‘Ballati!’ – A trip through Italian folk music

What is a Tarantella? How do you dance it? Where does it come from? Traditional Italian musician Francesco Bufarini presents four seminars on the culture of Italian folk music.

Il musicista Francesco Bufarini Source: SBS

The four seminars are:

 

12 July, 6.30pm/8.00pm - Abruzzo and Marche: Rituals, Celebrations and sounds from Central Italy

 

26 July, 6.30pm/8.00pm - Puglia: the pizzica, the taranta and the ancient pagan traditions of Puglia

 

17 August, 6.30pm/8.00pm - Calabria and Sicilia: the ancient sounds from the parched South

 

31 August, 6.30pm/8.00pm -Traditional tales. An exploration of the stories which emerged from researching traditional music among migrants, craftsmen and farmers

 

Per informazioni, www.italianlanguage.coasit.com.au/co-as-it-events.html or phone [phone]