SOUTH ITALIAN GYPSY MUSIC, TRANCE DANCE & BRAZILIAN RHYTHMS & CHANTS
Mehanata Concert, 131 Ludlow Street, New York, NY
lnternationally renowned Singer, Dancer Percussionist ALESSANDRA BELLONI In TARANTATA – SOUTH ITALIAN GYPSY MUSIC, TRANCE DANCE & BRAZILIAN RHYTHMS & CHANTS SATURDAY October 6 – 8:30pm MEHANATA BULGARIAN BAR 131 LUDLOW STREET - ADMISSION $ 10.00 ALESSANDRA BELLONI –vocals, tambourines, frame drums, Mara Gerety violin, WILSON MONTUORI – Electric guitar GIUSEPPE DE FALCO - vocals VINNIE SCIALLA : drumset, percussion DANCERS: PETER DE GERONIMO & FRANCESCA SILVANO 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 Don Hackman, writing in the Los Angeles Times , found that "Alessandra Belloni and "Tarantata: Dance of the Ancient Spider" is a revelation, utterly fascinating." Drum Magazine noted that "Italian-born virtuoso Alessandra Belloni is established as a unique phenomenon, not just a percussionist, but also an actress, lecturer, entertainer, and healer." Jon Pareles of The New York Times, reviewing an I Giullari di Piazza show, remarked that "Ms. Belloni sang in an exultant voice. The songs blazed with an age-old momentum." Palomma d'ammore & Canto de Sereja 10/13/12 @ Menahata NYC http://youtu.be/oGgBo7AyqxQ Tammorriata 10/13/12 Menahata NYC http://youtu.be/6WqQLzxIjKM Alessandra Belloni’s links to TV appearances: Alessandra Belloni Live Appearance on ABC-TV7 Chicago http://youtu.be/3J9ZlzKLzPw Alessandra Belloni featured on CNN Worldbeat http://youtu.be/IkOqBrpcB9Q Alessandra Belloni "Spider Sex documentary " on National Geographic http://youtu.be/vp8dE3jJnq0 REVIEW OF TARANTATA AT ST JOHN THE DIVINE http://www.t2conline.com/trance-dance-and-chants/ TARANTELLA SPIDER DANCE presentation video http://www.youtube.com/w