One year meets another, which mean's we're getting a new KĽUD (Kladzianske ĽUdové Divadlo) play, as per a long tradition, every Dec 30 at the local village venue.
This year, the theme is history and present, brigands(highwaymen) and the refugee crisis. One with more to say and to make us laugh about, than the other. Another plea for humanity
1. Konec zbojnikov na vichodze / The End of Highwaymen in the east
A more traditional KLUD play, taking place in a pub in the midst of 18th ct rebellions
Highly entertaining, but with some deeper insight, too.
2. Jou,paňe bože / Oh dear lord
Second part of the play takes place in a pub, again. But in present Kladzany, where unemployed people watch the hundreds of thousands of refugees come to Europe, but none to Slovakia, where the prime minister and other members of the government spit fire against accepting them. Will these poor people stand against this fear-mongering? The comparison with the Christmas story suggests so.
Maybe thanks to the special Slnko Spirit, people (not only bands) were not that shy to have their photos taken in front of our Slnko logo wall, and Nadja got a more than a hundred great photos:
1. From bands, the last to rehearse were the first to start. Richard Vávra aka Archívny Chlapec with the girls from Dobropić, sweet stuff.
Here they are again, in front of Nadja's camera:
5. Or is the greatest band of Slovak alternative, Longital, the driving force behind Slnko records? 6. And finally, the star of the night, Hviezda
with the longest arms in Slovak music
and a new drummer, Roman Lauko
First off, our thanks to Daniel and Shina for inviting us and to Soňa, Alex and Katja for the organization from Slnko Records, Zuzka and Martin from NuSpirit Club, Harman for sound, Michal and Filip for the stage and all the others for their work to make the last Friday memorable not only for Slnko, but for all the fans of great music made in Slovakia and released here.
Since we got tons of materials from the evening as the official photographers, I would like to start with a little backstage presentation.
First, here's Longital (Dano, Shina and Marián Slávka)
Second, Tu V Dome rehearsing for their only show of the year.
Ozo approves!
And thirdly and lastly, here's Richard Vávra aka Archívny Chlapec, preparing with the girls from the Dobropić female supergroup (consisting of members of Zlokot and Tu V Dome)
While they were prepping up their show, we were prepping up our improptu photo studio for Slnko.
LONGITAL
(adapted from http://www.pohodafestival.sk/en/news/doma-dobre-concert-longital-suita.html)
Longital Suita – project of band Longital and a string quartet with arrangements by Slavo Solovic saw a huge success at its sold-out premiere at Konvergencie Festival. On December 6th, they were playing with the same lineup for the second time as part of Doma Dobre concert in the lodging house of St. Vincent de Paul.
Last year, the amazing drummer Marián Slávka rejoined Longital (Shina and Daniel Salontay). Besides playing gigs, they decided to sum up 15 years of band’s existence in a studio. They recorded album A to je všetko! (That is all!) within one session, live and without any additional editing. But that was not all... A few months later, they started cooperating with a string quartet led by Slavo Solovic. Apart from Solovic, the quartet includes well-known musicians Štefan Filas, Milan Adamec and Jozef Lupták.
The author of arrangements Solovic says for Denník N daily: “The Quartet and drums play exactly the same thing and are accompanied by a guitar and bass. I stuck to the original form. We are playing the same songs, together, and at the same time we are doing it our way.ˮ The proof lies in the first video from Konvergencie capturing A to je všetko song, where vigorous string parts are accompanied by similarly intense emotions of Marián Slávka’s solo. According to Longital Suita’s members, the project can be characterized by five words: happy (about musical and human appreciation), self-confident (in the sense of knowing and appreciating yourself), courageous (to try and change), wild and lively.
Longital:
* Shina – vocals, bass, bow
* Daniel Salontay - guitars, bow, vocals
* Marián Slávka – drums, piano
The quartet:
* Štefan Filas – lead violin
* Milan Adamec - violin
* Slavo Solovic - viola
* Jozef Lupták - violoncello
Sound:
* Martin Čema
MYBABY
After last year’s Lola Marsh performance, another band with amazing singer played Doma Dobre concert. This Sunday at Doma Dobre concert, a low threshold night shelter St. Vincent de Paul hosted a phenomenal Dutch – New Zealand trio My Baby. The band combines funk-blues roots with dance music. This mix of styles wills you to dance and fall into (according to band’s fans) the so-called voodoo trance. We saw them live and can confirm that they are one of the best up-and-coming bands in Europe.
My Baby was formed by siblings Joost and Cato van Dijck and guitarist Daniel Johnston from New Zealand in 2012. A year later, they released their debut album named Loves Voodoo with socially conscious lyrics pointing out various negative phenomena in society. Their second album Shamanaid saw its release in May this year. Joost says they “borrow from the rich history of folk music from all around the world and bring it to the moment of now.”
With high-quality records and a number of live shows (150 a year), they made it to festivals such as Glastonbury or Sziget. They also opened for artists such as Larry Graham and Seasick Steve (who said they are the future of music). According to Q Magazine, their music “will haunt your dreams for weeks” and Clash says the band “match classic songwriting to a keen exploration of sound.” In our opinion, you should listen to one of their songs, which clearly show that the band’s energy is worth seeing live. You’ve got your chance this Sunday at Bratislava-based St. Vincent de Paul low threshold night shelter.
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