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It's a group of 11 members enlarged
for S. Rosalia Feast in 1998, starting from a group of 5 musicians existing
before.
It doesn't exist a definitive name for
this group, in that it has been presented always with a different name according
to occasions.
Santuzza is the confidential
nickname with whom people in Palermo calls their patron saint (S. Rosalia)
and Santuzza Band is the name that the
group has during the exhibitions
for S. Rosalia Feast.
In the last appearing it played with
the name "Little Balkan Orchestra". The music is fresh, cheerful,
explosive,
stuffed with freaks but at the
same time rich in lyricism.
Its "cantabile" character and
its rhythm complete themselves reaching a sound and
visible result of remarkable
impact.
The music played originates
from the Sicilians folk-songs (religious and profane) arranged for this
staff,
but there are some recallsto
close geographic and musical areas such as the Balkan States and intrusions
in particular fields balanced
between different manners,
such as for example some extracts
of Nino Rota and the Arab and Kletzmer music.
In general, no music,
no style not related to the spirit of the members is excluded, handling
the sound
material with exact and careful
arrangements.
The band can play on a stage,
even if the preference goes always to situations of movement,
that pass through space and spectators,
retracing one's step, departing, "exploring" the land in
which it goes to play.
The band was the sound track
of the feast of Palermo 1998 and took part to event of different kind.
THE MUSICIANS
Maurizio Maiorana - band-master, clarinets
Antonella Romana - pocket trumpet
Nino Vetri - tenor saxophone
Giacco Pojero - accordion
Fabio Perricone - percussion instruments