Daughters of Mara
folk band
Since 2019, I have been singing in the band called "Daughters of Mara". It is a group of people fascinated by traditional folk music. Our current repertoire includes archaic ritual songs of Slavs and Balts. We search various music archives for pieces with intriguing melodies and surrealist lyrics, filled with pre-Christian symbolism. Sometimes, we perform them in a raw version, using techniques that are considered traditional, but most often, we create our own interpretations. Each song is a vehicle to transport us to mythical times. Through our arrangements, we want to take the audience to this magical world, where you can meet capricious nymphs, wish-granting doves or a nine-horned deer.
Members:
Beata Klimowicz-Kowalska – voice
Aleksandra Kowalczyk – voice
Miłka Majczyno – violin
Çağlar Şahin – drum
Wiola Jakubiec – violin
The album "Księga pieśni" is a musical story about archaic rituals associated with the cycle of life and the annual cycle. The tracks, arranged according to the sun's journey, include Ukrainian spring summoning, Russian song for the ritual burial of an arrow, Bulgarian song related to the cult of fertility, Polish "konopielka", midsummer night song, lamentations, Lithuanian canon for the summer solstice, several carols and others.