Amaraterra - Italy

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Amaraterra is the first pizzica ensemble in London – the traditional music dance and music from Salento, the “heel” of Italy.

“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.

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!