PRESS RELEASE (07/21/2014)
Continued at Loano the tenth edition of City of Loano National Award for Italian Traditional Music, which this year celebrates 10 years of commitment to the promotion and enhancement of the contemporary production Of traditional music with Italian roots.
Concerts on the waterfront and in the square, as well as afternoon meetings, will tell the “rumors” most significant of traditional musical culture, tracing Italy from south to north, with a close look at the “voice” of women.
Tuesday, July 22, to the 6:30 pm, on the waterfront in the Nassiriya Fallen Gardens will take place the first of two appointments dedicated to the theme of “voice” declined in the feminine. The title of the meeting is “Is tradition a woman? Journey in women's folk singing, between north and south.” and will feature in the story the journalist Cyrus De Rosa and the interpreter Eleonora Bordonaro, with the conduction of John Vignola.
At 9:30 pm, also on the waterfront, in the Maccagli Garden Cultural Space a great “voice” of Italian popular culture, Peppe Barra, will celebrate its 70 years old (born July 24, 1944) by withdrawing the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Peppe Barra will be the protagonist of a musical journey that will touch on the most important stages of his artistic career, collecting and returning what he has most metabolized in terms of emotions and content.
The protagonist will be, as always, the interpretative versatility of Peppe Barra, who proves particularly happy in “contaminating” with overwhelming energy a repertoire that selects the most beautiful and significant pieces of Neapolitan music, from the 1600s to the present day: from the anonymous to Basile, from E. A. Mario to Armando Gill, from Leonardo Vinci to Pergolesi to De Andrè in Neapolitan.
The songs are revisited by Barra's genius, always with a smile on his lips and his innate desire to have fun and entertain, to “give a rose to those who want to laugh,” unquestionably guarding the entire Neapolitan cultural heritage.
Voice and dialect are the main instruments of his work. His voice enables him to achieve admirable results on stage, with the support of extraordinary musicians who have long been his traveling companions
Through August 20, On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the festival, the exhibition will be set up “10 Years of Traditional Music, a photographic trail that will wind along the city streets. Shots recalling the most significant moments experienced in different corners of the city were taken by photographers Silvio Massolo e Martin Cervelli.
The City of Loano Award, under theartistic direction of music journalist John Vignola, is organized by the’Society of the Curious Association in collaboration with the’Department of Tourism and Culture of the City of Loano, with contributions from the Liguria Region, A. Foundation De Mari and the sponsorship of the Savona Province, of the’ANCI and the MEI.
The event is organized with the contribution and collaboration of Double J Ltd. Supermarket Management, Grand Hotel Garden Lido and Excelsior Hotel, Technique.
