Indie-folk, electronic music, fado – this weekend and next week will be filled with great tunes.
It seems that winter really is coming – temperatures are dropping, days are shorter and grayer and everything is just kind of gloomy. However, we can’t let that get us down, especially when the following week (and this weekend) are full of great concerts your earbuds will definitely thank you for later.
1) Niall Connolly (November 11, Booksa)
You can always count on Booksa to bring innovative new things and cultural events to the city and this Saturday is no exception – in cooperation with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, Booksa is bringing this Cork-born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter to Zagreb. This charismatic singer will be performing folk-pop together with his “fellow artist, poet, globe trotter and a dear friend of Booksa, Neil McCarthy”.
Find out more here.
2) European Music Incubator (November 13, Vinyl; November 14, Pločnik)
The EU has recognised the need to give emerging musicians a platform to showcase their talent, so, after travelling to Tallinn and Liverpool, seven young musicians will present their work to Croatian audience in Pločnik through panels and live shows.
Natalie McCool, Tommaso Rolando, The Unlikely Boy and Argo Vals will be performing at Pločnik on November 14, and Sara Renar and Marko Jovanović at Vinyl on November 13.
Find out more here.
3) Ars Subtilior – Antiphonus & Hospes Mysterius (November 14, Museum of Arts and Crafts)
Flutes, vielles, lutes and gothic harps – if these instruments tickle your fancy, and if you want to go on a musical journey through time via an extraordinary combination of Old, New and Refined Art (Ars antiqua, nova, subtilior), performed by Antiphonus Ensemble & Gabriel Belkheiri García del Pozo, Mikari Shibukawa, Izidor Erazem Grafenauer and Domen Marinčič, Museum of Arts and Crafts is the place for you.
Find out more here.
4) Ana Moura (November 15, Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall)
Lovers of Fado – this one’s for you. One of the most popular fado singers, the wonderfully talented Ana Moura will take on an emotional journey and make you feel saudade, the untranslatable emotion of longing that the Portuguese are famous for and celebrate 40 years of friendship between Zagreb and Lisbon.
Find out more here.
5) Zola Jesus (November 18, Močvara)
If you’re into electronic music, you will have bought the tickets by now, but just in case you missed it – Nicole Hummel, aka Nika Roza Danilova aka Zola Jesus, is coming to Zagreb for the third time. Her combination of indie, goth and pop music has often been compared to Kate Bush and Joy Division, but Zola Jesus is much more than that, which you’ll find out for yourself if you visit Močvara next week.
Find out more here.
