Kalàscima is one of Italy`s hottest bands, this international acclaimed

Kalàscima is one of Italy`s hottest bands, this international acclaimed

 Kalàscima is one of Italy's hottest bands, this international acclaimed group mesh the ancient traditional ritual dance music of Taranta (Salento, Southern Italy) with electronic music. Explosive, energetic, captivating, Kalàscima feature many fascinating instruments (bagpipe, traditional flutes, italian organetto), a spectacularly vast array of percussion from South Italy and from all over the world (rick, darbouka), thrilling vocal and modern instrument (bass guitar and loop machine). It's the ancient that meets the modern music and the result is explosive, a sort of trance-­‐folk music. Kalàscima has a great International experience and was selected for Australasian World Music Expo (Australia, 2013), Sziget Sound Festival (Hungary, 2013), Medimex (Italy, 2012). They toured in Australia (2013 and 2012), Ecuador (2013), Israel (2013), Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France. In 2015 Kalàscima performed also in Japan and South Korea and debuted in USA at Drom (NY) and Miami. The last album of the band is Psychedelic Trance Tarantella (Ponderosa, 2014) and placed 1st in the World CMJ Radio Chart (after two months in top 10) and in april 2015 placed 6th in the World Music Chart Europe. The band is going to showcase at the next edition of SXSW in USA and BabelMed in Marseille. The Instruments and the band The uniqueness of Kalàscima lies in the absolute innovativeness of a rhythm section that includes a set consisting of Tammorre, tambourines, doumbek, cajon, Irish bodhran, Djambe, marranzano, daf, darabuka, tar, riqq, bass drum (see Riccardo Laganaà -­‐ Frederico Laganà). In the same session Kalàscima alternate the Zampogna Melodica from south Italy, the Ciaramella from Lucania, the double flutes from Calabria, the Irish Tin Whistle, the Friscaletto from Sicily and Gaita Basque. The string section is headed by Massimiliano De Marco, whose set is composed of a series of acoustic guitars and classical, as well as mandolin. These instruments are complemented by outstanding sound of “'Irish bouzouki”. To Luca "Amelie" Buccarella, virtuoso of accordion, is entrusted the melodic sound that characterizes the repertoires of central and southern Italy folk music. The modernization of traditional music takes new forms in the bass of Riccardo Basile who cares also the effects and programming. Line up LUCA BUCCARELLA: accordion, harmonica, vocals FEDERICO LAGANÀ: vocals, tamburello, riq, bendir, tar, darbouka, kanjira, djambe, cajon, drum set, vocals MASSIMILIANO DE MARCO: vocals, classic and acustic guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, ukulele, vocals RICCARDO BASILE: vocals, bass guitar, synth bass, live electronics ALDO IEZZA: vocals, zampogna (italian bag pipe), traverse flute, calabrian double flute, thin whistle, shawm, flutes, xaphoon ROBERTO CHIGA: tamburello, percussions, vocals Collaboration and other projects The musicians of the band, are stable members in some of the most important European Folk band and orchestras including the Orchestra Popolare "La Notte della Taranta " (directed by Ludovico Einaudi, Steward Copeland, Mauro Pagani, Joe Zawinul), the “Orchestra Popolare Italiana” from the prestigious Auditorium "Parco della Musica" in Rome, the Pizzicata Orchestra, the Orchestra of Sicily. As musicians they performed all over the world (Messico, China, Egypt, Norway, USA, Russia, Germany, Denmark, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, ecc.). These characteristics and specificity make “Kalàscima” a band with many participation in national and International Festivals including "La Notte della Taranta Festival" and collaborations with important artists and bands such as Ambrogio Sparagna, “Orchestra Popolare Italiana” from Auditorium "Parco della Musica", Ensemble Notte della Taranta, Buena Vista Social Club, Lucilla Galeazzi, Orlando Mascia, Raffaello Simeoni, Franco Battiato, Après la Classe, Carmen Consoli, Sud Sound System, Giovanni Lindo Ferretti, Francesco De Gregori, Gianna Nannini, Avion Travel, Pelù, Mario Incudine, Nidi d'Arac, Mimmo Epifani, Uccio Aloisi Gruppu, Muzak, Orchestra Coros y Danza de Baza, Carlos Nunez, and many others. www.kalascima.it info Musica e altre cose Domenico Coduto mobile +39 3398662760 | [email protected] | skype domeniko76 www.kalascima.it | www.musicaealtrecose.it