Music of Lithuania Origins of Lithuanian pop music are in music of the cafes and restaurants of temporary capital of Lithuania - Kaunas in 1930s. It was called "estradinė muzika" (estrade-music), "lengvoji muzika" (light music) and the phenomena sometimes named as "mažoji scena" (the little stage). Pop music bands "Kopų balsai" "(Sounds of the dunes)" (in the beginning influenced by Juozas Tiškus orchestra), created in 1957 and band "Nerija", which started activity in 1970 became very popular in Lithuania. From 2000s on, the most popular band in Lithuania is SKAMP. Happyendless, Freaks on Floor, Ten Walls, Jurga and Leon Somov & Jazzu became
Lithuania July 1991, Soviet paramilitaries killed seven Lithuanian border guards on the Belarusian border in what became known as the Medininkai Massacre. On 17 September 1991, Lithuania was admitted to the United Nations. On 25 October 1992, the citizens of Lithuania voted in the referendum to adopt the current constitution. On 14 February 1993, during the direct general elections, Algirdas Brazauskas became the first president after the restoration of independence of Lithuania. On 31 August 1993, the last units of the Soviet Army left the territory of Lithuania. Since 29 March 2004, Lithuania has been part of the NATO. On 1