Druga Godba (English: That Other Music Festival) is one of the most important music festivals in Central Europe. Its concept, variety of new approaches and enthusiasm for less well-known music from across the globe is unique to this part of the world. Traditionally Kino Šiška hosts festival’s events and this year from 29 to 30
Druga Godba (English: That Other Music Festival) is one of the most important music festivals in Central Europe. Its concept, variety of new approaches and enthusiasm for less well-known music from across the globe is unique to this part of the world. Traditionally Kino Šiška hosts festival’s events and this year from 29 to 30 May there is quite an intiguing line up.
19:30 HINDI ZAHRA
21:00 TUNE-YARDS in collaboration with ŠKUC BUBA
Friday, 29 May / 19.30
Hindi Zahra
Five years ago Hindi Zahra (the surname comes first), a young Moroccan French musician of Berber heritage, caught the attention of the music industry when the Blue Note label released her debut album, Handmade. Several years in the making at her Paris home, and driven by the huge hit ‘Beautiful Tango’, this youthful anthology brought Zahra worldwide fame. Druga Godba heard the call and engaged the services of a singer whose voice is, quite simply, among the very finest ever heard at the festival. She now returns, something of a festival darling like the great Cesaria Evora before her, with an extensive tour to accompany the new single ‘Any Story’ and a new album, Homeland, which is still tightly under wraps. The music world needs Hindi Zahra, the finished article in a world of provisional, throwaway pop, more than it cares to admit. After a brief break from music, which saw her appear in Fatih Akin’s film The Cut, she’s back, raising feverish expectation about the new album and this live performance. We can’t wait for May.
Friday, 29 May / 21.00
Tune-Yards
In 2011 Merrill Garbus, founder and frontwoman of Tune-Yards, put the cat among the pigeons with her second album Whokill, an offbeat masterpiece whose wondrous track ‘Bizness’ (check out the video) placed the band firmly within that strain of American popular music tradition that refuses the obvious. Tune-Yards are equally at home with worldbeat, indie pop, Afrobeat and freak folk, which makes for a wild and heady mix, but one that’s been transformed in the latest album, Nikki Nack, into a creatively organised circus of vocals, ukulele and bass. A beautiful fit with the exceptional talents on show at this year’s Druga Godba. In collaboration ŠKUC BUBA.
TICKETS
Get your ticket for the whole festival on all Eventim.SI locations for 35 EUR and daily tickets for the price of 25 EUR. These prices will last till the day before the festival starts.
