CANTODISCANTO
- About the group
Cantodiscanto has held concerts in Italy and abroad, participating
among others in SognaBologna, the Busker's Festival in Neuchâtel
and in Ferrara, the summer series Settembre a Somma (artistic direction
by Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare), Musikalischer Sommer in Baden-Baden,
and the series for Italian ethnic music Cap Sud held in Belgium.
In 2001, the group participated, among others, in the Carpino Folk
Festival, Notte della Taranta in Salento, the Festival di Montalcino-Val
d'Orcia, and Le vie dei Canti in Milan. The group also toured Portugal
with the Festival Sete sòis sete luas.
In 2002, they participated in a performance commemorating the Pilastro
massacre, entitled Le paure da riconoscere.
In 1992 the group was awarded the Premio Nuovo Sud in Crotone, and
in 1994 they won the Premio Città di Recanati, transmitted
by RAI-2 and by Radio-RAI, contributing to the winners' CD entitled
Nuove Tendenze della Canzone d'Autore V, produced by Musicultura and
distributed by BMG-Ariola.
In 1997 they recorded their first CD, entitled Cercando la terra,
published by Ermitage.
Cantodiscanto has been featured on radio programs Lampi, Mediterraneo,
and Turnée (RADIO-3), and on television programs on RAI-2 and
RAI-3 in Italy. Abroad, they have been featured on Swiss television
programs and on the radio station Catalunya Musica heard via satellite
in various European countries.
In 2001 they recorded the CD Medinsud for Forrest Hills - Harmonu
Music, with the participation of Palestinian singer Faisal Taher.
Cantodiscanto also contributed a song to the CD entitled Pizzica la
Tarantula published by il Manifesto.
Cantodiscanto is formed by Guido Sodo (guitars,
mandolin, mandoloncello, oud and voice); Frida Forlani (voice); Paolo Caruso (hand
trap-set, darbouka, udu, berimbao, drums); Roberto
Bartoli (double bass) and Ivan Valentini
(clarinet, alto sax ).
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