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Sugar Majo is an artist from Škofja Loka, whose songs are like intimate stories captured in sound. With his music, he takes listeners into deep, often melancholic emotions, where personal confession, subtle lyrics, and atmospheric sounds intertwine.
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A vital force of the Slovenian hip-hop and dance music scene, SunnySun is an acclaimed producer, mentor, seasoned DJ with over 15 years of experience, and founder of the BigNose record shop. Hailing from both Syria and Croatia, his artistic expression shines through his explosive blend of hip-hop, breakbeat, house, acid and electro, infused with soulful samples and a street attitude. As an eclectic selector, he shares a profound love and passion for exploring new sounds and digging into dusty crates. He also produces music and collaborates with his sister Sahareya, and has many new house, electro and ghettotech projects coming up.
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Suzi Soprano is a post-punk band from Krško, combining elements of punk, doom metal, sludge pop, and hardcore. The group consists of Matic Koritnik (vocals), Enej Mavsar (guitar), and Uroš Kovač (drums). Known for their energetic shows and playing off-stage, they have been active since 2015. They released Prividi (2017), the EP Suzi Soprano (2020), and Weltschmerz (2023). They have performed in Slovenia, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
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The trio Svojat is a proper rock’n’roll band that grew out of Slovenia’s exceptional free-improvisation scene. The trio is a classic rock line-up, however, the band is its own blend of experiment, difficult to nail down in terms of genre, which combines elements of avant-pop, post-punk, and improvisation.
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Širom is a Slovenian trio consisting of Ana Kravanja, Samo Kutin, and Iztok Koren. The members come from Prekmurje, the Tolmin area, and the Karst region. Their music blends elements of folk, improvised, and classical music with psychedelic influences. They use a variety of traditional and handmade instruments. The band has released several albums, including The Liquified Throne of Simplicity (2022), and has toured across Europe.
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The instrumental ensemble ŠKM band, established in 2000 in Beltinci, creates its music at the intersection of rock, noise rock and jazz rock.
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Tabu is a Slovenian pop-rock band formed in 1998. Their debut album was released in 2000, and they achieved recognition with hits such as "Dobra vila", "Angel" and "Poljubljena". The band has undergone several personnel changes over the years; in 2023, singer Eva Aljančič was joined by new vocalist Katarina Samobor. Tabu is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Gold and Platinum Record and the MTV Video Play Gold Award. Their music combines energetic pop-rock with introspective lyrics.
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Tadej Droljc is an interdisciplinary artist creating electronic music and computer-generated audiovisual works. He earned a PhD in audiovisual composition at the University of Huddersfield, where he also taught. He has received numerous awards, including the Edigma Semibreve and Lumen Prize Student Award, and has presented his work at major festivals like Ars Electronica, L.E.V., Semibreve, Cannes, Node, Sonica Glasgow, and Madatac.
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Tadej Košir is a Slovenian guitarist, composer, and producer, known for collaborating with various musicians and bands on the local music scene. He studied jazz guitar at the conservatory in Klagenfurt. As a member of Muff and Raiven, he contributed as a songwriter. In 2020, during the pandemic, he launched his solo project Stalker, where he debuted as a lead vocalist. His project Electric Manners explores instrumental music, blending funk, jazz, and blues. He also plays guitar for Senidah.
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Saxophonist, conductor and composer Tadej Tomšič is one of the most prominent Slovenian jazz musicians, he has been a member and conductor of the Big Band of RTV Slovenia for many years. He has been involved in music since the age of six. His first love was the clarinet, which he changed for the saxophone after enrolling at the University of Music and Visual Arts in Graz, Austria, and at the same time devoted himself completely to jazz. In 1998, as one of the best graduates of his generation, he returned to Ljubljana and joined the ranks of the RTV SLO Big Band as the first tenor saxophonist. Already in 2004, he became one of its regular conductors. He participated in more than 1,000 concerts and in a long line of prominent projects, a year ago also on Mia Žnidarič's new album Love You Madly.