KALÀSCIMA – ITALY–

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Explosive, energetic, captivating, Kalàscima is one of Italy’s hottest bands. Some friends from Salento (Apulia, Italy), grown up with the melodies and the hypnotic rhythms of the magical ritual of Taranta, reinvent the tradition with a wild mix of electronics and lysergic beats with original melodies and folk atmospheres. The dialect of Salento, English and Griko create an imaginary bridge between the Apulian music and the international scene.

The live set is powerful and energetic and features many traditional and fascinating instruments (bagpipe, ciaramella, launeddas, tambourine, accordion), a spectacularly vast array of percussions, thrilling vocal and modern instruments (laptops and synthesizers) to create an original sound. It is the antique that meets the modern with an explosive result.


Kalàscima are conquering the audience all over the world, their sound has catapulted them to the international scene and brought them in festivals the likes of SXSW (US), Roskilde Festival (DK), Colours of Ostrava (CZ), Tallin Music Week (EE), SIM Sao Paulo (BR), Mundial Montreal (CA), Seoul Music Week (KR), Babel Med (FR), Seoul Music Week (KR) Folk Alliance International Conference (CA), Fira Mediterrania de Manresa (ES), Australasian World Music Expo (AU), Medimex (IT) and many others, gaining critics’ approval, and an excited fan base. Tours in Australia, Ecuador, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, China, India, USA, Israel, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Estonia, Latvia, Jordan made a solid international reputation to the Italian band. In June 2019 the band opened the Patti Smith’s Italian concert, earning the attention of the international rock star that praised the stage energy of the band.

The album Psychedelic Trance Tarantella (Ponderosa, 2014) placed 1st in the World CMJ Radio Chart (after two months in top 10) and in April 2015 placed 6th in the World Music Chart Europe. The album is also proud to present the artistic collaboration of Ludovico Einaudi, playing the piano in the song ‘Due mari’. 

Kalascima’s music and concerts were on the most important radio network, such as ABC Australia (AU), RTHK (Hong Kong), WDR (DE), RTBF (BE), RSI (CH), Radio 3 RAI (IT). In November 2015 the band was on the cover of Trad Magazine in France.

Collaboration and other projects

The musicians of the band, have been stable members in some of the most important European Folk band and orchestras including the Orchestra Popolare "La Notte della Taranta " (directed by Ludovico Einaudi, Steward Copeland, Mauro Pagani, Joe Zawinul), the “Orchestra Popolare Italiana” from the prestigious Auditorium "Parco della Musica" in Rome, the Pizzicata Orchestra, the Orchestra of Sicily. These characteristics and specificity make “Kalàscima” a band with many participation in national and International Festivals. In fact, they have shared stage with artist such as Buena Vista Social Club, Franco Battiato, Carmen Consoli, Nidi d'Arac, Carlos Nuñez or Ludovico Einaudi.

LINE-UP:

  • Massimiliano de Marco: Guitar, bouzuki and voice

  • Luca Buccarella: accordion, harmonica and voice

  • Federico Lagana’: Percussions and voice

  • Michele D’Elia: Drums, electronic programming

  • Carlo Massarelli: Bagpipe, flutes

  • Giovanni Chirico: Saxophone