the review dedicated to the independent music scene
From Saturday 2 Aprilon the stage of the Sala Vanni, Storyteller returnsthe review organized by Musicus Concentus with Black Candy Produzioni which aims to broaden the overview to some of the most stimulating realities of today’s music, looking at movements such as neo folk and acoustic indie rock (concerts start at 9pm : 15).
Glorytellers is integrated into the rich tradition in movement of Musicus Concentus, an association founded in 1972 with the aim of establishing a stable center of musical activity in Florence and Tuscany, which this year turns 50.
The program opens on April 2 with Lorenzo Kruger, songwriter and performer with an eclectic and never banal nature. With Nobraino, a cult band of the 2000s, he has collected five studio albums, a live album and an EP, reaching a fair amount of popularity.
Folcast (stage name of Daniele Folcarelli), scheduled for April 9is a Roman singer-songwriter born in 1992.
Scrolling through the calendar we come to April 23 where are we Spiritual Front: band with a unique style, defined between decadent Central European pop and a vintage sound / visual with continuous references to Italian auteur cinema and more (it is no coincidence that the last compilation in which the band participated was precisely that of homage to Pier Paolo Pasolini).
Among the most interesting collaborations, also generated by Black Candy Produzioni, there is the one between Tommaso Novi And Valeria Caliandroon the stage of Glorytellers on April 29. The first, historical member of I Gatti Mézzi, is a pianist, composer and music therapist. Valeria Caliandro, on the other hand, was born in Florence and grew up in Prato, where she lives. In 2012 she released her first album, Immacolato Caos, under the name of Vilrouge, which received unanimous acclaim from the press and critics.
Peppe Voltarellischeduled for May 7, is a Calabrian singer, songwriter, writer and actor. He has been active since 1994 as the voice founder and leader of Il Parto delle neri heavy, a cult band of Italian new folk.
The review closes with the May 14, Francesco Di Bella. He began his artistic career giving life in the early 90s to 24 Grana, a forerunner of Italian alternative rock, of which he is frontman and main author. In 1996 the group signs a recording contract with La Canzonetta Records, and a few months later the album “Loop” surprises with the national music critics for the freshness with which it is able to blend new styles of music, such as dub and trip hop. , to poetic texts and with a strong social charge.