Maria Mazzotta's profound and intense interpretation offers a rare and precious experience. Ranging naturally from South Italian textures to Balkanic grooves, her repertoire stems from meticulous research and utmost respect for the cultures it represents. There is a special focus on the vocal characteristics of the diverse traditions she explores.
In 2023, Maria Mazzotta collaborates with guitarist Ernesto Nobili and percussionist Cristiano Della Monica in a new live project. The trio, currently producing and recording an upcoming album scheduled for release by year-end, blends electric post-rock textures with Mazzotta's visceral interpretation, resulting in an original and profound combination. The exploration of this novel sound is rooted in Mazzotta's earliest influences and passion for a genre she once believed would not align with her discographic journey.
In 2023, Maria Mazzotta collaborates with guitarist Ernesto Nobili and percussionist Cristiano Della Monica in a new live project. The trio is currently producing and recording an upcoming album set for release by year-end, blending electric post-rock textures with Mazzotta's visceral interpretation, creating an original and profound combination. The exploration of this innovative sound is rooted in Mazzotta's earliest influences and her passion for a genre she once believed would not align with her discographic journey.
The new sound is infused with the power of the electric guitar, innovative effects, and rhythmic percussion, carrying echoes of big cities while maintaining deep roots in the soil of South Italian tradition. The trio, consisting of Maria Mazzotta and the two Neapolitan musicians, Ernesto Nobili and Cristiano Della Monica, engages in improvisation and composition, reimagining both new tunes and rearranging repertoire from the Italian tradition and culture. The repertoire includes tributes to significant figures in the artistic journey of the Salentinian singer: "Terra ca nun senti" pays homage to Rosa Balistreri, a cornerstone of Italian popular culture and a source of inspiration for Maria, embodying virtue, bravery, and strength on and off the stage. Additionally, "Marinaresca" serves as a tribute to the esteemed Maestro Roberto De Simone and his pivotal contributions to musical research.
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Maria Mazzotta's visceral interpretation meets the electric sounds of post rock, creating an original and profound union. For the first time in her twenty-year career Maria Mazzotta chooses to express the vital and frank force of peasant tradition through contemporary instruments and a suburban flavor.
"Amoreamaro", Maria Mazzotta's solo debut album, was released in January 2020. The Amoreamaro tour features over 140 concerts in more than 25 European countries: from the Theatre de la Ville in Paris to the Müpa in Budapest, from La Citè de la Musique in Marseille to the ORF Kulturhaus in Wien, from WOMEX in Porto to OFFest in Skopje, and many more. In April 2023 the first Latin America Tour with gigs in Colombia and Ecuador. The album was released in January 2020 by Agualoca Records and with this album Maria Mazzotta meeting great acclaim by the audience and by the critics. With Amoreamaro, Maria Mazzotta is a finalist for the Targa Tenco in the "best performer" category, in the Top10 of the best albums of 2020 for Transglobal World Music Chart and World Music Chart Europe, international critics prize at the Premio Parodi, selected for Womex 2021 (Portugal), International Kulturbörse in Freiburg (Germany), Fira Mediterrània de Manresa 2020 (Spain) and MusicConnect (Italy). An intense and passionate reflection, from a female point of view, on the various faces of love: from the biggest love to the most desperate and very tender one, and from the type that becomes unhealthy to the one that is possessive and abusive.
Sonorities from Southern Italy
Maria Mazzotta's profound and intense interpretation offers a rare and precious experience. Ranging naturally from South Italian textures to Balkanic grooves, her repertoire stems from meticulous research and utmost respect for the cultures it represents. There is a special focus on the vocal characteristics of the diverse traditions she explores.
In 2023, Maria Mazzotta collaborates with guitarist Ernesto Nobili and percussionist Cristiano Della Monica in a new live project. The trio, currently producing and recording an upcoming album scheduled for release by year-end, blends electric post-rock textures with Mazzotta's visceral interpretation, resulting in an original and profound combination. The exploration of this novel sound is rooted in Mazzotta's earliest influences and passion for a genre she once believed would not align with her discographic journey.
In 2023, Maria Mazzotta collaborates with guitarist Ernesto Nobili and percussionist Cristiano Della Monica in a new live project. The trio is currently producing and recording an upcoming album set for release by year-end, blending electric post-rock textures with Mazzotta's visceral interpretation, creating an original and profound combination. The exploration of this innovative sound is rooted in Mazzotta's earliest influences and her passion for a genre she once believed would not align with her discographic journey.
The new sound is infused with the power of the electric guitar, innovative effects, and rhythmic percussion, carrying echoes of big cities while maintaining deep roots in the soil of South Italian tradition. The trio, consisting of Maria Mazzotta and the two Neapolitan musicians, Ernesto Nobili and Cristiano Della Monica, engages in improvisation and composition, reimagining both new tunes and rearranging repertoire from the Italian tradition and culture. The repertoire includes tributes to significant figures in the artistic journey of the Salentinian singer: "Terra ca nun senti" pays homage to Rosa Balistreri, a cornerstone of Italian popular culture and a source of inspiration for Maria, embodying virtue, bravery, and strength on and off the stage. Additionally, "Marinaresca" serves as a tribute to the esteemed Maestro Roberto De Simone and his pivotal contributions to musical research.
LINEUP: