Join us for Special New Year Celebration for the Afro Roots Series with Kevin Nathaniel & ALESSANDRA BELLONI TUESDAY JANUARY 9th at 7:30 pm at the BERNIE WHOL CENTER 647 Columbus Avenue (91& 92ndSt) NYC
" TARANTATA " SOUTH ITALIAN TRANCE DANCES, HEALING CHANTS & DRUMMING FOR THE BLACK MADONNA & AFRO BRAZILIAN RHYTHMS & CHANTS
featuring : ALESSANDRA BELLONI –vocals, tambourines, frame drums, JOE DENINZON -acoustic & electric violin WILSON MONTUORI – acoustic & electric guitar VINNIE SCIALLA : drumset, percussion DANCERS: FRANCESCA SILVANO & PETER DE GERONIMO 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, and the trance dance know as PIZZICA TARANTATA or the Spider Dance. Alessandra Belloni's original compositions honoring Yemanja and Oxun, Goddesses of Love and Waters, Xango, of the Afro- Brazilian Yoruba tradition