing different about these instruments – depending on the country they also had a unique form, number of strings, were made and played differently. Usually it was a solo instrument, but it would also sound well in ensembles (along with the leading violins, bass-playing string instruments and rhythmic percussion instruments).“

[zeroground]

★ Tik Laisvoje šalyje  pedofilija yra laisva. ★

Skamba skamba kanklės

[narika-a]

I was tagged by @multifanstuff. Thank you!! I actually did a similar one not too long ago but some things changed I guess 😂

Rules: Answer the 30 questions and then tag 20 people

Nicknames: None as far as I know, I actually prefer when people don’t shorten my real name 😂

Gender: Female

⭐ Sign: Taurus

Height: 167 cm

Time: 1 pm

🎂: May 4th

Favorite Bands: Please... I can’t... 

Favorite Solo Artists: Omg the same goes for solo artists 😂

Song Stuck in My Head: Wanna One - Energetic

Last Movie I 👀: “Время первых” (Spacewalker) And maaan it had some really nice scenes

Last Show I 👀: “The Unit” and this show will be the death of me

When did I create my blog: About 4 years ago?

What do I post: Anything 😂 But of course my blog is now overtaken by kpop and stuff 😂

Last thing googled: Jooheon smile 😂 I just had to see it again, okay? 😂

Do you have other blogs?: Idk do I? 😏 I don’t 😂

Do you get asks: It depends how active I am, so not everyday?

Why did you choose your url: My OC name from a comic I created when I was like 8? or smth, I still use it everywhere 😂

Following: 882

Followers: 7,723 🙌

Favorite colors: Purple (Shades of violet)

Average hours of 💤: It depends on the days, sometimes I don’t need much to get by, so most often 5-8?

Lucky number: 4? I don’t really have one? 😂

Instruments: None but oh I wish! I used to play a Lithuanian instrument called “kanklės” tho

What am I wearing: My PJs, it seems I always wear them 😂

How many blankets I 💤 with: At least two

Dream Job: Astronomer/astro physicist

Dream Trip: Japan!!

Favorite food: Umm?? Hmmm I’m trying to think of something else but I always come back to cepelinai 😂

Nationality: Lithuanian

Ethnicity: Lithuanian?

Favorite Song Right Now: JBJ - Fantasy~~

Okay, let me tag someone for this again 😂: @heebiejbies, @lis-redfox, @aleaexo, @kttendrama, @bubblyemotions, @got-7bangtan-boys, @rangrids, @winsomekookie, @pinkinymo, @pearylove okay that’s enough 😂

[erichasj]

Kanklės kažkaip jaučiu, kad greit neliks šito kultinio logo #bnw_city #city_in_bnw #simply_noir_blanc #foto_blackwhite #bnw_street #street_vision #blackwhite #blackandwhitephotography #architectureblackandwhite #streetphoto_bnw #bnw #bnw_greatshots #monochromatic #bnwgramers #bnw_planet #bnw_kings #bnw_dark #bnw_zone #bnw_demand #world_bnw #bnw_captures (at Kaunas) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByKeaUoIush/?igshid=7pojax9dz9cd

[balticpsalteries]

Time to relax. #relax #relaxtime #relaxmusic #musically #dream #nature #forest #balticpsalteries #balticpsaltery #gusli #kantele #kokle #kokles #kannel #kanklės #psaltery #zither #lyre #harp #guzheng #koto #kanun #dulcimer #autoharp #guitar #musicalinstrument #music #song https://www.instagram.com/p/CCLqY0fA6uz/?igshid=ifyls3w7uhn1