Luokė ethnographic ensemble or simply Šatrija, is one of the oldest Samogitian ethnographic ensembles. They perform the Holy Mass hymns in Samogitian dialect. Šatrija performed for the first time on 15th February 1972 during the Shrove Tuesday carnival in the town.
Later the ensemble would perform the hymns not only in Samogitian churches, but also in Vilnius, they have also toured Latvia, Estonia, Germany and Moscow. They have released two records titled in Samogitian dialect: “Patalkiū vakaruonė“ and “Loukės mozėkontā“.
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