ORCHESTRA SPARAGNINA
Aska kalèddhamu

FT 55

8018550060650
Finisterre
Italia

 

Debut record for ORCHESTRA SPARAGNINA, conducted by Ambrogio Sparagna, entitled Aska kalèddhamu (Arise my beautiful). A production that presentes young performers led by one of the most important artists of the new folk music, in Italy. A project linked to the recovery of the original repertoire of songs in griko of Salento.
The ORCHESTRA SPARAGNINA was founded thanks to the teaching experience in the Comprehensive Institute of Corigliano d'Otranto, directed by Luigi Martano, dedicated to the recovery of griko, an ancient Greek dialect still used in some areas of Salento including Corigliano d'Otranto. It consists of about thirty young singers and musicians who, through the study started with the teachers of the school and with the help of Ambrogio Sparagna, proposes an original repertoire of traditional songs in Greek Salento. It is a repertoire whose texts were passed down orally through many local variations. These songs strike with the force with which love is sung in all its nuances.


Debut record for ORCHESTRA SPARAGNINA, conducted by Ambrogio Sparagna, entitled Aska kalèddhamu (Arise my beautiful). A production that unites young performers with one of the most important artists of the new folk music, involved in a project linked to the recovery of the original repertoire of songs in griko of Salento.
The ORCHESTRA SPARAGNINA was founded thanks to the teaching experience in the Comprehensive Institute of Corigliano d'Otranto, directed by Luigi Martano, dedicated to the recovery of griko, an ancient Greek dialect still used in some areas of Salento including Corigliano d ' Otranto. It consists of about thirty young singers and musicians who, through the study started with the teachers of the school and with the help of Ambrogio Sparagna (PON European project "Il fabbricante di armonia"), proposes an original repertoire of traditional songs in Greek Salento. It 's a repertoire whose texts were passed down orally through many local variations. These songs strike with the force with which love is sung in all its nuances. Another important aspect is the irony of which grika culture is permeated, channeling ancient popular wisdom to today's reality.