Ethno Macedonia

Ethno Macedonia Camp 2024 took place in the charming city of Bitola, July 15-25th.

Participants had a great time, shared traditional music with wonderful musicians from all over the world, explored the city’s cultural and historical spots, unique traditions and lifestyle of the locals, taste delicious Macedonian food!

Attendees experienced a diversity of musical traditions through workshops and rehearsals where they shared and learned traditional music and also got to know and fall in love with the intricate rhythms of Macedonia and the Balkan!

Ethno Macedonia 2023 took place on Kozuf Mountain in the mountain hut Mihajlovo from September 1 until September 9, 2023. The participants had a great time, they shared traditional music with wonderful musicians from all over the world, explored the untouched nature (1200 m above sea level), tasted delicious Macedonian food!

The final concert of the Ethno Camp was in collaboration with Municipality of Kavadarci, it was part of the programme of ‘Tikveshki Grozdober’ 2023, in Kavadarci, September 8th.

Ethno Macedonia Camp 2022 will take place in Struga in Hotel Drim, at the shores of the mesmerizing Ohrid Lake and near Crni Drim river from June 13 – June 21 2022.

If you want to have a great time, share traditional music with wonderful musicians from all over the world, explore the beautiful Struga or take a swim in Ohrid Lake
or Crni Drim river, taste delicious Macedonian food, then pack up your instrument and join Ethno Macedonia 2022!

We are offering 7 days of workshops and rehearsals where you will share and learn traditional music and also get to know and fall in love with the intricate rhythms of Macedonia and the Balkan, with the artistic mentors Manolis Bountalakis and Angel Spiroski who will guide you smoothly through the experience of peer to peer teaching by ear, so you can give the best of yourself to the crowd on the concert on the last evening in Stuga, and take in the best everyone has to offer.

Application Link below
https://www.mubazar.com/en/opportunity/ethno-macedonia-2022

Founded in 1963, Jeunesses Musicales Macedonia continues to be the only national NGO that works with young musicians and young people, developing their creativity and supporting their initial public promotion in the field of music.

Ethno Macedonia occurred in 2003 and 2004 featuring young musicians from across the Balkans as well Scandinavia.

The third edition of the new-look Ethno Macedonia was held in Struga, August 3-9, 2021 by the scenic Lake Ohrid.

The fourth edition was held in Struga, June 13-21, 2022.