Aug. 20 – With a new album ready for release in Europe, Faraualla brings Puglia music center stage once again. The all-female quartet from Bari sings a cappella, reaching the 12th place in the World Music Chart Europe August ranking. Their album, “Ogni Male Fore,” came out in Italy last May 10 under the Puglia label Digressione Music; it was created and promoted with the support of Puglia Sounds Record. The quartet, composed of Serena Fortebraccio, Gabriella Schiavone, Maristella Schiavone and Teresa Vallarella, released a total of five albums, all of which explore Puglia’s territories; the latest album instead focuses on Puglia’s popular medicine. Formularies used to bring together the pagan aspects of popular culture with strong religiosity, combining magic and the practice of curative herbs. Puglia Sounds, the regional promotional program for music, confirmed that World Music Chart Europe is a prestigious international ranking with a jury of 49 musical journalists from 24 countries that release monthly a ranking on www.wmce.de and transmitted by various European radios. “Ogni Male Fore” is the fourth album by a Puglia group iin the European ranking, after Taranta Nera by Officina Zoè, Casa dei Radicanti feat. Raiz, and Pizzica Indiavolata by the Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino. In fact, to promote the region’s music Puglia Sounds began sending released albums to the Wolrd Music Chart Europe jury. The quartet, in their latest album, is accomoanied by Cesare Pastanella on percussions, Angelo Pantaleo on bass, and Pippo d’Ambrosio on drums , alongside three special guests: Nando di Modugno on guitar, Davide Viterbo on the viola, and Marisa Eugeni as narrative voice.
