Recently the U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana arranged a Balkan tour of the American Bluegrass band “Never Come Down”, a 5-piece band from Portland in Oregon. When they reached Ljubljana Chris spent the day with them and asked them to tell the story of Blue Grass Music as well as how they formed and some details of the band today.
This week in the Sweet Spot, Captain Soul presents the episode » Joy in the soul« and plays a selection of upbeat rnb, rnr, soul and blues with new music by Jim Jones Allstars, The Hives, Valerie June, Sunny War, My Morning Jacket and few others. Tune into The Sweet Spot this Monday and Wednesday at 9 pm on Radio Si and soak in the sweet vibes of the now.
Amelie Bruin comes from Strasbourg, France. As a young Erasmus student at the Ljubljana Faculty of Arts, she just loves the fact that Slovenia's capital is small and therefore very walkable. Compared to France, she said that the studies in Ljubljana are much better in terms of quality courses and the level of language, as well as, support from the professors. Apart from her studies (major in translation), she also has many other interests, including listening to music, especially 80s music, cooking, dancing, tatooing, art and painting. She definitely plans to come back one day, especially for skiing and hiking. Amelie picked the song Rebel Yell by rock legend Billy Idol.
There are occasions when I realise how well off I am and how I can be inspired by others who may be less so. Her Excellency, Ambassador Harrison is a remarkable person and has achieved what many people would consider impossible. She has become part of the United Kingdom’s diplomatic service and is currently serving as Britain’s Ambassador to Slovenia. Why am I so impressed? Because she is totally blind. I have been fortunate enough to spend some time with her and she kindly agreed to record this conversation. It is clear from the start that she is totally dedicated to the task, has considerable experience and is straight-talking and very confident. She is also good at languages, yes she speaks fluent Slovene.
As part of the Africa Day celebrations the African Association in Maribor is preparing an African Cuisine Workshop in Maribor. The goal is to present different dishes from across the continent and showcase African culture and music. We talk to Marius and Juliana to find out more...
Who pays the bill if it's your birthday? Well, it depends if you're in Brazil or Slovenia ;) Fernanda is a young Brazilian living in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana. She came here five years ago because of work and fell in love with a Slovene soon afterwards. Today she has her own business and travel blogs helping foreigners discover Slovenia. Listen in to find out some of her favourite locations in Slovenia and more about the difference between Slovenians and Brazilians! Fernanda's music choice: Tim Maia - "Não Quero Dinheiro (Só Quero Amar)". You can listen to the full song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM2tZnIPZUk You can also join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Land-of-Dreams-209819855839296/
Jure Godler is a writer, television presenter, comic and so much more. So easy to talk to and clearly a lover of British humour this conversation was the most enjoyable I’ve experienced in a long while. He may be only 40 but his understanding of the world of comedy and satire from the Goon Show (1950’s) via That Was the Week That Was (1960’s to 1980’s) to the whole Monte Python (1960’s) thing is very engaging. And currently he is the host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. As a writer his spy novels featuring
Dobrodošli v Second Hand. Danes si bomo ogledali ozadje sveže uspešnice Doechii, 'Anxiety'. "Anxiety" je pravzaprav stara pesem. Pesem »Anxiety« je objavila na YouTubu pred leti, preden se je leta 2024 lansirala med zvezde. Posneta je bila v njeni spalnici leta 2019 in se je pojavila na njenem mikstejpu Coven Music Sessions, ki ga je izdala v samozaložbi leta 2020. Ker pa je bila samo mlada neodvisna umetnica, je imela težave z odobritvijo uporabljenih semplov in pesmi ni izdala kot singl. Vendar pa je reper Sleepy Hallow leta 2023 semplal Doechiijino »Anxiety« v svoji pesmi in pesem je začela krožiti na TikToku skupaj z njeno različico. Doechii je izjavila: "In zdaj ljudje želijo, da izdam polno različico in zdaj smo tukaj!". Semplanje Doechii ni tuje in v tej pesmi je uporabljeni vzorec precej očiten, saj rapa preko melodije velike uspešnice Gotyeja in Kimbre »Somebody That I Used to Know«. Pesem je bila izdana kot drugi singel Gotyejevega tretjega studijskega albuma Making Mirrors leta 2011. Besedilno pesem opisuje posledice romantičnega razmerja z vidika obeh vpletenih. Komercialno gledano je »Somebody That I Used to Know« doživela svetovni uspeh in postala podpisna pesem obeh izvajalcev ter jima prinesla številne nagrade, vključno z grammyjem. Naj omenimo, da ta balada srednjega tempa sama uporablja semple, in sicer iz instrumentala Luiza Bonfája "Seville" z njegovega albuma Luiz Bonfá Plays Great Songs iz leta 1967 ter iz "Milla piccolo cagnetto" Luciana Silighini Garagnanija, s tolkali nad ksilofonsko melodijo, ki temelji na "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep".
