Between body, rhythm, and a healthy dose of playfulness: Alice in WonderBand brings Balkan world music to where it resonates most – on stage and under your skin. Since the late 90s, the Serbian duo around Ana Vrbaski and Marko Dinjaski has combined music, theater, and dance into a performance that's less concert than shared experience – with body percussion at its core: the body itself becomes an instrument, a timekeeper, a resonance space. Their shows are energetic, rhythmically dense, and simultaneously open. Inspired by nature around Fruska Gora National Park, they create a sound that organically connects tradition and present. Their debut album RikaTaka – New Balkan Rhythm made it into the Top 10 of the World Music Charts Europe for good reason. With their new album The Courage to be Afraid (release autumn 2026), they're opening another chapter. Behind it stands a clear conviction: perceiving the fragility of art and culture – and continuing anyway. Going your own way. Choosing connection, curiosity, togetherness. Etno zbor Ljelje is a women's choir from Slovenia that combines traditional Balkan music and music from other regions with great intensity and direct stage presence. Between archaic melodies, multi-part vocals, and rhythmic energy emerges a soundscape that feels wild, sensitive, and communal at once. The singers draw from old songs and stories, bringing them into the present with great musical openness. Their concerts unfold with a particular magnetism – carried by voices that create intimacy and draw the audience into a shared musical experience. Since their debut at the Floating Castle Festival in 2022, Ljelje has thrilled audiences on stages in Slovenia and internationally. Under the direction of Jelena Soro, the choir develops a sonic language
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