13.09 (Saturday), Targ Węglowy, 9.00 pm., free entrance

Even though the band has played together for only three years and released only one record, it is already considered one of the emerging giants of the world-fusion.

Early inspirations of Municiple Balcanica focused around Balkan music traditions, including elements of bohemian and klezmer music and being a synthesis of the Eastern European sound and warmer tones of Southern Italy.
However, the young musicians very quickly began experimenting, reinterpreting and modernising, in order to add new flavour to traditional tones and achieve a unique sound. In their music exotic melodies are subtly interlaced with jazz, rock and experimental elements, sometimes turning into crazy, atonal sounds.

Municipale Balcanica live are a frenetic fusion of rhythms and a startling mixture of sounds. At the Gdańsk gig, we are going to have an opportunity to listen to tracks from the band’s newest record – “Road to Damascus” - which will be officially released in October.

THE LINE-UP: ARMANDO GIUSTI (alt and baritone saxophone), MICHELE DE LUCIA (clarinet), NICO MARZIALE (percussionals, effects), RAFFAELE PICCOLOMINI (tenor and soprano saxophone), GIORGIO RUTIGLIANO (bass), PAOLO SCAGLIOLA (trumpet, flugelhorn), LUIGI SGARAMELLA (percussion), RAFFAELE TEDESCHI (vocals, electric and acoustic guitar).

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