Elena Ledda is an Italian singer from Sardinia. She was born May 17, 1959 in Selargius. Sardinia offers a fascinating musical microclimate, which developed over…
Artist Profiles: Elena Ledda
Tag: Italian music
Artist Profiles: Gai Saber
Enjoying a growing international public and critical consensus following their previous efforts Gai Saber are now ready to unveil the latest chapter of their musical…
Artist Profiles: Gianmaria Testa
Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist Gianmaria Testa was born near Cuneo (in Italy’s Piedmont region) on October 17, 1958. He grew up in a family of…
Artist Profiles: Pietrarsa
Pietrarsa is a group of musicians who have a long-standing and active relationship to the folk music of southern Italy and the Mediterranean, and who…
Artist Profiles: Aramirè
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…
Artist Profiles: Aria Corte
Aria Corte plays contemporary arrangements of the traditional music from the Lower Salento region of Italy. The band’s show travels through the mythical world of…
Artist Profiles: Beppe Gambetta
Beppe Gambetta, born in 1955 in Genoa, Italy, is the leading flat-picking guitarist of Europe. Through his superb recordings, frequent tours of Europe and the…
Artist Profiles: Bonifica Emiliana Veneta
Bonifica Emiliana Veneta (BEV) – Bonificare, from the ancient Latin bonus facere, refers to drainage of marshes/clearing mine-fields/restoring and improving. A rich and evocative repertoire…
Agricantus’ Wondrous Mediterranean Journey
Agricantus – Akoustikòs Vol. 1 (CNI Music, 2018) Celebrated Sicilian ensemble Agricantus has been making wonderful amalgamations of Italian and world music mixed with electronics…
Artist Profiles: Kostis Maraveyas
Kostis Maraveyas (Κωστής Μαραβέγιας), also known as Kostis Maravegias and Maraveyas ilegál, is a versatile Mediterranean music artist. He is a composer, arranger, singer, and…