Romowe Rikoito is a neofolk band currently based in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was formed by Glabbis Niktorius in 1995 and named after the ancient Prussian spiritual center Romowe (also known as Rikoyto). The group has published 6 albums â first two albums Narcissism and LâÂÂAutomne Eternel based on ideas of melancholy, death and grief, while ÃÂustradÃÂiwa, UndÃÂina, NawamÃÂr, and UKA are dedicated to Old Prussia. They sing in the Old Prussian language.
In 2014, Lithuanian independent music label published Romowe Rikoito's 4th album UndÃÂina which is described as a "magical journey through modern Western Baltic world" by the label Dangus. Almost all compositions are performed in Prussian language, beside using dark folk instruments, its sounding enriched by folk instruments such as kanklÃÂs and ocarina. UndÃÂina is dedicated to the Prussian mythology, sages and sacred places. All sounds were recorded in nature while visiting forests, rivers, sacred places of Old Prussia.
The music of Romowe Rikoito is characterized as "deep, unique, full of twilight, melancholy, sacred harmony, mysterious hope and decadence" by label Dangus. Compositions are performed by acoustic guitars, cello, flute, violin, keyboards. This band performed various poems written by Aleister Crowley, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Gerard de Nerval, Chidiock Tichborne also a Prussian version of intro of the first Lithuanian poem "Metai" by Kristijonas Donelaitis.