Lecce, Italy

http://www.kalascima.com

Some friends from South of Italy, grown up with the melodies and the hypnotic rhythms of the magical ritual of Taranta, reinvent the tradition with a wild mix of electronics beats, original melodies and folk atmospheres. The live set is powerful and features traditional instruments (bagpipe, ciaramella, tambourine, accordion), percussions, thrilling vocal and modern instruments to create an original sound: it is the antique that meets the modern with an explosive result.
Their sound has catapulted them to the international scene and brought them all over the world in festivals the likes of SXSW (US), Roskilde Festival (DK), Colours of Ostrava (CZ), Tallin Music Week (EE), SIM Sao Paulo (BR), Mundial Montreal (CA), Seoul Music Week (KR), Babel Med (FR), Seoul Music Week (KR) Folk Alliance International Conference (CA), Fira Mediterrania de Manresa (ES), Australasian World Music Expo (AU), Medimex (IT) and many others, gaining critics’ approval, and an excited fan base.