"Il Borgo Cantato" Festival della Musica Tradizionale in Valle d'Itria

**For the 16th year, Cisternino will transform from July 24 to 26 into the "Sung Village" for the Traditional Music Festival in the Valley of Itria. The event, organized by the Musicians Association of the Valley of Itria with the support and sponsorship of the Municipality of Cisternino and the contribution of the Cooperative Credit Bank of Locorotondo, will include not only concerts of traditional music but also dance workshops, documentary screenings, and exhibitions of handcrafted instruments.

Over the three evenings, musicians and singers from the Musicians Association of the Valley of Itria will share the stage in Piazza Garibaldi with musical groups from Basilicata, Campania, Salento, and Gargano. Here are the details of the program.

On July 24 at “Giannettino” (Via XXIV Maggio), the first workshop on Lucanian Tarantelle by Salvatore Pace and Michele Galasso will begin at 4 PM. Live folk music will take place from 9:30 PM in Piazza Garibaldi – Porta Grande, featuring the musicians and singers of the Musicians Association of the Valley of Itria. Following that, there will be a concert by the Lucanian group "I Suoni del Potentino."

On July 25, again at Giannettino, the Pizzica workshop from lower Salento led by Romolo Crudo will start at 4 PM. At 7:30 PM, a screening of the documentary "La pizzica di Romolo Crudo," directed by Tommaso Faggiano, will take place at the Proloco (Via Castello 22). From 9:30 PM in Piazza Garibaldi – Porta Grande, there will be a concert titled "The Voice of Tradition: Biagio De Prisco Trio" (Campania) followed by a concert by the Salento group "Jonica Popolare."

Finally, on July 26, the last dance workshop at Giannettino will take place at 4 PM focusing on the Tarantella from San Giovanni Rotondo (Gargano) led by Valentina Latiano and Paola Di Lorenzo. From 9 PM in Piazza Garibaldi – Porta Grande, there will be a musical performance by "Malarazza" (Alto Salento) ending the festival with a grand finale featuring "Le Mulieres Garganiche."

In the nearby Villa Comunale, there will be a stand with frame drums by Anghel Fumarola, organetti by Armando Pecere, and T-shirts from the Sung Village. In short, a rich three-day experience for everyone, enthusiasts of traditional music and more, providing an opportunity to spend three days of relaxation in one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and the Mediterranean, dedicating the mornings to walking among the trulli and on the nearby blue flag beaches, before immersing ourselves in the splendid atmosphere of the Festival in the afternoons and evenings, where young and old come together to share their passion for tradition.**