ðə mˈeɪn pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpənts ɑːɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts fɹʌm ɹˈʌʃə, bˌɛlɚɹˈuːs, juːkɹˈeɪn, kˈʌntɹiz ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ jˌuːɡəslˈɑːviə, pˈoʊlənd, ænd bʌlɡˈɛɹiə wɪð ɡˈɛsts fɹʌm mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ kˈʌntɹiz, bˈoʊθ slˈɑːvɪk ænd nˈɑːnslˈɑːvɪk.
The main participants are artists from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, countries of the former Yugoslavia, Poland, and Bulgaria with guests from many other countries, both Slavic and non-Slavic.