Crossroads / Meeting Point
In the summer, Ljubljana turns into a crossroads and a meeting point for many travellers and tourists. Various musical influences from all over the world will be crossing and meeting through the performances of musicians from six countries in Tivoli Park, in front of MGLC, on Tuesday nights. Admission free!
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Klarisa Jovanović and Igor Bezget first collaborated in 1999 during the recording of the STEKLENI ČAS album by Veno Dolenc: she was the singer, and he was a guest musician. A year later, they joined forces again: she was the singer and author of the HASRET project, he was a member of the accompanying Trio Bahur that also included Vasko Atanasovski and Nino Mureškič at the time. The album under the same title was extremely well received by critics and audiences alike. Concerts followed at home and abroad, and then a break that lasted for some years. No, this was not a musical break. They just ventured on their own paths and worked with different musicians. Since 2011, they have been meeting again on the stage more and more: in Klarisa’s original projects MEDINTERAN and AMANDOLAT, and from autumn 2013, also as a duo. She sings in the way that only she knows how to, effortlessly strolling through many different languages, rhythms and melodies, whereas he takes to the strings as only he knows how to, effortlessly strolling through different musical styles, ranging from jazz and modern improvisation, to Indian classical music. Tonight, they will travel across the Mediterranean, the Balkans and the fringes of Slovenia through folk song and their own original compositions. There will be at least as many colours, scents and flavours as the winds can bring, diligently inscribed in the wind rose, yet never tamed.
Co-production: Pinelina dnevna soba
Photo: Klarisa Jovanović & Igor Bezget. Archive of the artist.
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A public guided tour of the Biennial will be held before the concert, starting at 18.30 at MGLC, in Slovene and English.
Both venues are open till 20.00 on Tuesdays.