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Prom 62: Canzionere Grecanico Salentino

Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms. Music/dance group Canzioniere Grecanico Salentino, joined by guitarist Justin Adams and kora player Ballaké Sissoko, bring sunny sounds from southern Italy.

Live at 91Èȱ¬ Proms: the music/dance group Canzioniere Grecanico Salentino, joined by guitarist Justin Adams and kora player Ballaké Sissoko, bring sunny sounds from southern Italy.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Andrew McGregor

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
Justin Adams, guitar
Ballaké Sissoko, kora

Inspired by the ancient ritual of pizzica tarantata, the frenzied trance-like dance said to purge the bite of the tarantula spider, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino’s shows are an explosion of life that summons up the wildness behind the classical tarantella.

The Italian band creates a spectacle full of dance, passion, rhythm and mystery – as they say, ‘We still have our own demons to exorcise today’. They renew their traditions by inviting musicians to join them at their home in southern Italy, and two of those guests join them onstage – Robert Plant’s guitarist Justin Adams and legendary kora player Ballaké Sissoko.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Music Played

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Luce Noa

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Taranta

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Intra la Danza

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Bella Ci Dormi

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Rirollalla

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    E Chora tu Anemu

  • Emanuele Licci

    Pu è to Rodo t'Orio

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Tira Cavallu

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Pizziza Indiavolata

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Trio

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Ferma Zitella

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Beddhu Stanotte

  • Canzonieri Grecanico Salentino

    Ronda

Broadcast

  • Wed 4 Sep 2019 22:15

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