Balkan Boys, Orkester slovenske vojske
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Zavod za kulturo Bled- Cesta svobode 11, 4260 Bled
- 04 5729 776
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Balkan Boys is a Slovenian band with a Balkan soul. They represent the true meaning and purpose of Balkan music – love, positive energy and good vibes. Their energetic stage performance is a perfect example of what happens when you mix balkan melos with rhythms of the world: rumba, ska, swing, reggae. It's a unique combination! Energy on stage, great improvisation and perfected music performance take audiences to a whole new level! It all began in 2007 when singer and trumpet player Rok Nemanič Nemo first travelled to the heart of Balkan music – Guča Festival. Soon after that, he went to listen a show of Fanfare Ciocarlia. He was determined to put together a band of young academic musicians and start a brand new story; something never before seen or heard in Slovenia. Since then, the band shared stages with many famous musicians in both Slovenia and abroad (Goran Bregovič, Vlado Kreslin, Dubioza Kolektiv, Lado Bizovičar, Mari Mata Hari, Zlatko etc.).
The Slovenian Armed Forces Band was founded in 1996 and is the youngest Slovenian professional band. It continues the long tradition of military bands and orchestras in Slovenia, which dates back to the time of Maria Theresa, when the first regular military band began to operate in Ljubljana. Today, the Slovenian Armed Forces Band includes 53 academically educated musicians. With one of its ensembles - either as a large orchestra, a ceremonial band, Big Band, wind or brass quintet, or other ensemble - it participates in all ceremonial events of the Slovenian Armed Forces, and is an indispensable part of national protocol events, celebrations and multinational meetings. In addition, the band performs at numerous charity concerts and local community events. With a very diverse opus and the quality of its performing arts, it always creates a feeling of perfection and high cultural level of events, and above all the image of proud members of the Slovenian Armed Forces. Last year, the Slovenian Armed Forces Band celebrated twenty-five years of its existence. Throughout this time, it has trodden a successful path of development and has formed into a professional, lively, hard-working and quality ensemble. Many famous conductors and many top-level soloists from Slovenia and abroad like to work with the band, which over 200 performances a year. A special proof of its high quality are regular invitations to the concerts and military tattoos in different parts of Europe and the USA, where it acts as a respectable ambassador of Slovenian culture. In 1997, the band was awarded a Bronze Medal and, in 2006, a Gold Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces. In 2016, on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, awarded the Slovenian Armed Forces Band the Order of Merit.