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| name         = BUMfest International Percussion Festival
| local name   = BUMfest mednarodni festival tolkalnih skupin
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| street       = ZKŠT Žalec, Aškerčeva 9a
| town         = SI-3310 Žalec
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| telephone    = 386 (0) 37 12 1250
| fax          = 386 (0) 37 12 1262
| email        = zkst.zalec@siol.net 
| website      = http://www.bumfest.si/
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| organised by       = StoP Slovenian Percussion Project
| organised by 2     = ZKŠT, Zavod za kulturo šport in turizem Žalec
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| frequency          = annual
| dates and duration = January, early, 3 days
| duration weeks     = 2 (2010) 2 (2011) 2 (2012) 3 (2013) 3 (2014) 4 (2015) 3 (2016)
| festival dates     = 23.1.2015 - 25.1.2015, 22.1.2016 - 24.1.2016
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  | name        = Dejan Tamše
  | role        = Artistic director
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As the name implies, the [[BUMfest International Percussion Festival]] is a rather specialised music festival. Established in [[established::2007]] in Žalec, BUMfest is quite successfully and regularly even sold out. Its musical programme presents all sorts of percussion and drumming projects that often feature elements of theatre, dance, humour and sound experimentation. Beside the usual evening concerts, the festival is also comprised of music workshops and matinee performances for schoolchildren,
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Led by [[Dejan Tamše]], of the [[StoP Slovenian Percussion Project]], the festival more or less takes place at the [[Žalec Institute for Culture, Sport and Tourism|Dom II. slovenskega tabora Žalec]]. An additional venue is the [[Savinov likovni salon]], where post-festivals exhibitions sometimes take place. 

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==Programme==

The festival has until now invited artists from Taiwan, Brazil, the United States, Mexico and numerous European countries. It is, furthermore, often amongst the initiators for projects like the Faces and Places, which featured the [[SToP Slovene Percussion Project]], the Studio Percussion Graz (AT) and guest musicians who came to Europe as refugees or migrants. 

Some of the guests in recent years were Funky Currywurst Brothers (AT, DK), Percussive (BE), Odaiko (ES),  	Groovetrotters (DE, AT), Quatuor Beat (FR), Sudar Percussion (HR), Percossa (NL) and The Strokes (HU). 

==See also==
*[[SToP Slovene Percussion Project]]
*[[Žalec Institute for Culture, Sport and Tourism]]
*[[Savinov likovni salon]]

==External links==
*[http://www.bumfest.si/index.php/eng BUMfest website]
*[http://www.stop-projekt.com/stopaboutthegrou.html SToP, Slovene Percussion Project webiste]

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[[Category:Music festivals]]
[[Category:Music]]
[[Category:Festivals in January]]