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− | [[Kombinat]] is a female choir that sings revolutionary tunes from all over the world in original languages. It was founded on April 27 [[established::2008]], on the Resistance Day that marks the establishment of the Liberation Front in Slovenia in 1941. Around 30 members vary in age as well as profession, they have rehearsals at the [[Tovarna Rog]] cultural and social centre downtown Ljubljana. | + | [[Kombinat]], called also ''Kombinatke'', is a female choir that sings revolutionary tunes from all over the world in original languages. It was founded on April 27 [[established::2008]], on the Resistance Day that marks the establishment of the Liberation Front in Slovenia in 1941. Around 30 members vary in age as well as profession, they have rehearsals at the [[Tovarna Rog]] cultural and social centre downtown Ljubljana. |
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− | + | Each Kombinat concert follows a unique script: usually the history of each song is revealed, while some of the concerts are dedicated to current events, for instance the May 1 celebration. On one of the occasions the choir sang for the exploited migrant workers in Slovenia; enough money was collected to cover their trip to Bosnia where they visited their former fellow-workers and families. | |
The choir has performed at numerous festivals round Slovenia [[Koperground Festival]] and in Ljubljana ([[International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns|Rdeče zore]], [[La Vie en Rose Festival of Chanson]], [[Mladi levi Festival]]) as well as at the [[Association of Slovene Museums#Muzejska_no.C4.8D event|Annual Museum Night event]] or in smaller towns, also in the cross-border towns in Italy (Bazovica, Prosek). | The choir has performed at numerous festivals round Slovenia [[Koperground Festival]] and in Ljubljana ([[International Feminist and Queer Festival Red Dawns|Rdeče zore]], [[La Vie en Rose Festival of Chanson]], [[Mladi levi Festival]]) as well as at the [[Association of Slovene Museums#Muzejska_no.C4.8D event|Annual Museum Night event]] or in smaller towns, also in the cross-border towns in Italy (Bazovica, Prosek). |
Revision as of 21:43, 26 April 2011
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16 Jun 2018
Kombinat Choir performing protest songs at locations in Paris, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Paris,
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26 May 2018
A concert by the Kombinat Choir, supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA) (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna),
at the Festival of Alternative Choirs (FAC)
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5 Nov 2016
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14 Jun 2013
16 Jun 2013
Each Kombinat concert follows a unique script: usually the history of each song is revealed, while some of the concerts are dedicated to current events, for instance the May 1 celebration. On one of the occasions the choir sang for the exploited migrant workers in Slovenia; enough money was collected to cover their trip to Bosnia where they visited their former fellow-workers and families.
The choir has performed at numerous festivals round Slovenia Koperground Festival and in Ljubljana (Rdeče zore, La Vie en Rose Festival of Chanson, Mladi levi Festival) as well as at the Annual Museum Night event or in smaller towns, also in the cross-border towns in Italy (Bazovica, Prosek).
Gallery
External links
- Kombinat Choir's blog
- Kombinat's video channel
- Kombinat presentation at the Švic mikrofona ("Microphone Sweat") series of live concerts on Vest.si