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Urša Lah scored her first successes as the conductor of the Veter mixed choir, and later as conductor and artistic director of the Academic Choir Tone Tomšič. She is a Finland-based lecturer and choral director of the Utopia & Reality Chamber Choir, which she co-founded with the acclaimed conductor Ragnar Rasmussen.
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Urška Pompe is a Slovenian composer and educator. Her creative output mainly consists of chamber and vocal works.
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Urška Supej is a guitarist, songwriter, and composer from the Maribor area. She began her music education at the Karol Pahor Music School in Ptuj and later graduated as a jazz guitarist and guitar teacher at the Gustav Mahler Private University in Klagenfurt. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in jazz composition. In the past, she has collaborated as a guitarist and songwriter with various Slovenian and international artists and bands (Drago Ivanuša, Hauptman, WCKD Nation, Magic Pond, Rumejts…), and now focuses on leading, managing, and creating in her own projects: 3:rma and Intuicije.
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Uršula Ramoveš and her band perform musical settings of poems written mostly in the local dialect by her spouse, Janez Ramoveš, an acclaimed poet from Poljane Valley. The idiosyncratic group is an important part of Slovenia’s ethno-chanson scene.
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Vagabunda is a Slovenian band formed by Jure Jurca and Matevž Pavčnik. Their music draws from the songs they loved as young boys learning to play guitar. After performing in Slovenia, Austria, and Italy, they released their first EP, Away, on wooden USB keys. Their 2016 album, Open, features drums and bass, produced by Matej Gobec. The band is working on a new album, with the single Annie More released in 2018. They also offer their own brand of snapc, Vandrovec, and liqueur, Sopotnica.
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Valentino Kanzyani, a founding figure of Slovenian techno, has been active in the country’s dance scene since the mid-1990s. Known for his residency at Ambasada Gavioli, he gained fame for spinning on three turntables. He co-founded Recycled Loops with Umek in 1999, further establishing his influence. In 2005, he created the vinyl-centric label Jesus Loved You. Valentino’s sound evolved, and his debut album Love & Gratitude came out in 2013, marking a new phase in his career.
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Valuk is a five-member band from Idrija, formed in 2012. They perform pagan black metal.
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The Croatian-Slovenian DJ duo Vanillaz collaborates with the Los Angeles-based label Global Production MGMT, Thrive Records, Sony Entertainment (ROW) and Universal (North America). The duo authored hits that were picked up by major outlet giants: Bloomingdale, Macy`s, Abercrombie & Fitch and H&M. They have performed at festivals all over the globe, on the main stages of MTV Europe, Kings Day Netherlands, Miami Music Week, ADE, WMC Miami, ATP, Ultra Europe and Ultra Korea). Their music is also promoted by major DJs, such as Tiesto, Martin Garrix, David Guetta and others.
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Saxophonist and flautist Vasko Atanasovski (1977) came to national and international prominence as an artist who blends jazz with classical music and traditional styles, from klezmer to the music of the Near and Far East. Besides regularly appearing at European concert venues, Atanasovski has toured China, India and Argentina, to name but a few.
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Mark Jacob Cavazza is a young rapper from Ljubljana, who lays down rhymes under the name of Vazz.