A MEDITERRANEAN ODYSSEY
Carried by the whirling winds blowing along the shores of the Adriatic sea, BandAdriatica rows on the rough sea of traditional Salento music using Balkan and North African elements. It starts from the traditional brass bands usually playing at celebrations, funerals, parties, processions in Puglia, and traveling at night from town to town. The journey expands and looks at the Mediterranean Sea like at a complex “Babylon”, where all the languages begin to harmonize around the popular melodies in the mestizo fervour of the ports. The traditions of Puglia, more glowing than ever beyond the sea of origin, take on a new resonance, thus taking far away the frantic echoes of Salento’s music.
Line-up:
Claudio Prima Organetto, vocals
Emanuele Coluccia Alto sax
Andrea Perrone Trumpet
Vincenzo Grasso Clarinet, tenor sax
Gaetano Carrozzo Trombone
Morris Pellizzari Guitars, baglama saz, kamalè ngonì
Giuseppe Spedicato Bass
Ovidio Venturoso Drums