Terre del Sud ::: Musiche e balli tradizionali

Southern Land was founded in Abruzzo in 2003 by a group of friends united by the desire to reproduce and enhance the musical culture of southern Italy as a whole, tracing the common traits that link the different forms of expression - songs and dances - of our tradition.
Particular attention was paid to field observation of some phenomena related to the discovery by the younger generations of popular culture and its values and identity, in opposition to record industry’s standardization
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Cinzia Frattura: vocals, castanets
Martina Spadano: vocals
Mimmo Spadano: vocals, guitar, battente guitar, recorder
Emanuele Spadano: vocals, accordion, guitar, percussion
Marco Pellicciotta: violin 
Alessandro Innamorati: frame drums, goblet drum, percussion
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01 La sarenata de lu ‘mbriache - Abruzzo  
02 Quande la fija me faceve le sagne - Abruzzo  
03 Filia (pizzica) - Puglia  
04 Fronne d’autunne - Abruzzo  
05 Iappeca iappeca (saltarella) - Abruzzo  
06 Giuvinotte e signurine (tammurriata) - Campania  
07 Sott’a la casa me’ (pizzica) - Abruzzo  
08 Sand’Andonie a lu deserte - Abruzzo  
09 Malarazza - Sicilia  
10 L’amore e’ ‘na pazzia - abruzzo  
11 Vola vola vola - Abruzzo  
12 Riturnella - Calabria  
13 L’uocchie de la regginelle - Abruzzo  
14 Tirituppe a lu murtare (saltarella) - Abruzzo  
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2008 • Musicomania record production DDD230 
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Musiche e balli tradizionali

Achille e i Solisti di Montemarano ::: E chi 'o murì

Achille is the legendary man who, along with his group, keeps alive Tarantella of Montemarano (the "mother of all tarantellas") and an exhaustive Hirpinia's traditional repertoire (Hirpinia is located in the mountain area behind Naples' hinterland). No fear to say ACHILLE stands for the essence of popular music itself: he is the brave ensign who brought traditional music to such a point of artistry that ancient rhythms and melodies now seem to be the result of a long experimentation in Southern Italian World Music.
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Achille D'Agnese (voice, accordeon) 
Beniamino Palmieri (accordeon) 
Danilo Palmieri (tamburello) 
Gianni Cantone (steel clarinet, ciaramella) 
Margherita D'Agnese (voice, castanets) 
Michele Cavaliere (tamburello) 
Rosetta D'Agnese (voice, castanets) 
Tiziano Granese (clarinet, accordeon bass lines)
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01 Tarantella montemaranese  
02 Serenata  
03 L'aggio ritto e l'aggia fa  
04 Na pippa e na cannuccia  
05 Sulillo mio  
06 Figliulo  
07 E semp'a la via re vascio  
08 Rammi le maccatore  
09 Lo stritto vico  
10 Tarantella montemaranese (alternate version)
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2005
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E chi 'o murì

Bizantina ::: Orlando tarantato

 Although BIZANTINA is based in Florence, the group style has deep roots in the Southern Italian tradition and in a powerful mix of Mediterranean and Balkanic influences, a sophisticated language already accomplished in “Zahir”, the third album. This female fronted group is leaded by stunning singer Michaela D’Astuto that features numerous striking qualities; the commanding presence of her voice and songs sets her apart, as pointed out in every press review or radio program. An impressive stage awareness and a maniac precision down to the last detail, brought BIZANTINA to compose last studio Album "ORLANDO TARANTATO" as the soundtrack of a theatre show; thanks to it the group sweeps public off his feet even in majors theatres.  
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Michaela D'Astuto voice, cymbals
Susanna Crociani:  sax 
Ilaria Innocenti: accordion, harmony vocals 
Federico Piras: voice, guitar
Michelangelo Zorzit  electric bass, double bass, classic guitar 
Mauro De Lillo: drums, percussioni
Marcello Melighetti: classic and acoustic guitar, Portoguese guitar, mandola, buzuki, oud
Michele Lovito: percussion
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01 Ouverture  
02 Storia d'arme e d'amori
03 Morgana
04 Ogni goccia
05 Stelle all'alba
06 Ninna nanna di Cuscione
07 Danze del cerchio argento
08 Panormozahir
09 Tra cilo e mare
10 La serpe 
11 Olek Naffa
12 Fimmina tu
13 Grancassa
14 Stonde d'invernu
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2009 • Italianwordmusic IWM 254 
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Orlando tarantato

MBL Musicisti del Basso Lazio ::: In concerto

A live recording by one of the few band from Lazio
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Benedetto Vecchio: vocals, battente guitar, acoustic guitar, mandocello 
Gennaro Del Prete: vocals, guitars 
Marco Iamele: melodic bagpipes, ciaramella, melodeon, flutes 
Daniele Marinelli: tambourines, tammorre 
Michele Cantarella: electric bass 
Alessandro Blasi: drums, percussion, vocals 
Daniela Abbate: dance
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01 Sulle Mainarde 
02 Alla festa
03 Me ne vaje
04 Arandorastar
05 Un ballo per l'onore
06 Montecassino
07 Danza d'estate
08 Bernardo Colamatteo
09 Terra magica
10 Emigrazione
11 Che sabbat sia massera 
12 La ballarella
13 Tre zitelle
14 Saltarello d'amore
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2008
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In concerto