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FOLK MUSIC Documentation of its music stretches back to at least the 15th Century . Prior to that, Skomorokh s were the major profession for musicians. A Neumatic Chant , called Znamenny , from the word 'znamia', meaning sign or neume, used until 16th century in Orthodox church music, followed by two hundreds of stylistic innovation that drew on the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation . In the 17th Century , Partesnoe Penie , part singing, became common for choruses, followed by private theaters established in cities like Minsk and Vitebsk . Worth noting is Stary Olsa a modern folk band that revives the old melodies of the medieval Belarus ( Grand Duchy Of Lithuania ). The band uses authentic instruments that they made themselves based on the old designs from the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The folk-rock band Kriwi is another notable example of a contemporary band that creates music based on old Belarusian folklore music. 20TH CENTURY In the 20th Century , the first Secondary Education institute in Belarus was founded ( 1924 ) and the first Opera s ('' Mikhas Podgorny '' by E. Tikotsky , '' In Virgin Forests Of Polesie '' by A. Bogatryev and '' The Flower Of Happiness '' by A. Turenkov ) and Ballets ('' The Nightingale '' by M Kroshner ). SOVIET RULE Later in the century, American Rock And Roll became popular while the country was controlled by the Soviet Union . Popular rock bands included Verasy , Siabry and Pesniary . Pesniary was probably the best known Belarusian band in the Soviet times and was very popular in USSR for several decades, specially in early 80's. AFTER INDEPENDENCE Belarus gained independence after the fall of the Soviet Union and new bands appeared, including N.R.M. , Ulis , Little Blues Band , The Stoks , Tornado , Krama and Neurodubel . Modern pop stars are also well-known, including Boris Moiseev and Lyapis Trubetskoy (though they tend to orient themselves toward Russia and Russian speakers). There are also electronic music performers like Autism , Energun 22 , H.h.t.p. . Worth noting is Drum XTC performs live drum'n'bass. Around 2002 a new generation of electronic bands appeared, organized by Electrokids promo-group, including the groups like Randomajestiq , Stone People , Dreamlin , T-Trider , CherryVata and Koordinate Of Wonders . N.R.M. is probably the best-known rock band of the late 90's and 00's. In 2003 , Belarus took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Their participant, Volha Satsiuk , came in 4th place. In 2004 Belarus made it to the semifinals of the regular Eurovision Song Contest . The country was represented by a duo Alaksandra I Kanstantsin , who failed to reach the final. Nevertheless, they won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 the following year, with Ksenia Sitnik 's song, 'My Vmeste'. Overall, Belarusian rock musicians and fans find life in Belarus today no less difficult than in the , a small town some 40 kilometers east of Białystok -- the center of Podlasie Voivodship , which is inhabited by a 200,000-strong Belarusian minority. The festival, held in July every year since 1990 , is organized by the Belarusian Union of Students (BAS) in Poland. The official name of the event is the Music Festival of Young Belarus or Basovišča ("BASS" + suffix "-ovishcha", alt.spelling ''Basovishcha'', ''Basoviszcza''). Some rock music fans dubbed it "Belarusian Woodstock ." SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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