ZELENO SONCE SPECIAL: CALIBRO 35 (IT) vs. L.A.

+ Udo Brenner (Zeleno sonce)

Remember the three fantastic shows by Milanese Calibro 35 at Zeleno sonce funk nights? One of Italy’s most distinctive instrumental collectives of the past two decades, a band that drinks nothing but Johnnie Walker Black Label, is returning to the Gala Hala stage after exactly ten years!

Active since 2007, they build their sound around the sonic aesthetics of cult Italian films from the 1960s and 70s, particularly crime thrillers and action movies, translating them into their own blend of funk, jazz, soul, psychedelia, rock and electronics. They’ve played stages all over the world, including opening for MUSE in Milan, and performed at the closing ceremony of this year’s Winter Olympics. They’ve collaborated with numerous influential musicians and achieved cult status far beyond Italy’s borders; their music has even been sampled by Dr. Dre and Jay-Z.

Their sound is organic and packed with heavy grooves. Over nearly two decades, they’ve released a string of albums, including the standout Traditori di tutti (2013), S.P.A.C.E. (2015), Decade (2018), Momentum (2020) and Nouvelles Aventures (2023). In 2022, they paid tribute to Ennio Morricone, one of the key inspirations behind the band, with their project Scacco al Maestro.

And this time, cinema will once again take centre stage. Calibro 35 composed the original score for director Francesco Zippel’s documentary Ellroy vs. L.A., exploring the dark and complicated relationship between cult American writer James Ellroy, author of The Black Dahlia and L.A. Confidential, and his hometown of Los Angeles. The film premiered at the Rome Film Festival and this year won the Nastro d’Argento for Best Documentary in the Film, Entertainment and Culture category.

For the film, Calibro 35 cooked up exactly what they do best: cinematic crime funk, with dark atmospheres, hypnotic grooves and urban psychedelia, where Ellroy’s noir Los Angeles meets their signature Italian poliziottesco sound. The soundtrack is due out this autumn on Record Kicks, and their December show at Gala Hala will be largely dedicated to this new material. The first part of the evening will take us deep into Ellroy’s dark L.A., followed by a return to some old Calibro 35 favourites.

Zeleno sonce is heading to Milan. Mamma mia!

Music policy: cinematic crime funk / groove italiano

Admission: €13 with a reservation via mojekarte.si, €17 on the day of the concert

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OJAČEVALNICA – ČETRTA DELAVNICA

Ojačevalnica je kreativna kalilnica kitarskih songwriterskih talentov. Brezplačen program, usmerjen v razvoj glasbene ustvarjalnosti mladih, ponuja prostor za odkrivanje lastnega glasbenega izraza in delo na avtorski glasbi. Namenjen je kitaristkam in kitaristom od 12. do 18. leta in želi preko unikatne zasnove delavnic opolnomočiti novo generacijo ustvarjalcev.

Program je sestavljen iz štirih brezplačnih delavnic, zaključnega nastopa ter uvajalnega, spoznavnega dne in poteka novembra ter decembra 2026 v Gala hali.

S sodelovanjem v programu Ojačevalnice tako pod edinstvenim mentorstvom vstopaš v kreativni laboratorij, ki te opremi z orodji za samozavestno raziskovanje lastnega igranja, pisanje pesmi, aranžiranje skladb in te nenazadnje nauči novih kitarskih veščin.

Na četrti delavnici bomo ideje dokončno izoblikovali in skladbam določili končne strukture. Posvetili se bomo še zadnjim dodatkom in detajlom, kot so solistični vložki, prehodi in drugi aranžmajski elementi. Obenem bomo skladbe ves čas igrali in razvijali, raziskovali različne možnosti zvoka ter se preizkušali v kreativnih pristopih k ustvarjanju. Cilj je, da skupine ob zaključku delavnic svoje skladbe čim bolj celovito razvijejo in jih pripravijo na izvedbo.

Mentor: Luka Flegar
Producent: Katarina Deskovič, Društvo Kapa
Asistentka projekta: Špela Cvetko (051 270 202)

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OJAČEVALNICA: ZAKLJUČNI NASTOP

Vabljeni na zaključni koncert udeležencev projekta Ojačevalnica, kreativne kalilnice kitarskih songwriterskih talentov, s katerimi smo na štirih delavnicah družili v novembru in decembru.

Mentor: Luka Flegar
Producent: Katarina Deskovič, Društvo Kapa
Asistentka projekta: Špela Cvetko (051 270 202)

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SONIC DUNES: TAMIKREST (MALI)

The Sonic Dunes concert series, usually associated with desert rock in the Californian, Kyuss-inspired sense, is now expanding its horizons all the way to the Sahara. Old friends of our stage, Tamikrest, will bring considerably less distortion and fewer heavy riffs, but plenty more rhythmic trance and a different psychedelic tradition. Get ready for some proper desert blues, as they arrive with their new album Assikel!

While we’ll be celebrating Slovenian culture and language, the musicians taking the stage before us come from a background where preserving one’s own culture, language and identity is far from something to be taken for granted. The Tuareg, or Kel Tamasheq, as they call themselves, have spent decades caught in the grip of political conflicts, exile and an increasingly uncertain future for their traditional way of life. And although all of this is deeply reflected in their music, Tamikrest are by no means a band you should listen to simply because of their story.

Formed in northern Mali in 2006, they were inspired by Tinariwen and the ishumar tradition: the guitar music of Tuareg rebels and exiles, who fused traditional rhythms and melodies with electric guitars, blues and rock. A significant chapter in their story began when they met Chris Eckman and the band Dirtmusic at the Festival in the Desert in Mali in 2008. This encounter developed into a long-standing collaboration, first with the Glitterhouse label and later with Glitterbeat, which remains their musical home.

They’re returning with their sixth album, Assikel (Glitterbeat, 2026), which they haven’t presented here before and which sees them refreshing their sound in several ways. The album was recorded in just ten days at Tone Boutique studio in the Netherlands, live onto analogue tape, under the guidance of Jasper Geluk, who has also worked with Altın Gün, among others. Rather than painstaking studio perfection and piecing everything together afterwards, they opted for collective playing, spontaneity and musical chemistry. The result is a rawer, more direct and at times considerably more rock-oriented record, without losing any of their trademark melodic sensibility and irresistible grooves. Assikel, which means journey in Tamasheq, weaves together feelings of longing, homesickness and loss, captured by the Tuareg word assouf, as well as anger and resistance against the circumstances that make life in their homeland increasingly difficult.

We’ve hosted Tamikrest at Gala Hala before, so we know exactly what happens when their winding guitar lines, persistent bass motifs, percussion and Ousmane’s distinctive vocals lock into a shared rhythm. Western ears will quickly recognise blues and psychedelic rock in their music, but behind it all lies a much older musical tradition, with a different sense of rhythm, melody and repetition. Their songs are in no particular hurry. Motifs slowly unfold, intertwine and unravel until you suddenly realise you’ve been swaying along in a kind of Saharan trance for quite some time.

So, for Slovenia’s Culture Day, we’re in for a rather unconventional celebration: forget the formal cultural programme and get ready for a proper dose of Saharan rock’n’roll.

The concert starts at 20:30!

Music policy: psychedelic desert blues / Tuareg rock’n’roll / afro-groove

Admission: €17 in advance via mojekarte.si, €20 on the day of the concert

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