Grunt
Slovenia
“A nomadic musical horde that rides the wave of European bands fusing Western heritage with Eastern influences — in this case, from the Balkans, Turkey, and beyond.”
Jan Kopač, Radio Študent, 2025
Grunt represents a meeting point of primeval ethnic sounds, psychedelia, contemporary rock, as well as the legacy classical and improvised music. In each song, the band attentively pursues its message through melody and rhythm. From the traditions of the Black Sea to Sephardic music, through devotional Bosnian sevdah and Kurdish wedding songs, from Anatolian homesickness to Macedonian sunbeams, their expression is characterised by complex metres, centuries-old melodies, and spellbinding vocals.
This performance is supported by UPBEAT.

