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La Notte della Taranta: Reviving the Tradition
La Notte della Taranta 2016, the festival's nineteenth edition, runs from August 8-27 in the Grecia Salentina of the Lecce. Although tarantismo has died out, its music not only has survived but thrives. Last year's edition drew the largest crowds...
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Uaragniaun: the folk music of Puglia arrives in New York
The historic folk band of Puglia (Apulia) arrives to New York with a show that is the synthesis of a long research on ancient traditional songs. Work songs, tarantelle, love songs, religious songs, tammurriate, dances and rhythms are proposed in a mix...
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Joan Baez, la voce della canzone di protesta in Italia al fianco dei No TAV
Joan Baez la regina americana della folk music militante ribadisce lo storico legame tra la sua esperienza artistica e l'impegno sociale e politico anche nella sua tournée italiana appena conclusasi che l'ha portata a fare causa comune con il movimento No TAV della...
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Conche di rame in Astoria. Folk choir La Figlia di Jorio from Orsogna to the U.S.
They were 26 coming from Abruzzo to perform for the Orsognesi d’America in their two most populous colonies, Boston and Queens. In Astoria they performed in front of a large audience with traditional songs and dances from Abruzzo and other regions of Italy. The...
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Editor in Chief: Giampaolo Pioli | English Editor: Grace Russo Bullaro