Orlek
Marnova 16, SI-1410 Zagorje
Phone386 (0) 41 320 150
Orlek was established in 1990 in Zagorje ob Savi. The band is named after a hill at the very edge of Zagorje. They have recorded 9 cd-albums yet. With the latest, Anduht (which means anniversary in local language), they came out along the audio recordings with videos and special documentary: Orlek goes to Pakistan.
Music
The genre of Orlek's music will be a mixture of rock'n'roll and traditional Slovene dance called polka. Besides the traditional rock instruments ensemble uses also brass section and accordion, which places them into ethnic folk music category. They give special attention on their text which consists of social and humorous contents, rich in many expressions typical of the hard work and the life of a miner. The band calls their music "knap'n'roll" (knap means miner in local language). Recently, they have extended their authentic sound with classical instruments by recording a few songs with Celjski godalni orkester string orchestra.
Performances at festivals and awards
The ensemble has filled people from different cultural environments with enthusiasm in the festivals like: Tanz & Folk fest in Rudolstadt (Germany), Musik Fest in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania, USA), Chaoyang Spring Carnival in Beijing (China), they give successful concerts as well in Hungary, Austria, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Macedonia and also in Slovenia. They are also well known for their club concerts. They performed in the legendary CBGB club in New York in USA.
Orlek was awarded by several awards, such as: Golden Bird Prize by the Liberal Academy of Slovenia and Golden Cock Award for their album Salamurca and the song "To Kum".
Members
The band members of Orlek are: Jure Tori (keyboards, accordion), Jože Pečnik (drums), Bojan Bergant (solo guitar), Mitja Tori (bass guitar, double bass), Miran Mars (sax), Eso Matko, Janez Tori (trumpet) and Vlado Poredoš (vocals, acoustic guitar).
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