The original music of Brencl Banda stems from the artists’ fascination with the world’s folk heritage. It reflects a predominant Slavic spirit and conveys an impression of being an intrinsic part of its legacy, as if modelled on the music transcriptions of age-old folk tunes found abandoned in an attic. The Brencl Banda was formed in Bistrica ob Sotli, a Slovenian settlement known for its rich musical tradition. Although featuring perfectly ordinary instruments and vocals the band’s sound is completely original. On their Slavic wings they fly across different musical traditions, whose myriad beats and melodies fuse into one single voice to sing about happiness, sadness and timelessness.

The ensemble Brina and its frontwoman, singer, musician, puppet maker and designer Brina Vogelnik perform both their own songs and songs from the traditional folk music repertoire. They enrich the typically Slovenian sound with their own vision and energy and successfully navigate between the traditional and jazz music with a hint of cabaret. In 2006, the group performed at Womex – World Music Expo in Seville and presented itself in Charlie Gillett’s show on BBC World Service.

The attractive Milan-based music selector Brina Knauss, who pursued a successful career in modelling, is an established name in the world of house music. She started out on her DJ career by performing at high-profile events such as the Milan Fashion Week’s Fashion Vogue, followed by gigs at clubs as prominent as Factory (Milan), Peter Pan (Riccione), the Hollywood Club (Milan), Stardust by Club Haus in Courmayeur (Aosta) and the Buddha Bar in Budapest. In the 2014/15 season Brina was resident DJ of Milan’s celebrated Stardust by Clubhaus venue. In 2015 she was the resident DJ of the B&B event at the notorious Ushuai Club (Ibiza), where she shared the bill with the scene’s top-tier artists, most notably Nico Fanciulli.

Britof is a trio from Slovenj Gradec, which plays ultra-heavy rock ‘n’ roll with elements of explosive stoner rock, sloweddown doom and sludge metal.

The Broken Lock ensemble, established in 1995, first introduced in its sound elements of harder rock styles, such as punk, heavy metal, grunge, hardcore and psychedelia. Later the group focused on stoner rock.

Buržuazija is a young rock band from Ljubljana.

The Cantabile Symphony Orchestra made its first public appearance in spring 2011. Although the decision to establish a symphony orchestra was daring and adventurous, the favourable response to their first live performances reassured the artists that they had taken a step in the right direction. Throughout the first five seasons the orchestra achieved both national and international distinction and went on to ambitiously programme new repertoires. The Cantabile Symphony Orchestra has been recognised by professional musicians as a mature music ensemble with a potential to perform even the most demanding pieces in the orchestral repertoire. Young instrumentalists and singers enthusiastically welcome the chance to perform as soloists with orchestral accompaniment.

Capital Crew je ljubljanska trap skupina.

The activities of Carmina Slovenica, a production house that encompasses several vocal ensembles, include production of concerts, stage projects and festivals, as well as publishing and education. The Carmina Slovenica Vocal Theatre, led by artistic director Karmina Šilec, is a world-class ensemble that has achieved international distinction as a collective whose choregie (vocal theatre) concept has broadened the expanses of music theatre and reinvigorated the music scene, redefining the existing concepts of vocal music and opening up new spaces of expression, intense experience and communication.

The Celje String Orchestra was established on 12 May 1945. In 1988, Prof. Nenad Firšt took up the post of the orchestra’s artistic director and conductor. On its 45th anniversary the orchestra released a second album comprising works by Tartini, Vivaldi and Ipavec. In the 1990/91 season, the ensemble inaugurated its own concert series featuring performances of five season concerts, which have become its established programming model. Aiming to present their art to wider audiences, the orchestra has since 1988 toured across Slovenia, appeared in Grevenbroich, Germany, and held several concerts in Zagreb. Over the recent years, the String Orchestra has taken part in prestigious international festivals in Italy, Croatia and Great Britain. The ensemble is regularly featured in the concert activities of Jeunesses Musicales Slovenia and the Society of Slovenian Composers, and records for the broadcasting companies RTV Slovenia and RAI.