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Heritage Festival concert - Newpoli
Music from the South of Italy laced with influences from all of the surrounding Mediterranean cultures.
Sunday, July 10th, 6:30pm
Newton Center Green, Centre & Beacon Streets
As you hear the Tamburello pounding out the heartbeat of Newpoli’s music, the two singers start up a wild, frenetic dance, and you'll have a very hard time sitting still! Welcome to Newpoli live!
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A brilliant outfit of North-Eastern US residents, four of them Italians, who grab Southern Italian traditional music by the neck and recast it in a dramatic style. Performing music from the South of Italy laced with influences from all of the surrounding Mediterranean cultures. Originals are mixed with exciting arrangements of traditional music, the tempo is high, and the drama and passion in their blood can be heard in every note! Neapolitan lyrics, whirling Pizzica from Salento and gorgeous Basilicata peasant songs and Tarantella dances are presented with vital rhythmic sparks and inspired arrangements infused with Arabic, Turkish, Greek and Renaissance influences. Free. www.newtoncommunitypride.org
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