2024′ Edition will happen from the 18th till the 26th of August + Ethno Studio until the 28th of August.
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Ethno Bosnia & Herzegovina is a program of Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) where young musicians meet to teach each other, by ear, traditional folk songs from various cultures. Through a combination of workshops, jam sessions, seminars, and performances, musicians have the opportunity to learn a variety of musical styles. Bringing together participants from a variety of cultural backgrounds, Ethno is a space for intercultural learning, friendship, and exchange.
In the first image you can see a part of the atmosphere from our late night jam and here you can see a shot from just outside the Peace Flame House. Because our Ethno is in the summer we usually switch all the time from inside to outside in the sun or the shade, which ever you prefer.
Take in account that EthnoBiH is a big event in a little town, you will have a chance to meet a lot of new people both from the Ethno and locals as well since they are super friendly. Ethno BiH takes pride in creating a space for a lot of musicians from all around the World, it may be a bit chaotic in certain times 😉
Although our focus is of course on the music and the concerts, we organise daily/nightly workshops about production, music opportunities for the youth, inclusivity and many more topics which are presented by our local experts. This year we will also have a two cultural nights in which you will firstly learn about Balkan cultures and the second where everyone will have the chance to present their culture.
Each year we organise an Ethno studio for 2-3 days in the end of the Ethno which is not included in your fee but by paying the additional days you can choose to join the recording team and learn more about production and creation of music while receiving an output to take home.
Ethno Bosnia and Herzegovina is mostly held in the wonderful town of Tuzla. The main space where music can be played from dusk till dawn is this big community house called “Kuća Plamena Mira” which translates into the Peace Flame House. It is a place that promotes art and culture for the youth of Tuzla. It has an interesting appearance that simply fits in the nature, cool spaces with good acoustic and an incredible view of the town and the lakes below. It is just underneath a forest which ensures fresh air and infinite space to chill and play music.
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What you can see in this photo is just how Peace Flame House blends prefectly with nature, and that is 100% the same as our mindset in Ethno Bosnia Team. We should live in harmony with the nature around us and that is why we try to make our Ethno as eco friendly and environmentally sustainable to be true to our beliefs. As you can see we are located in a big park, just underneath a forest, but onlz 5 minutes walk from the city center.
Just 5 minutes away from our workshop venue, there are the famous salty lakes of Tuzla where you can decide to spend some refreshing free time between the music jams!
Here is the inside of the house. There are many rooms, all with great acoustics . The floors are made of small pieces of tiles to create a mosaic, which symbolizes that if we all unite our little pieces of the puzzle a whole image will form.
Every Ethno BiH has had a big concert in the main square of Tuzla, called the “Square of Freedom” which completely suits the moto of Ethno!
To see how the concert in 2022′ edition looked like follow the next link: