Artist Profiles: Tammurriata Di Scafati
The Tammurriata is the most typical expression of Neapolitan dance and music. The voices of the two singers are raised over the beat of the…
Artist Profiles: Nuova Agricola Associazione
Nuova Agricola Associazione (NAA) is formed by a group of musicians with the idea to rearrange traditional folk music from Abruzzi, adding a modern sonority…
Artist Profiles: Nakaira
Nakaira is a world music group from Italy. It performs traditional music from Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East and the Celtic Areas (Ireland,…
Artist Profiles: Musicalia
Formed in the late seventies in southern Italy by a group of researchers and performers of Italian traditional music, Musicalia earned the respect of fans…
Artist Profiles: Roberto Catalano
Roberto Catalano was born in Catania, Sicily. He is a scholar, a music instructor, and a professional musician. He began his musical career in 1973…
Artist Profiles: Enzo Fina
Enzo Fina was born in Salice, in the Salentine province of Lecce, Apulia. He holds a degree in decorative painting at the State Institute of…
Artist Profiles: Musicàntica
Musicàntica was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. The group performed music and songs from the oral tradition of Southern Italy, primarily the repertoire…
Artist Profiles: Tendachënt
Tendachënt is a Piedmontese band born in the spring of 1997 as an evolution of one of the most emblematic folk groups in Northern Italy,…
Artist Profiles: Kosovni Odpadki
Kosovni Odpadki in Slovene not only means ‘dustbins’ but it was also the name of the most important music band from Friuli, the multilingual region…
Ragas Live Festival 2018, a 24 Hour Music Event in New York City
Over 80 musicians will perform at the Ragas Live Festival 2018, including leading-edge projects from Brooklyn Raga Massive, Vijay Iyer, Max ZT & Karsh Kale,…