Romowe Rikoito


Romowe Rikoito is a neofolk band currently based in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was formed by Glabbis Niktorius in 1995 and named after the ancient Prussian spiritual center Romowe. The group has published 6 albums – first two albums Narcissism and L’Automne Eternel based on ideas of melancholy, death and grief, while Āustradēiwa, Undēina, Nawamār, and UKA are dedicated to Old Prussia. They sing in the Old Prussian language.
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History

In 2014, Lithuanian independent music label published Romowe Rikoito's 4th album Undēina which is described as a "magical journey through modern Western Baltic world" by the label Dangus. Almost all compositions are performed in Prussian language, beside using dark folk instruments, its sounding enriched by folk instruments such as kanklės and ocarina. Undēina is dedicated to the Prussian mythology, sages and sacred places. All sounds were recorded in nature while visiting forests, rivers, sacred places of Old Prussia.

Musical style and lyrical themes

The music of Romowe Rikoito is characterized as "deep, unique, full of twilight, melancholy, sacred harmony, mysterious hope and decadence" by label Dangus. Compositions are performed by acoustic guitars, cello, flute, violin, keyboards. This band performed various poems written by Aleister Crowley, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Gerard de Nerval, Chidiock Tichborne also a Prussian version of intro of the first Lithuanian poem "Metai" by Kristijonas Donelaitis.

Members

Current

  • Glabbis Niktorius – vocals, guitars, kanklės, percussion, psaltery, sounds
  • Agota Zdanavičiūtė – vocals, kanklės
  • Ian Campbell – vocals, guitars, synthesizers
  • Adam Ormes – vocals, percussion, harmonium, synthesizers

Former

  • Johnny – guitars
  • Poonk – violin, tape, keyboards, sounds
  • Victoria Koulbachnaya – flute, keyboards
  • Julia – vocals
  • Anny – cello
  • Ludmila – violin
  • Elena Kosheleva – violin
  • Aleks Āulaukis – guitars, synthesizers, keyboards, effects and sounds, percussion, glockenspiel, psaltery, melodica
  • Tatiana Korotkova – vocals, percussion, melodica, glockenspiel
  • Aliona Ilnitskaya – violin
  • Alwārmija – vocals, percussion, didgeridoo

Discography

Narcissism L’Automne Eternel Āustradēiwa Undēina Nawamār
  • ''UKA''

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