Three passionate Italian musicians, born and raised in the city of Naples, came together to prove that the tradition of Neapolitan songwriting (Canzone Classica Napoletana)…
Artist Profiles: Suonno d’Ajere
Tag: Italian music
Artist Profiles: Kalàscima
Italian band Kalàscima includes six friends from the deep Salento in southern Italy. They are one of the most innovative bands in the Italian world…
Ballati! Festival 2022 to Celebrate Salentino Roots Music
The Ballati! festival will take place August 11, 2022, at Uggiano la Chiesa (LE), Largo Santi Medici. The event will feature a mix of traditional…
Artist Profiles: Parafonè
The ethno-groove Calabrian band Parafonè has been in business since the mid-2000s. They are an effective example on how one finds inspiration in the rich…
Remarkable Gathering of Mediterranean Styles from Southern Italy and Spain
Ermanno Panta and Banda Zeitun – Isla Musa (Narrator Records, 2019) “Isla Musa” presents the joyful and alluring music created by a group of musicians…
Absorbing Healing Rite Songs from Alessia Tondo
Alessia Tondo – Sita (Ipe Ipe Music, 2021) Alessia Tondo is a leading singer-songwriter and musician from southern Italy. She is best known as lead…
Artist Profiles: Alessia Tondo
Musician, vocalist and songwriter Alessia Tondo is considered one of the most important voices of Italian folk music. Born in Apulia in 1991, in southern…
Antonio Castrignanó Takes Ancient Pizzica to New Heights
Antonio Castrignanó – Babilonia (Ponderosa, 2022) It is no wonder that this beautifully crafted album reached number last month at the World Music Charts Europe.…
Artist Profiles: Folkatomik
Folkatomik is an Italian folktronica quartet with several identities. Guitarist, DJ and producer, Daniele Li Bassi has worked with various labels including EMI, Warner Music,…
Artist Profiles: Antonio Castrignanó
Multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Antonio Castrignanó was born in 1977 in Galatina in the Province of Lecce in Apulia, southeastern Italy. Castrignanó’s musical career started…