Jan. 21 – Salento folk music flies to the Arab world, to Kuwait, with the overwhelming pace of pizzica. The Popular Orchestra “La Notte della Taranta” will perform on January 24 at the Theatre of the National Museum of Kuwait City, as part of “Al Qurain Festival.” The Festival is one of the main cultural and artistic events of the country, which is now in its 20th edition. Organized by the National Council for Culture and Arts of Kuwait, the Festival covers many artistic events: literature, poetry, music, theater, and the visual arts. La Notte della Taranta, the famous folk group from Salento, will perform on the last night of the historic festival, which began in 1994 with the intent to promote creativity, literature and the arts. Claudio Prima’s organ, Gianluca Longo’s mandola, Massimiliano De Marco’s guitar, Silvio Cantoro’s bass, Antonio Marra’s percussions, and Riccardo Laganà and Antonio Castrignanò’s tamburines will be the musical ground” on which Salento’s typical melodies will be sung by Enza Pagliara and Stefania Morciano. Of course, there will be also be pizzica dancers: Maristella Martella, Boccadamo Laura and Laura De Ronzo.
