Brigada Pirata, the italian pirate folk band
They disguise themselves as pirates, sing and play instruments as the bodhran (irish drum), the guitart, the violin, and the tin whistle (celtic countries’ piffero) and can be hired for vintage boats meetings, events and displays dedicated to the ancient shipping. Born in 2010 the Brigada Pirata last year was known during te Recco and Camogli Shipping Festival and today it continues to perform in pubs and taverns. Grazie all’esperienza e alla bravura dei musicisti, alcuni dei quali hanno suonato…
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iWorld, Festival of Current Musics at Rome’s Auditorium
iCompany presenta iWORLD RASSEGNA DI MUSICHE ATTUALI 5 e 6 FEBBRAIO 2016 AUDITORIUM PARCO DELLA MUSICA – ROMA con Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, Tarantolati di Tri-carico, Mimmo Cavallaro, Marina Mulopulos, Giuliano Gabriele It will happen at Rome’s Music Park Auditorium (Petrassi Room) iWorld- “Festival of Current Musics”, a two days show dedicated to the identity music, melting pot of traditions and categories, of rythms and languages: the different kind of contemporary music feed on roots, set themselves…
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Lirone, the double bass’ forefather
The leg’s lyre, lirone, perfect lirone or lyre’s arciviola is a played with a bow musical instrument common in Italy between 1500 and 1700, arm’s lyre relative, used mainly to accompany the voice; the instrument’s shape was similar to the viola with 12 strings and it used to lay on the ground. Sitting down and between the knees played, the lirone could have from 9 to 20 strings, increasing the range of possible tonalities (and therefore the repertoire) compared to…
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Furlana (or friulana), the popular dance that was a big success among the courts
Many are the populare dances in Friuli, some of them very old. Generally the dances from Friuli used to represent aspects of the sentimental life: courting, the engagement, the marriage. So, during the summer the dance was outdoor, during winter the families meet in the stables. Up to the ’50s the popular dance was very common; the musical accompainment was made with accordion, lirion, flute and violin. The furlana (also forlana, frullana or friulana) is a very joyous dance of…
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Children of the World’s International Festival, with 7 international folk groups
71° Edition In bloom almond tree’s Festival, 61° International Folk Festival, 16° Children of the World’s International Festival, 12 February- 13 March 2016. The Festival is organized in a series of exhibitions of various folk groups through the streets, the evening folklore’s torchlight procession, folk showsd and sicilian typical tastes. La manifestazione comincia con un bel giro, al tramonto, nella Valle dei Templi (AG) e prosegue con l’accensione della fiaccola dell’amicizia davanti al tempio della Concordia. L’avvenimento più importante della…
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Giuseppe Donati from Budrio’s Ocarina, also used by Morricone
The ocarina is an italian woodwind instrument of an extended globular shape generally built with terracotta; this kind of instruments, known as arghilofoni (when clay made), are very ancient and common instruments among various old cultures; today it is particurarly used in Trentino Alto Adige’s popular musics. The standard ocarina used in the western music was invented in Italy, at Budrio, during the half of the XIX century by Giuseppe Donati. Its extended ovoid shape remembers the profile of a…
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To De Gregori the Special Artist Award of Maranola’s “The Zampogna” Festival
This year the jury chooses Francesco De Gregori as one of the contemporary artists who has been able to reinterpret the popular music inserting in his compositions the traditional instruments, characterizing his music with tradition and innovation at the same time. It will be the singer-songwriter the winner of “The 2016 Zampogna” Award. Quest’anno la giuria ha scelto Francesco De Gregori come uno degli artisti contemporanei che ha saputo reinterpretare la musica popolare inserendo nelle sue composizioni strumenti della tradizione,…
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Maranola’s Zampogna Festival, this year the XXIII edition
It arrives at the XXIII edition the Maranola’s ZAmpogna Festival, the initiative dedicated to a very particular traditional musical instrument and to all the stories, activities and professions that are around it. The project by Abbrogio Sparagna and Erasmo Treglia engages artists and tourists all over Italy for twon days of memories and knowledges’ partimony that has to be known and preserved. An inportant news for 2016’s edition is the Young Musicians Award, through which the Festival wants to promote…
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