Antonello DiMatteo
Love of Sicilian and Southern Italian Roots Music is what drives ROSA TATUATA to passionately interpret the traditions and melodies of their ancestors. Just as their name comes from Tennessee Williams’ beloved play about the happy, rollicking collision of immigrant and American cultures; likewise ROSA TATUATA’s performance relates that incredible commingling to their beloved audience through song!
Fueled by their research into traditional instruments like the tamburo ( Sicilian frame drum), organetto, marranzano ( jaw’s harp) and zampogna ( Southern -Italian bagpipes), ROSA TATUATA introduces traditional songs into different musical contexts that rhythmically mirror the commingling of Old & New World. With an enchanting mix of ballads and dance tunes, ROSA TATUATA will take your imagination to sunbathed Southern Italy and the clear, crystal-blue waters surrounding Sicily. Michela Musolino, Charlie Rutan and Jeffrey Panettieri as ROSA TATUATA.
-Rosa Tatuata’s instrumentation: vocals; guitar; organetto; accordion; saz; mandolin; ciaramedda; zampogna; frischialettu; flute; clarinet; marranzano; tamburello; tamburo; & lira calabrese.
Son Step
Son Step is a guitar-less, synth-drenched pop outfit based in Philadelphia, comprised of twin brothers Jon and Chris Coyle (vocals/synthesizers and bass), Joel Gleiser (vocals/electronics), and Matt Scarano (percussion). With their unique setup, the group expertly assembles twisted percussive layers and electric textures into songs that simultaneously speak in complex patterns and colorful, emotional terms. In this spirit, Son Step’s impending third full-length album, Fossilillies, is their most dynamic, evolved offering yet, a whirlwind of novel soundscapes where each member is an integral part of the process. For the 40th edition of the Rittenhouse Soundworks Musicians Gathering, the group will be performing a special stripped down duo set.
Jim Dragoni and Gloria Galante
Jim Dragoni is a well known guitarist with an eclectic style that encompasses Jazz melody and chords, Blues, Indian classical and American Roots. He has performed on major stages in the US such as Lincoln Center, Philadelphia’s Academy of Music, Philadelphia Folk Festival and many others and has worked with noted artists Mose Allison, Larry Coryell, Andy Pratt, Odean Pope and Gloria Galante. Based in Philadelphia he has been a teacher since 1974 and began performing professionally in 1966 and has studied with Dennis Sandole, Dr Lalmani Misra, Dr Clifford Taylor and others. He plays a variety of guitars reflecting the different styles that he has mastered in the many decades of performing.
Svitanya
Svitanya is a women's vocal ensemble whose mission is to bring the beautiful folk music of Eastern Europe to a wide range of audiences, from those who are familiar with it through their ancestral roots to those who are encountering it for the first time.
Rittenhouse Soundworks
219 W. Rittenhouse St.
Philadelphia, Pa 19144
Tickets: $10 at the door; free parking at the lot next door
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