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March 21, 2024
Savana Funk on European tour, will play a gig on 14.04 at Ponyhof in the city center of Frankfurt am Main. Pre-sales are available starting from today.
December 21, 2023
Fans of Italo-disco aufgepasst! Bruno Belissimo is coming to town. Bruno Belissimo is an Italian-Canadian DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist. His music production has a unique sound influenced by Italian space-disco classics and sci-fi horror movie soundtracks from the late 70s and early 80s, reworked in a contemporary and original style. presented by @Brighter Shows @Bis Berlin Italian Show
December 18, 2023
CCCP Fedeli alla Linea, officially written CCCP - Fedeli alla Linea, are an Italian band formed in 1982 in Berlin by vocalist Giovanni Lindo Ferretti and guitarist Massimo Zamboni. The band's style was self-defined by the members themselves as "Musica Melodica Emiliana—Punk Filosovietico" ("Emilian Melodic Music—pro-Soviet punk").Their name, CCCP, stems from the cyrillic script for SSSR, Russian acronym for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, although pronounced following the Italian phonetics.CCCP left behind the stereotypes of punk rock, and reached for a genre-defying convergence of militant rock, industrial music, folk, electropop, Middle Eastern music, and even chamber music while delivering through their lyrics a bleak vision of humankind, also introducing elements of expressionist theatre and existentialist philosophy in their live shows. Presented by @AstraKulturhaus Berlin @Bis Berlin Italian Show
December 18, 2023
“Il teatro è la casa di tutte le storie e questa sarà la mia”. Un tour nei teatri tra Italia e Europa e un nuovo disco: Max Gazzè annuncia il suo ritorno discografico e live nell’autunno del 2023 con un progetto a tutto tondo che lo vedrà esibirsi anche sui palchi dei grandi teatri internazionali. Cresciuto tra Belgio, Francia e Inghilterra, Gazzè ha da sempre la naturale propensione a mescolare le sue radici italiane con le suggestioni musicali internazionali. Bassista d'eccezione, straordinario musicista, compositore di opere 'sintoniche' e colonne sonore, attore sporadico e pilota sopra le righe: Max Gazzè è un artista ed un uomo capace di spostarsi in ambiti diversissimi sempre con grandissimo successo. In ogni cosa lo muovono una passione e una vitalità sconfinate, una energia che lui trasmette al pubblico in uno scambio reciproco. Apolide nel cuore, cittadino del mondo nella storia personale, Max ha suonato in tre continenti (Europa, America, Asia), è seguito da un pubblico affezionato sparso in tutta Europa; ha collaborato con oltre 30 artisti tra italiani e internazionali (tra cui Stewart Copeland). Musicista e compositore versatile, capace di spaziare dal punk al pop, fino alla composizione sinfonica ("Alchemaya"). I suoi testi più poetici (L'uomo più furbo, Figlia, Su un ciliegio esterno, Mentre dormi), le sue composizioni più sperimentali (Il bagliore dato a questo sole, Questo forte silenzio o Colloquium Vitae), sono amati tanto quanto le sue più note 'canzonacce' (Una musica può fare, Sotto casa, La vita com'è).
NU GENEA LIVE @ZOOM
The early years
The duo, composed of Massimo Di Lena and Lucio Aquilina, native musicians from Naples residing in Berlin, formed in 2014 as Nu Guinea and released their self-titled debut EP that same year.
In 2015 they began a collaboration with Tony Allen, original drummer of Fela Kuti's afro-beat group, which led to the February 15, 2016 release of the album The Tony Allen Experiments.
In 2018, through their own label NG Records, they release the LP Nuova Napoli as a tribute to their hometown, where they combine the use of acoustic instruments with electronics and vocals in the Neapolitan language. The album is highly praised by specialized critics. A national and international tour followed, taking them to various clubs and festivals, such as Dekmantel in Amsterdam, Strawberry Fields in Australia, Queremos! in Brazil, ClubToClub in Turin, New Morning in Paris, Strelka in Moscow etc.
The name change
In June 2021, the duo announced via a post on Instagram their decision to change their name to "Nu Genea"; in fact, the two musicians justified their decision with the following words:
"With reference to the Greek word "γενεά" (genéa), which means "birth," Nu Genea is meant to signify a new birth in our consciousness, as well as a name that more directly reflects the concept of our music, that is, to mix styles and sounds, which throughout history have touched the Bay of Naples, and give them a new birth. This slight change in letters has changed the meaning considerably and reconciles us to the primary goal behind our music."
Also during 2021, in collaboration with French artist Célia Kameni, they released the single Marechià and signed a contract with the record label Carosello Records.
The duo, composed of Massimo Di Lena and Lucio Aquilina, native musicians from Naples residing in Berlin, formed in 2014 as Nu Guinea and released their self-titled debut EP that same year.
In 2015 they began a collaboration with Tony Allen, original drummer of Fela Kuti's afro-beat group, which led to the February 15, 2016 release of the album The Tony Allen Experiments.
In 2018, through their own label NG Records, they release the LP Nuova Napoli as a tribute to their hometown, where they combine the use of acoustic instruments with electronics and vocals in the Neapolitan language. The album is highly praised by specialized critics. A national and international tour followed, taking them to various clubs and festivals, such as Dekmantel in Amsterdam, Strawberry Fields in Australia, Queremos! in Brazil, ClubToClub in Turin, New Morning in Paris, Strelka in Moscow etc.
Nu Guinea, under the NG Records label, together with DNApoli and Famiglia Discocristiana, curated a collection on vinyl records called Napoli Segreta, a compilation focused on rescuing and reissuing music produced in Naples in the 1970s and 1980s, followed in 2020 by Napoli Segreta vol.2.
In June 2021, the duo announced via a post on Instagram their decision to change their name to "Nu Genea"; in fact, the two musicians justified their decision with the following words:
"With reference to the Greek word "γενεά" (genéa), which means "birth," Nu Genea is meant to signify a new birth in our consciousness, as well as a name that more directly reflects the concept of our music, that is, to mix styles and sounds, which throughout history have touched the Bay of Naples, and give them a new birth. This slight change in letters has changed the meaning considerably and reconciles us to the primary goal behind our music."
Also during 2021, in collaboration with French artist Célia Kameni, they released the single Marechià and signed a contract with the record label Carosello Records.
On May 13, 2022, they release the album Bar Mediterraneo, their first under the new name, on NG Records under license from Carosello Records. Previously, with the May 5 date at X-Jazz in Berlin, they kicked off their international tour, with an eight-piece lineup, at the most famous Italian and European festivals. During the summer tour they developed the NU GENEA INVITE project involving international artists on their stage including: L'Impératrice, Azymuth, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Kokoroko, Kit Sebastian, Los Bitchos, Quantic, The Mauskovic Dance Band and Yin Yin.