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Vedun Ensemble

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The ensemble Vedun channels the guided sound of the original Cosmic Intelligence and the energy-frequency waving, which we call the Master Teachers of the Universe, with shaman instruments of diverse peoples of the world that were used by diverse ethnic groups for spiritual healing and self-realization. The performers are the media for sound which comes with Cosmic guidance in order to benefit all the present and to harmonize all the bodies (mental, emotional, spiritual) and souls (and indirectly also the physical body); they are also the performers in the ensembles Trutamora Slovenica and Truta.

Veronika Kumar

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Veronike Kumar is a singer who studied at the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet under professor Nada Žgur in 2011. In 2014, the musician was admitted to the Amsterdam Conservatory (majoring in jazz vocals), where she perfected her skills and began writing original music. She participated in several creative-educational meetings and workshops (Jazz Kamp Kranj, Kreativna Jazz Klinika Velenje, Jazz Impro Norway), where she had the opportunity to work with world-class musicians (Joe Sanders, Gregory Hutchinson, Shai Maestro, Charles Altura, Philip Dizack, Olga Konkova, Ulf Bandgren). She performed with renowned musicians such as Drago Gajo, Blaž Jurjevčič, Nikola Matošič, Miha Koren, Gašper Bertoncelj, Anže Vrabec, Erik Marenče, Rok Zalokar, Nejc Škofic, Rebeka Zajc, Žiga Smrdel, Primož Podobnik, Rok Nemanič and many others. She is currently studying and creating in Amsterdam.

Vid Drašler

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Vid Drašler comes from Bistrica ob Sotli, where he initially performed with the jazz-rock band Zmajev rep and with the ensemble Malik. He has performed with ensembles Balžalorsky-Drašler 3o, Orkestrada and Drašler-Karlovčec-Drašler trio. He has also collaborated in theatre projects and with the jazz group Zlatko Kaučič Kombo. For four years, he studied jazz in the class of Zlatko Kaučič and shared the stage with musicians such as Vitja Balžalorsky, Jošt Drašler, Marko Karlovčec, Andrej Boštjančič, Andrej Fon, Tomaž Grom, Cene Resnik, Kaja Draksler, Mario Rechtern, Linda Sharrock, Petr Zelenka, Samo Kutin, Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec and others.

Vid Jamnik

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After obtaining primary music education (percussion instruments), vibraphonist Vid Jamnik (1993) furthered his musical studies in Austria at the Jazz Department of the Carinthian State Conservatory of Music in Klagenfurt and then at Berklee College of Music, which presented him with The Most Active Mallet Performer Award in his first semester.

Vinko Globokar

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Composer Vinko Globokar first rose to prominence as a trombone virtuoso and dedicated himself to composing in the early 1970s. His music is noted for its social engagement, music theatre exploration, use of unconventional and extended instrumental techniques and free improvisation.

Vintgar Quintet

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The members of the Vintgar quintet proudly continue the singing tradition of the eponymous cultural society from Bledska Dobrava, which will mark the 100th anniversary of its existence in 2023. Their desire and goal is the constant advancement and conquest of vocal literature of various musical genres, their repertoire includes folk and art song. The repertoire of the Genre Diversity enables them to respond to various types of occasional performances and a wide range of possibilities in creating independent concert projects. They have already performed on the stages of central Slovenian cultural institutions and churches. Visits take them around Slovenia and in the neighborhood, and at home they enrich the cultural and social life of their local environment.

Viperstone

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Viperstone is a classic rock band from Ljubljana, formed in 2012. Known for melodic guitar riffs and provocative lyrics, they released two albums: 20:23 (2015), featuring hits like “I Got a Girl” and “Beware,” and Planet Paranoia (2020), produced by Marko Soršak-Soki. Viperstone has played major festivals and venues in Slovenia and beyond, including Festival GoRa Rocka and TR Schouwburg, Rotterdam. They continue to create new music while promoting Planet Paranoia.

Vita Mavrič

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For over thirty years, Vita Mavrič has been devising her original projects and staging them both at home and abroad. She is the recipient of the Ježek and Župančič awards, the City of Ljubljana Award, the ibis Film Award (for Best Supporting Actress in the Yugoslav film Belle Epoque, for which Arsen Dedić wrote the music), Viktor for special achievements and a number of other media awards. She generated public interest in chanson, Slovenian music poetry, raised the quality of lyrics and music, and developed a recognizable brand for the international festival La vie en rose and Café Teater, which she led for twenty years. With great dedication, she fostered and profoundly influenced the development of chanson in Slovenia as well as the specific genre of musical theater.

Vito Žuraj

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Vito Žuraj has been rapidly gaining international recognition as a sought-after composer of symphonic, chamber and electro-acoustic music. He has developed a complex system for computer-aided composition.

Vladimir Hrovat

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Composer and violinist Vladimir Hrovat is member of the Society of Slovenian Composers. Spanning a broad spectrum of genres, his award-winning music has been published and performed both in Slovenia and abroad. In addition to composing, he devotes his time to playing harmonica and leading Sorarmonica, a leading Slovenian harmonica ensemble, he is engaged in concert performing mainly classical music, with repertoire from the Renaissance and Baroque to the present day.