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Amaraterra - Pizzica band... traditional music from Southern Italy
Presented by: Green Note| 0 | LONDON: Green Note |
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| P | Wednesday 1st May, 2013 |
| N | 7:00pm |
Event information
PLEASE NOTE: DOORS OPEN: 7pm, MUSIC STARTS AT 8.30pm.
The venue comprises both seated and standing space. There are a limited number of seats. These are allocated on a first come first served basis, so if you’d like a seat, please ensure you arrive early.
We reserve the right to release all unclaimed tickets for re-sale at 9.15pm. If you will be arriving after this time, please inform us in advance, so that we can hold your tickets for you.
We can be contacted by email on mail@greennote.co.uk
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Amaraterra is the first ensemble in London to play pizzica – the traditional dance and music from Salento, the “heel” of Italy. The millenary stratification of greek, roman, byzantine traditions and the relative insularity of the Salentine peninsula has conjured to preserve a timeless musical treasure that is still alive and enjoyed by locals and thousands of tourists alike in countless village festivals, enjoying the music as well as the stunning sea of Salento.
“U pizzicu” is the poisonous bite of the tarantula spider: in rural Salento, the traditional exorcism to “heal from the bite” is to dance relentlessly to the frenetic, hypnotic beat of the tambourine till a state of trance is reached and healing is achieved.
However, pizzica and tarantella are also the dances of the village fetes all over southern Italy, an always welcomed opportunity to socialize and flirt (“pizzica de core”) or friendly settle scores through simulated fencing (“pizzica scherma”). Tarantellas and popular ballads are the backbone of the italian folk music tradition, one of the richest and oldest in the world.
One of the oldest musical expressions of the Mediterranean is brought to you by a group of passionate musicians and dancers living in London and enriching its great and diverse cultural life. The ever present tambourines are accompanied by a variety of instruments – mandola, guitar, mouth organ, recorder, accordion, castanets, the hypnotic singing, and the thumping of dancing feet!
Enjoy a night of music and dance in the fantastic, intimate setting of Green Note; let yourself go to the dancing, heal from the bite of the spider!
