Aramirè plays all types of traditional Salentine music. The CD SudEst contains fifteen songs, some sung in Griko, the Greek dialect still spoken in many towns of this region. The CD includes melancholy and bawdy love songs, work songs, a cappella songs, and several pizziche including a twelve minute Pizzica con violino.
Since 1996, Aramirè has been touring throughout Europe and the US. Roberto Raheli, lead vocalist and violinist, conducted workshops on Salentine music and drumming in New York City in 2000, and again in 2002, along with members of the band.
Edizioni Aramirè, the publishing arm of Aramirè Compagnia di Musica Salentina, publishes beautifully packaged CDs of historic field recordings from their distinguished archive, which include booklets of commentary and lyrics in Italian, dialect, and English. They also publish books about their Salentine music and dance traditions and tarantismo.
Aramirè:
Roberto Raheli – voice, flute, harmonica and violin
Mauro Toma – guitar and voice
Raffaele Passiante – voice and percussion
Stefania Morciano – voice
Roberto Corciulo – accordion and voice
Samuele Tommasi – tambourine
Discography:
SudEst (Arroyo, 2001)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
