Yesterday was a really special day. Apart from being the first summer day, it was also a day for music. I know,now you're thinking.. every day should be a day for music..right? But how often do you walk the streets and see so many musicians playing, smiling, singing.. Unbelievable! I'm glad Ljubljana has officially got it's Fete de la musique!
I have to confess, I've never performed out on the street before. I'm glad Mateja wrote me and asked,if I wanted to participate. I called Pero, he borrowed a beautiful (loud) mandolin (named Mojdi) from Matej and cuz it sounded soo cool, we decided to use it in a few songs :) We didn't really know what to expect from this day.. didn't have an idea how it would look like. So we met at my place and went to the city. Matej joined us as our roady/cameraman/sound-man/producer/light-man and most important our friend and "moral support" :)
And so the adventure begins. At the first two locations we actually got chased away by a puppet show, a funny guy collecting tables and by church bells! funny indeed! We moved forward towards a really sweet spot Matej had caught in his sight. Suddenly I saw a smile from the crowd. A happy looking guy waved at me and invited us over. We shared a few words and smiles, ate some melted ice-cream and connected immediately! His name was Peter and his home was the road! He joined us later on at our first location, where we actually managed to play a little while longer. It was a funny feeling.. performing for random people walking by. But it's nice, when someone stops and takes a few moments to listen. And I love it when people smile :) soulfood.
After our first stop we got invited by Mateja (i like to call her VIF - very importand fan), to perform at a location with a sound system. We accepted that challenge, got our fan base together and headed towards the second location. I could hear a beautiful voice from the distance and I knew it had to be Kristina - Kitty, a young talented musician we knew. We sat down and enjoyed her performance and were able to experience a beautiful moment. The magic energy our traveler Peter had on the kids.. No words needed. Communication of hearts and smiles :)
It was time for our performance and we stepped on the little wooden stage, took our instruments and without stage fright did, what I think.. we do best :) laugh :D no...seriously. We just love to play,sing and enjoy people enjoying our music.After this location we lost our new friend Peter but found our friend and a great musician Aleksandra. She joined us on the next adventure and thereby the last - the bridge Mesarski most. The fanbase got bigger,even my guys from naio ssaion band joined us for a few songs and my gal Aleksandra shot this two videos ( i think i also ate a few flies there..):
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REFUGEES:
Music is truly the universal language. Through music I met my best friends. I've been able to meet new people, talk with them, dance with them, smile with them. This day was by far one of the best days ever. And I've learned.. one should just go out on the street and experience it!
This video was shot by Matej on 3 different locations:
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