Basovišca
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The festival takes place during two July days in the Borak forest near Gmina of Gródek
Gmina of Gródek
Gmina Gródek is a rural gmina in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. The important part of the festival is music contest, in which young bands compete for prizes - usually money and right to record their album for free. Well-known stars of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian and Polish rock-scene usually perform there too.
2006
17th Basovišča was held on July 22–23, 2006. Contest was on second day. It was the first time when band from LithuaniaLithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, IR
IR
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, took part in it.
Contest results
Winners:- ParasonParasonParason is a rock band from Belarus, one of the winners of Basovišča in 2006. Leader of Parason is Andre Karp...
- 40 hours of recording in Apollo Studio, and money (1800 zl) - S.D.M. - 25 hours of recording in Studio Rembrandt Radio Bialystok, and money (1200 zl)
- Nevma - 1360 zl
- Ludzi śviatla - 1000 zl
- Vodar suśviet - electric guitar
Other participants: Band A, Krok, RoStra
Rostra
The Rōstra was a large platform built in the city of Rome that stood during the republican and imperial periods. Speakers would stand on the rostra and face the north side of the comitium towards the senate house and deliver orations to those assembled in between...
, Termin X, Mozart
Line up
Friday, July 21: IR (LTLithuania
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), 5set5 (PL
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
), Rima (PL), Orchestra Arturo Piazza (ITA
Italy
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), Ambasadar KROU/ČpB (BY
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
), Siddhartha (PL), Troitsa (BY), Zero-85 (PL), Neuro Dubel (BY)
Saturday, July 22: Imprudence (BY), Źmiaja (BY), Indiga (BY), Tav.Mauzer (BY), Krama (BY), Sjel (PL), :B:N: (BY), Red Emprez (PL), Drum Ecstasy (BY), IQ48 (BY), N.R.M.
N.R.M.
N.R.M. is a rock band from Minsk, Belarus, founded in 1994. They are considered to be the most popular rock band in the country...
(BY)