Dobrodošli v Second Hand. To poletje je nekaj velikih albumov v smislu samplanja in glasbenega sloga praznovalo obletnice in danes se bomo osredotočili na Music for the Jilted Generation od Prodigy, ki je praznoval 30 let. To je drugi studijski album Prodigy, ki je izšel julija 1994 pri založbi XL Recordings. Gre za poseben album v marsičem, tudi v semplovskem smislu, saj so za produkcijo uporabili več kot 50 semplov za izdelavo pesmi, običajno 4 semple na pesem. Omenimo tudi, da so imele inovativne pesmi velik vpliv na bodoče izvajalce in so bile tudi kasneje pogosto semplane ali prirejane. Za pesem Voodoo people so uporabili 6 semplov, pesem pa je bila kasneje semplana v 13 primerih. The Prodigy so pokazali, da velik uspeh njihovega prvenca ni bil naključen. Music for the Jilted Generation ni bila le prelomna izdaja za ekipo iz Essexa, bila je produkt, ki je definiral obdobje britanske plesne glasbe, album, ki je združil evforijo in navdušenje rave kulture z rockovsko energijo. Album je v veliki meri odgovor na pokvarjenost rave scene v Veliki Britaniji zaradi njenega mainstreamovskega statusa, pa tudi na zakon Združenega kraljestva o kazenskem pravosodju in javnem redu iz leta 1994, ki je kriminaliziral rave glasbo in rave kulturo. Music for the Jilted Generation je prejel pohvale kritikov. Rolling Stone mu je podelil tri zvezdice in pol, ga označil za "resnično trippy" in dejal, da "proizvaja univerzalno plesno vročico". Leta 1994 je bil nominiran za glasbeno nagrado Mercury in je vključen v listo '1001 album, ki ga morate slišati, preden umrete'. "Neverjetna plošča," je pripomnil David Bowie. "Ta me je zelo navdušila." V intervjuju sta Keith in Liam oba izbrala Poison kot pesem, na katero sta najbolj ponosna. Komercialno najuspešnejša pesem z albuma, »No Good (Start the Dance)«, je bila predstavljena s sloganom "Hard dance with attitude" in je zgrajena okoli vokalnega sempla iz pesmi "You're No Good for Me" od Kelly Charles iz leta 1987 in uporablja še 6 semplov za ritme in glasbeni del. Howlett je sicer sprva dvomil, ali naj uporabi vokalni vzorec, ker se mu je zdel preveč pop za njegov okus. Bila je tudi pogosto semplana in prirejana kasneje.
One of the most interesting places in Maribor is the Botanical Gardens at Pivola, which is a key part of the University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Meta Šepic and her husband both work there and have a deep understanding of the environment, the plants the soil and the scientific aspects of this teaching facility. In this conversation you will find a host of information, not just of the horticulture but even the distant archaeological aspects of this fascinating region.
Mladen Delin is a musician in many senses. Taught originally to play accordian by his grandfather he loved music from a very early age, indeed he was too small to hold the instrument. In later life he tried guitar but at the age of 21 decided to take the opportunity to learn classical piano. He has never looked back. He lives in Ptui and from there his travels around the world made him wish to bring a whole world of music to his home. Festival Arsana, as his project is called, now takes 50 people to arrange and draws audiences from all around the region and beyond, not simply Slovenia.
