J.R. AUGUST

Indie, Alternative
J.R. is currently performing concerts with his band and choir, and for 2023 he has announced two studio albums, and one will be in the Croatian language.

KREŠO BENGALKA

Hip-hop, Rap
Krešo Bengalka is a Croatian rapper from Split and a key figure of the regional hip-hop collective Kiša Metaka. Emerging from the Split rap scene in the early 2010s, he quickly gained recognition for his raw delivery, distinctive flow, and unapologetic lyrical style.

JEBOTON ANSAMBL

Rock, Alternative, Acoustic
JeboTon Ansambl is a unique Zagreb-based music collective formed in 2011 as an acoustic street project within the broader JeboTon platform. Originally conceived as a temporary setup to promote bands from the collective, it organically evolved into a distinctive, large-scale performing group that now regularly appears on club and festival stages.

ALEJUANDRO BUENDIJA

Hip-hop, Rap
Born in Split, Croatia, Saša Antić is one of the most respected figures in the Croatian hip-hop scene. He is best known as a founding member, lead lyricist and vocalist of the influential Split-based group The Beat Fleet (TBF), which blends rap, reggae, rock and experimental soundscapes.

NEMANJA

Pop, Audio-visual, Funk, psychedelic
nemanja is the project of Luka Šipetić, an author and musician active in the bands pastele, Para Lele and NLV, who recorded and released the albums Tarot Funk (2019) and Cosmic Disco (2020).

ELEMENTAL

Hip-hop, Rap
Elemental is a band whose musical foundation lies in rap, but it would be hard to classify them under a single genre. Their diverse musical vision includes traces of various styles, making their expression unique and original. The band is known for its sharp lyrics and intriguing instrumental arrangements, which together create the authentic Elemental sound. Elemental has never treated its music as a product, but rather as an artistic expression — a sincere and genuine approach that audiences across the region recognize and appreciate. Over the years, Elemental has performed in numerous cities across Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro.

MOR ROLL

Electronic, World Music
Mor Roll is the stage name of Vedran Šilipetar, a musician and producer from Pula, Croatia. His work blends funk, soul, electronic music and world-beat influences with traditional sounds.

ANTENAT

World Music, Reggae
Antenat is a genre-blending band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 1997 by five friends who started making music together while still in elementary school. What began as a simple rock setup has evolved into a distinctive sound they call Sub Reggae — an energetic fusion of African polyrhythms, reggae skanks, afrobeat brass lines, the drive of ska, desert blues guitar licks, and the atmospheric depth of dub. Their music is impossible to ignore on the dancefloor, with lyrics celebrating freedom, nature, and collective spirit that often turn audiences into a choir.

LEFT TO STARVE

Doom, Sludge
Founded in 2013 in the city of Karlovac, Left to Starve embraced the ethos of the DIY punk community while blending aggression of dark hardcore and heaviness of sludge metal resulting in a couple of releases.

LUNAPARK

Rock, Progressive, Synth-pop, Synthwave
Lunapark combines elements of electronic and experimental music with the simplicity of pop music.

PLAZMATICK

Electronic, Alternative, Leftfield
Plazmatick is the stage name of Croatian electronic music producer Marko Mihalinec, an artist with a career spanning over two decades, based in Croatia. His music explores a wide spectrum of electronic styles, blending breakbeat, trip-hop, ambient, techno, dub, and IDM influences into cinematic, layered compositions.

TAI VORTA

Rock
Tai Vorta means a secret door, a door through which we are led to a world of creation where we find inspiration for our musical expression, where we actually truly feel who we are!

MINISTRANTI

Rock, Alternative
Ministranti are a rock band from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 2022 by guitarist Dražen Baljak (of Let 3) along with Robert Šuša (vocals), Vedran Vučković (bass) and Voljen Korić (drums). Their music is characterised by a guitar-driven rock sound with heavy grooves and production that avoids over-polishing, combining classic rock elements with energetic arrangements.

