Internationally renowned Singer, dancer, percussionistALESSANDRA BELLONI & award winner guitarist, composer music director, JOHN LA BARBERA present: TARANTATASouthern Italian Gypsy Music & Brazilian rhythmsfirst concert celebration of the 35th anniversary of their musical collaboration !Saturday March 7 8:00pm at ROSENDALE CAFÉ tickets $ 15.00

ALESSANDRA BELLONI - vocals, southern Italian tambourines, ritual danceJohn La Barbera- acoustic and classical ghuitar, chitarra battente,Peter Abazia drumset, cajon  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 songs.  Alessandra Belloni's original compositions honoring Yemanja and Oxun, Goddesses of Love and Waters, Xango, of the Afro- Brazilian Yoruba tradition 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." Excerpts from the show, "Tarantelle Canti D'Amore", Alessandra Belloni and John La Barbera at Symphony Space:http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=79FD7875439A4D1C