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MINSK, 19 October (BelTA) – Belarusian musicians took part in the showcase festival Lost In Music in Finland. The list of participants of the forum included Belarusian bands Mustelide, Super Besse, and Shuma playing modern music, BelTA learned from the organizers of the festival.

Over the past two years, Belarusian bands have been actively participating in so-called showcase festivals, international music events where musicians from different countries demonstrate their talents and skills not only to the audience but also to show business representatives. Such festivals feature a wide range of concerts usually devoted to different styles of music and sometimes to labels and countries.

Lost In Music was the first showcase festival to feature a concert devoted to Belarus. The concert was attended by representatives of labels, agencies, and festivals from Finland, Germany, Austria, and the United States.

Tapio Korjus, one of the directors of the festival, noted that if two years ago nobody knew anything about modern Belarusian music, today the situation is changing. Belarusian musicians are often invited to perform at international music events, which is a very positive trend.

Lost In Music producer Emmi Paakkonen pointed out that the showcase devoted to Belarus proved once again that high-quality modern music is created not only, for example, in the United Kingdom, Germany, or Sweden but across the whole Europe. The organizers of the festival, international guests, and the audience said they enjoyed the opportunity to get acquainted with modern Belarusian music.