The Ljubljana New Music Forum is a contemporary music festival that, despite its limited concert activity, manages to address followers of contemporary musical expression. The Forum engages Slovenian professional musicians in its in-house New Music Forum Ensemble, which, together with foreign musicians, performs a programme including many premieres of new works created in Slovenia.

The New Swing Quartet from Šentjurje was active from 1968 to 2008 and performed a repertoire mostly based on gospel music The Quartet regrouped in 2008 to celebrate their 50th anniversary at sold-out venues and has since continued to perform.

Niet is a legendary Slovenian punk-rock band, formed in the 1980s. With their energetic sound and socially charged lyrics, they became pioneers of the Slovenian punk movement. Songs like Depresija and Lep dan za smrt have left a lasting impact on generations. After several breaks, they reunited and continue to perform, maintaining their raw energy and uncompromising expression. Their music remains a symbol of rebellion and authenticity.

The Nights in Old Ljubljana Town is an international festival run by Imago Sloveniae, a public interest institute, and traditionally presented during the last week of August. The concerts are held at more than ten, mostly open-air venues in the old city centre. The festival, whose thematic concept is based on serious and underrepresented music genres, including jazz, ethnic music, chanson and classical music, offers an overview of contemporary musical output and performance practices in these genres.

Soprano Nika Gorič graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz and completed her master’s and PhD at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she received the Queen’s Commendation for Excellence. Recent performances include Aricie in Hippolyte et Aricie, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Italian singer in Capriccio. She debuted with the Philharmonia Orchestra and premiered works by Vito Žuraj. Nika has performed at Wigmore Hall, Klavier Festival Ruhr, and BBC Radio 3.

Nika Hölcl Praper is a Slovenian photographer who dedicated her career to photography after earning a degree in sociology and philosophy. She focuses on concert photography, art, and culture, particularly in the Carinthia region. She actively participates in projects that connect art and education. Her work explores the interplay of ethics and aesthetics, as well as the boundaries between light and darkness.

Nika Sole is a versatile musician, puppeteer and singer, who absorbs ethnic music elements into her musical expression. Together with different international ensembles and colleagues, she blends traditional ethnic music styles with her own authored music and the poetry of France Prešeren, Feri Lainšček, Srečko Kosovel, Alma Karlin and other Slovenian poets. 

Nikki Louder is a chaotic noise rock trio from the Kamnik area, which has played over 200 shows all over the former Yugoslavia region as well as a bunch of tours in Central Europe and the UK. "They are like a beautiful dream where Rudimentary Peni meet Shellac meet the Ex. Wow! Skronk perfection!" John Robb, Louder Than War

Niko Novak was a member of the punk rock band Dicky B. Hardy and the renegade duo Incurabili. As a singer-songwriter hummingly recounts his sadly colored songs in a restrained bardic manner.