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Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS), formed by writer Rina Durante in 1975, is a traditional music ensemble from Salento, Italy. The seven piece band and dancer perform a contemporary style of Southern Italy's traditional Pizzica music and dance. According to the group's website, it has performed with musical artists including Ballaké Sissoko, Ibrahim Maalouf, Piers Faccini, composer Ludovico Einaudi, and pop drummer (Stewart Copeland of The Police. CGS opened the Concertone of La Notte della Taranta in Melpignano in front of over 100.000 people. Based in Lecce, the group performs concerts under the direction of fiddler, and drummer Mauro Durante. Durante took over as bandleader from his father, Daniele Durante, in 2007. Previously, Durante was the musical assistant to Einaudi, Maestro Concertatore of the La Notte della Taranta festival. CGS has recorded 18 albums and performed in the USA, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. In 2010, CGS was awarded Best Italian World Music Group at the Meeting of Independent Labels festival in Italy. ==Band members== * Mauro Durante, frame drums, violin, vocals * Emanuele Licci, bouzuki, classical guitar, vocals * Alessia Tondo, vocals * Silvia Perrone, dance * Giulio Bianco, harmonica, zampogna (Italian bagpipes), recorder * Massimiliano Morabito, diatonic accordion * Giancarlo Paglialunga, tamburello, vocals 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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