Internationally renowned Singer, dancer, percussionist - ALESSANDRA BELLONI PRESENTS: TARANTATA Southern Italian Gypsy Music & Brazilian rhythms
SATURDAY JUNE 20 AT 9:00 pm MEHANATA BULGARIAN BAR 113 Ludlow (btw Irvington & Delancey) tickets $ 10
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ALESSANDRA BELLONI - vocals, southern Italian tambourines, ritual dance CONCETTA ABBATE - violin, VINNIE SCIALLA - drumset, percussion, GIUSEPPE DE FALCO, vocals, guitar
DANCERS: DRAKATA & DANIELLE HARTMAN
This fiery "percussive journey" through the South of Italy and crossing to Brazil will explore through songs, dance and rhythm, magic rituals, tarantellas used as music therapy to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula , healing chants and ritual drumming in honor of the Black Madonna, lullabies, love ballads, work chants and protest song.
Alessandra Belloni's original compositions honoring Yemanja and Oxun, Goddesses of Love and Waters, Xango, of the Afro- Brazilian Yoruba tradition Palomma d'ammore & Canto de Sereja 10/13/12 @ Menahata NYC http://youtu.be/oGgBo7AyqxQ Tammorriata 10/13/12 Menahata NYC