Sossio Banda

SOSSIO BANDA:
Their music starts from the Alta Murgia in Apulia (the heel of Italy) and is marked with a great variety of rhythms and influences through the use of traditional and contemporary instruments. The repertoire includes unpublished tracks as well as traditional Apulian songs revisited and
reinterpreted with a contemporary feel, giving the band an original and innovative sound rich in colour: the modern and sharp sound of the saxophone is blended with the ancient flavour of the Tammorre (Italian frame drums), the Ciaramelle (folk flutes), the Mediterranean colours of the Duff (Turkish frame drum) and the Darabucca (Middle Eastern hand drum).
The Sossio Banda is an ensemble of original and Mediterranean Music, ancient and dynamic at the same time; their show is burning and fun, an unique experience which merges passionate ballads with adrenaline building rhythms. The audiences taking part in the show are guided in rituals of traditional dance, and let themselves go in the best spirit of this regional music.
Unanimously appreciated by reviewers and audiences, it was critically acclaimed and received numerous awards such as "Andrea Parodi Award" for the Italian World Music, "Memorie e musiche comuni Award" from ANCI (Italian Municipalites Association) and many others.
Sossio Banda represented Apulia and Italy in many important national and international festivals and events such as: Alexandrina World Music Festival Alexandrina, Egypt; Intercentique Festival of Lorient, France; Festival Sete Sòis Sete Luas (Tanger, Morocco; Ceuta, Spain; Lisboa, Castro verde, Oieras e Ponte de Sor, Portugal) Italienisches Strassenfest Monaco di Baviera, Germany; Musicultura 2014 Macerata, Italy; Talos Festival Ruvo di Puglia, Bari, Italy; FIMU Belfort, France; FIM Fiera Internazionale della Musica Genova, Italy; Festival Adriatico Mediterraneo Ancona, Italy; Folkest Spilimbergo, Pordenone, Italy.