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  • Violinist, composer, co-founder of the legendary Italian Rock band PFM, and conductor, the Maestro Mauro Pagani brought l'Orchestra della Taranta ensemble from Salento to Le Poisson Rouge in New York. Two evenings of feverish folk-music with a peastant's dance, Pizzica, performed during the celebrations surrounding religious festivities or in weddings
  • Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino’s North American tour brings the concert experience of The Notte Della Taranta festival to US and Canadian populations for the first time. There is a strong interest in the rediscovery and restoration of one’s roots and identity through traditional musical forms. Rather than creating a lovingly-preserved postcard to the past, the Pizzica Taranta experience encourages contemporary global culture to play a role in the on-going regeneration of the music and dance of Puglia born from the ancient and universally-known Italian tale of the Tarantella.
  • Mauro Pagani will perform "La notte della Taranta" on May 31 at 4pm at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center of Staten Island. Come and dance at this free event organized by the Consulate General of Italy in occasion of the festivities honoring Italian National Day. Also, don't miss the presentation of his new book "Foto di Gruppo con Chitarrista" at the Italian Cultural Institute on May 29. i-Italy will have a video-interview with Mauro Pagani. Stay tuned!