The music ensemble Orkestrada blossomed on the music scene in 2010. The ensemble puts poetry into music and touches on many themes, such as love confessions, melancholy longing and socially critical lyrics.

Orlek, from Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia’s mining heartland, blend rock, folk, punk, and polka into a unique “folk punk polka rock” style. Their lineup includes a wind section and accordion, adding an ethno-folk touch. Known for socially charged, humorous lyrics about coal miners, they engage diverse audiences worldwide. They’ve played major festivals like WOM, Druga Godba, and toured the USA, China, Brazil, and more. Their album Adijo knapi won multiple awards.

The Festival Hall is Ormož Castle’s most representative venue suitable for ceremonial events. The Hall hosts concerts, symposia, receptions and corporate meetings. It admits 150 people and is equipped with a sophisticated sound system and a piano. Location: Ormož

The club is a live-music venue primarily dedicated to rock music and its different sub-genres, featuring both unestablished and highly prominent artists on its two concert stages. Location: Ljubljana

An international club festival, Orto Fest takes place throughout the month of April at Ljubljana’s Orto Bar. Over the course of its history, Orto Fest has hosted over 500 music bands and artists, which makes it a unique Slovenian club festival. It presents numerous Slovenian and international music acts, predominantly focusing on rock music and its various subgenres.

Oskar Longyka is a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. He has collaborated with many Slovenian and foreign musicians of different generations and musical backgrounds. In Rotterdam, he perfected his skills in the tango department, which is one of his areas of interest. He has attended workshops with Argentinian musicians, such as Ramiro Gallo, Guillermo Rubino, Exequiel Mantega and Paulina Fain. He continues to nourish his interest in ethno music, which he developed under the mentorship of Bojan Cvetrežnik, with the string ensemble Trio Lumi. The band released its debut album in January 2021. In 2021, he published “.codex” as part of the .abeceda Institute.

The studio forms an integral part of the Osminka Music School. Location: Mojstrana

The Oton Župančič Library is the largest unit of the City Library of Ljubljana and is located in the city center. The premises of the former department store were converted into a library in 2006. Today, more than 300,000 units of material and corners for learning, reading, events, exhibitions and education are available to users on four floors. They also keep a rich collection of rare Valvasor works. Location: Ljubljana

The reggae festival is held at Sotočje, the confluence of two mountain rivers – Soča and Tolminka. Music-wise, Overjam aims is to cover a wide gamut of reggae genres and subcultures, from ska to jungle, and from dub to dancehall. Since 2013, the festival’s different stages, concerts, as well as numerous DJs and selectors, have ensured that over the course of seven festival days the venue in Tolmin sparkles in shades of red, gold and green.