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Tag: Italian music

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Gai Saber

Angel Romero September 18, 2018 No Comments Gai SaberItalian musicItaly

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…

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Artist Profiles: Gianmaria Testa

Angel Romero September 18, 2018 No Comments Gianmaria TestaItalian musicItaly

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…

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Artist Profiles: Pietrarsa

Angel Romero September 18, 2018 No Comments Italian musicItalyPietrarsa

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…

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Artist Profiles: Aramirè

Angel Romero September 17, 2018 No Comments AramirèItalian musicItaly

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…

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Artist Profiles: Aria Corte

Angel Romero September 17, 2018 No Comments AriacorteItalian musicItaly

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…

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Artist Profiles: Beppe Gambetta

Angel Romero September 17, 2018 No Comments Beppe GambettaItalian musicItaly

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…

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Artist Profiles: Bonifica Emiliana Veneta

Angel Romero September 17, 2018 1 Comment Bonifica Emiliana VenetaItalian musicItaly

Bonifica Emiliana Veneta (BEV) is a Northern Italian ensemble formed in June 1998 by musicians from the Emilia-Romagna and Veneto regions. The group was established…

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Agricantus’ Wondrous Mediterranean Journey

Angel Romero August 5, 2018 No Comments AgricantusItalian musicSicilian musicworld fusion

Agricantus – Akoustikòs Vol. 1 (CNI Music, 2018) Celebrated Sicilian ensemble Agricantus has been making wonderful amalgamations of Italian and world music mixed with electronics…

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Artist Profiles: Kostis Maraveyas

Angel Romero June 27, 2018 No Comments GreeceGreek musicItalian musicKostis Maraveyasworld fusion

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…

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Lantiàs by Elena Ledda Wins the Città di Loano Award for Italian Traditional Music

World Music Central News Room June 14, 2018 No Comments Elena LeddaItalian musicSardinian musicworld music

Acclaimed Sardinian vocalist Elena Ledda’s album Lantiàs (S’Ard Music) has won the the National City of Loano Award for Traditional Italian Music for the Best…

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