Adijo Knapi - Music

THE GROUP ORLEK The Group Orlek Has Its Domicile In Zagorje Ob Savi In The Heart Of The Mining Area In The Center Of Slovenia. The Name Orlek Originates From The Name Of The Hill At The Very Edge Of Zagorje. Their Music Is A Mixture Of Rock’n’roll Some Sort Of “folk Punk Polka Rock”. Due To Variety Of Instruments They Were Spontaneously Ranged Into Ethnic Folk Music. Their Texts Have Social And Humorous Connotation. They Established A “full” Contact And Filled The Audience With Enthusiasm. This Has Been Proved By Successful Performances On Festivals – WOM Festivals Tanz & Folk Fest In Rudolstadt Germany Folk Fiesta Poland Druga Godba Slovenia Musikfest In Bethlehem USA Arts Festival Lahore Pakistan Folkherbst Festival In Plauen Germany And Other Festivals Around The World Fringe Festivals In Australia And New Zealand Sydney Adelaide Wellington Etc As Well As Many Other Concerts On Festivals In Hungary Austria Bosnia And Hercegovina Macedonia And Also In Slovenia. Their Club Concerts Are Also Well-Known As For Example Their Performance In The Club CBGB In New York. On Account Of Its Authentic Sound And Texts The Group Has Attracted Attention Of Both Music Experts/critics As Well As Broad Public. Their Album “Adijo Knapi” Goodbye Miners Has Won Several Awards E.G. The Golden Bird Prize By The Liberal Academy Of Slovenia The Reward Of The Student Radio In Maribor - Maršev Gojzar Marš‘s Mountaineering Boots And The Local Community Reward. The Albums “Adijo Knapi” And “Melodije Smoga In Premoga” Tunes Of Smog And Coal Were Nominated For “Slovene Grammy “ Reward Golden Cock. The Album Salamurca And The Composition Na Kum To Kum Have Received The Golden Cock. Their Album TETovirani 3 Includes The Composition PERKMANDELJC For Which They Have Made A Video In 3D Animation. The Video Has Been Very Successful On Festivals All Over The World. The Latest Record Named ORLEK EXPRESS Was Released In December 2004. It Contains 10 Compositions From Very Melodic And Emotional Ballads To Orlek Style Convival Folk Punk Polka Rock Compositions. The First Hit Of This Record Is Adaptation Of Mala Zagorjanka Which Was Remade From Pop To Folk Rock Music. On This Record There Are Two Instrumental Pieces The First One Is Orlek Express And The Second One Is The Rhythmic Ska Composition Full House. ORLEK ARE Vlado Poredoš Vocal Guitar Jure Tori Accordion Keyboards Bojan Bergant Solo Guitar Matej Fele Guitar Mitja Tori Bass Guitar Double Bass Sašo Marn Drums Kristijan Adamlje Saxophones Ečo Matko Trombone Janez Tori Trumpet Http //www.Orlek.Com/ read less