TÚS NUA

Post-rock, Noise, Shoegaze, Dream pop
A marvelous blend of shoegaze, post-rock, noise, and dream pop, Zagreb-based Tús Nua (Jordi Ilić and Jelena Božić) has been one of the most talked-about bands on the Croatian and regional alternative scene.

PROLETER

Pop, Punk
Proleter is a Croatian pop-punk band from Zagreb, formed in 2012. The group consists of Antonio (vocals, guitar), Roland (bass), and Tin (drums), and emerged from a shared love of classic pop-punk influences such as Blink-182 and Green Day.

LADO ELECTRO

Ethno pop, Tribal dance
LADO Electro is a Croatian music project that fuses traditional folk music with electronic sounds, created as an offshoot of the respected folk ensemble LADO. It was launched in 2002 through a collaboration between LADO and the duo HR Electro, electronic musician Hrvoje Crnić (also known as Boxer) and LADO member Boris Harfman.

BRANKO GALOIĆ

Rock, Acoustic, Chanson
Branko Galoić is a Croatian singer-songwriter, composer, and guitarist. Self-taught, he began his musical journey with the guitar and has released multiple albums blending Balkan, Sevdah, jazz, and world music influences.

PANDA RHEI

Rock, Indie, Post-punk
Panda Rhei is a music project led by Ivan Kolar. What started as an intimate singer-songwriter outlet soon became a musically diverse project built patiently in and out of the studio.

HOW YES NO

Art-punk
How Yes No is a post-punk, art-punk, wave power trio from Zagreb, Croatia. Their songs, short, chaotic, and straight to the point are reminiscent of MinuteMan and Big Boys.

EIKONOISE

Electronic, Jazz, World Music, Experimental
Eikonoise was created in 2014 as a multimedia project, founded by an artist, academic painter, producer, and composer Bojan Miljančić. In 2019, he released his album Immanens, the conceptual title of a debut album by the project Eikonoise.

KREŠO I KISELE KIŠE

Punk
Krešo i Kisele Kiše are a punk/rock band from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 2007 and known as a staple of the city’s alternative music scene. The group blends punk/rock energy with brass elements and humorous, socially reflective lyrics, largely written by frontman Krešimir Burić.

JURA STUBLIĆ & FILM

Pop, Rock
Jura Stublić is a prominent Croatian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the new wave band Film, founded in 1979 in Zagreb. He is considered one of the key representatives of the Yugoslav new wave movement, and after the original lineup disbanded in 1986, he continued his career under the name Jura Stublić & Film, releasing hits such as “Bili cvitak” and “E moj druže beogradski.”

MILE KEKIN

Indie, Alternative
Mile Kekin is a Croatian singer-songwriter and musician best known as the longtime frontman of the influential punk-rock band Hladno pivo, which he co-founded in 1988 in Zagreb. With Hladno pivo, he became a defining voice of the Croatian rock and punk scene, co-writing many of the band’s songs and helping shape its energetic, socially engaged sound through more than 30 years of performances and recordings.

KRIS

Electropop, Synth-pop
A young singer-songwriter from Belgrade, kris, is emerging on the regional scene. Her musical journey began with the support of Petar Wagner (Fantom), and she later continued collaborating with Croatian band pocket palma in the lead-up to her upcoming EP.

TV EYE

Rock, Garage Rock
TV EYE is a garage rock’n’roll band from Zagreb, formed in spring 2019. TV EYE is known for loud, tight, and highly energetic live performances, often compared to the feeling of “riding a motorcycle at high speed,” with stylistic references to Iggy & The Stooges and ZZ Top.

FRAN VASILIĆ

Indie, Bedroom pop
If you've ever wondered what the intersection between bedroom pop, Y2K indie rock and ex Yugoslav 80s music sounds like, the answer is Fran Vasilić.

PORTO MORTO

Electronic, Audio-visual, Indie, Progressive pop, Art rock
Porto Morto is a seven-member ensemble whose musical direction is difficult to define, but if we were to try, we could say that it is based on a mixture of progressive pop, art rock, and indie electronics.