BUMfest International Percussion Festival
15th BUMfest International Percussion Festival, 2023.
The percussion ensemble SToP Slovene Percussion Project at 15th BUMfest, 2023.
Led by Dejan Tamše from the SToP Slovene Percussion Project, the festival's main programme takes place at the Dom II. slovenskega tabora Žalec, while post-festival exhibitions are organised at Savinov likovni salon.
Programme
So far, the festival has hosted artists from Taiwan, Brazil, the United States, Mexico and numerous European countries. Some of the guests in recent years have been Funky Currywurst Brothers (AT, DK), Percussive (BE), Odaiko (ES), Groovetrotters (DE, AT), Quatuor Beat (FR), Sudar Percussion (HR), Percossa (NL) and The Strokes (HU).
Furthermore, the festival is sometimes amongst the initiators for projects like Faces and Places, which featured the SToP Slovene Percussion Project, the Studio Percussion Graz (AT) and guest musicians who had come to Europe as refugees or migrants.
Funky Currywurst Brothers at 15th BUMfest International Percussion Festival, 2023.
BUMfest Matinee for schools, 15th BUMfest, 2023.
See also
- SToP Slovene Percussion Project
- Žalec Institute for Culture, Sport and Tourism
- Savinov likovni salon