The Porto Etno Orchestra can be considered the music foundation of the Festival: ever since the Festival’s first edition in 2017, the Orchestra has been performing at every Porto Etno. In addition to accompanying numerous guests, the Orchestra also performs their songs.
This year, the festival orchestra will be accompanied by Ether and Čipkice, who will sing their hits in completely new arrangements.
Ether – Nikol Ćaćić, a Croatian musician, has had a passion for music since her early days, which led her to write songs and perform. She used the support of the Istrian County to found the band NLV, with whom she released an EP and an LP that won positive reviews. After years of searching for her own musical expression, she launched the solo project ETHER and released her debut album Bitke na makovim poljima in 2022. The album quickly attracted the attention of the audience and critics and brought her three nominations for the Independent Journalist Award Rock&Off, including the award for best electronic artist in the category Electro&Off.
Ether
Čipkice is a female vocal ethno ensemble from Zagreb. Since its founding in 2008, the ensemble has dedicated itself to preserving and performing traditional music from various parts of the world, with a distinctive blend of contemporary and traditional elements in its original arrangements and ethno interpretations. During seventeen years of continuous activity, Čipkice have performed at numerous festivals, concerts and humanitarian events, both independently and in collaboration with great local musicians. Today, the ensemble has sixteen members, led by ethnomusicologist Ena Hadžiomerović.
Members: Magdalena Kuleš, Dajana Debeljak, Kristina Zečević, Petra Buterin, Katarina Lehpamer, Tina Ugrinović, Valentina Badurina, Iva Sabolić, Ena Čače, Barbara Benčić, Andrea Bobić, Ana Vujasić, Nina Ugrinović, Karla Despot, Maša Cipek
Artistic Director: Ena Hadžiomerović
Čipkice
The Porto Etno Orchestra is led by Zoran Majstorović, the award-winning multi-instrumentalist from Rijeka (guitar, oud, Orchestra lead), and its members include Rajko Ergić (drums), Bojan Skočilić (double bass, electric bass), Dorian Cuculić (keyboards), Vanja Vitezić (percussions) and Robert Mikuljan (trumpet).
Zoran Majstorović