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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The Merate’s Fisorchestra Adda is 10 years old
A musical reality born with passion and playing together’s joy. In April 2006 the instrumental group Fisorchesta Adda was founded. A 10 accordionist group with the rhythmic support of the double bass and drums. The project build on a path begun by the master Quirino Sala di Pagnano. Una realtà musicale nata all’insegna della passione, della gioia di suonare insieme. Nell’Aprile 2006 si costitutiva il gruppo strumentale “FISORCHESTRA ADDA”. Gruppo di 10 fisarmonicisti con il sostegno ritmico del Contrabbasso e…
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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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The Iperfaltrak folk band’s instruments on display at Milan
Up to the end of January among the “Quinto che…legge” association in Ferrieri street 12 at Milan the original musical instruments of the folk band Iperfolk on display. The name of the historic musical band from Quinto Romano, Baggio’s suburb, seems a tongue-twister, it is indeed a onomatopoeia that recalls the wooden instruments’ rubbling: trak! The instruments are mostly handmade using also domestic utensils as colander, plungers, tops, cans, pots and more besides. Fino a fine gennaio in mostra presso…
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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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On tv the Popular Singing New Company
Saturday 30 January the Popular Singing New Company will be the guest, for Raiuno prime time Massimo Ranieri’s show “Sogno e son desto 3”, among the most followed on Raiuno. The NCCP will share the stage with Ranieri in the famous war-horse Cicerenella, that Ranieri loves very much and that he has performed many times at the theatre in his Pulcinella with Maurizio Scaparro’s direction. Per la NCCP, che in questi giorni sta raccogliendo appassionati consensi nei maggiori teatri italiani…
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The Alghero’s Panta Rei among the finalists of the “Popular music and ethnic songs’ national Festival”
There will also be Aghero the 22 and 23 of January among the finalists of the “Popular music and ethnic songs’ national Festival” organized by the Popular Tradition Italian Federation, in the wonderful frame of Raisi Theatre. The contest is dividced into two categories: one for the acoustic and traditional musicians of the folk groups, while the other one is for the groups and popular music orchestras, etnoflok, progressive, contaminated, with experimentation. Ci sarà anche Alghero il 22 e 23…
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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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