PUGLIA : la Notte della Taranta
If you’re in Puglia in August, you may stumble upon one of the region’s biggest music festivals: La Notte della Taranta. The itinerant festival is a celebration of Pizzica, a folk music and dance genre originating in Salento, part of the larger family of the tarantella dances. The festival has evolved into a mix of traditional local folk music and rock, classic and jazz music.
In 2016 year has marked the 19th edition with 16 concerts in different towns around Salento, from the Grecia Salentina to Lecce, and has culminated with a final concert (Concertone) in Melpignano, which every year sees the Orchestra Popolare as well as international artists dance to the sound of pizzica. More than 100,000 people has arrived to Melpignano for the final night. Singer-songwriter Carmen Consoli helms the event as the music director. La Notte della Taranta starts every years on beginning of August.
Melpignano is 130 km from Villa Pugliese, Monopoli (www.maresolepuglia.it) where you can to stay to enjoy the beautiful Puglia.
For more informations click on http://www.lanottedellataranta.it/en/
