Tarantella - Italian Tarantella "Uccio Aloisi" dancing live

TARANTELLA Pugliese (from Lecce in Salento Puglia) UCCIO ALOISI GROUP (Uccio Aloisi and Domenico Riso) singing a popular Italian tarantella during "Notte della Taranta 2008 in "NOCIGLIA - LECCE PUGLIA" a Salento folk music festival in August every year. Pizzica = Tarantula's Bite

TARANTELLA HISTORY AND DEFINITION
Tarantella: A remarkable example of early music therapy that originated in the region of Taranto (20 miles from Lecce), a city in southeastern Italy, in the 15th to 17th centuries. There it was believed that the bite (PIZZICA) of the tarantula spider, while not fatal, caused a dire affliction called tarantism that was characterized by profound melancholy, a sense of imminent death, stupor, madness, and convulsions. Only dancing to a special type of music could cure the victim. The dancing was typically energetic and went for 3 or 4 days. The music to which the victim (and others) danced was the tarantella, a fast piece in 6/8 time with a lively and turbulent rhythm. The tarantella was performed on appropriate instruments, often with a shrill timbre. The music was selected to be in tune with the particular temperament of the victim. Thus, the tarantella was a type of music therapy tailored to the individual patient. for more info about Italy visit http://www.italianbusinessguide.com/

TARANTISM (Disease and Tradition)
Tarantism: A disease once thought to result from the bite of the tarantula spider. This extraordinary affliction was associated with melancholy, stupor, madness and an uncontrollable desire to dance. In fact, dancing off the tarantula venom was considered the only cure. The dancing was violent and energetic and went for 3 or4 days.

In the 15th to 17th centuries, the city of Taranto in southern Italy was the center of tarantism which spread across most of southern Europe. The term "tarantism" (also called tarantismo or tarantolismo) comes from the town of Taranto. The large and very venomous tarantula is also named for the city of Taranto

ITALIAN TARANTELLA GROUPS
Uccio Aloisi, Enza Pagliara, Mimmo Epifani, Alla Bua, Briganti di Terra d'Otranto, Menamenamò, Totarella, Malicanti, I Calanti, Maria Moramarco e Uaragniaun, Daniele Durante, Sciacuddhuzzi, Arakne Mediterranea, Antonio Castrignanò Gruppo Popolare, Mario Salvi e i Cantori di Villa Castelli, Taranta Social Club e Compagnia di Scherma Salentina, Uccio Aloisi Gruppu, AriAntica, DisCanto (Festival delle Province), SalentOrkestra, Ninfa Giannuzzi
Rosapaeda, Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli, AriaCorte - ospiti:
Fiamma Fumana, Coro delle Mondine di Novi, Stefano Cisco, Lu Ientu tu Sud, Antonio Amato Ensemble, BandAdriatica presenta "Rotta per Otranto", Kalàscima - ospiti Mario Incudine, Massimo La Guardia e Antonio Vasta
Zimbaria, Anna Cinzia Villani, Stella Grande e Anime Bianche, Xanti Yaca, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Cantori dei Menamenamò, Giovanni Avantaggiato, Famiglia Cordella, Uccio Aloisi Gruppu, Officina Zoè
Omaggio a Pino Zimba di Edoardo Winspeare, L'Orchestra La Notte della Taranta diretta da Mauro Pagani, Rokia Traorè, Richard Galliano, Caparezza, Sud Sound System, Radiodervish, Après La Classe, La Banda Wagliò e Davide Torrente, Triace in Sebben che siamo donne, Kamafei e Ipercussonici, Schiattacore, Scazzacatarante, Ensemble Notte della Taranta, Luna Taranta, Agorà, Su' d'Est - ospite Marcello Colasurdo, Officina Zoè

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• aloisi

[ironmaidenx92]

robbha de smuju...salentu: sule, mare e jentu

[scatterheart89]

wow!! that's a country full of folklore!! hope i can visite Italy any day of my life, greetings from Mexico

[Italianissimo86]

Moi itimu, sci st'annu scinnu basciu, me fazzu qualche ronda

[Italianissimo86]

Ueihh Santu Paulu meu delli scurpiuni a ruttu veramente li cujuni ..... :-)

hahaha, sta scherzu, complimenti vai Ucciu si lu megghiu

[scatterheart89]

wow!! es un país lleno de folclor!! espero poder visitar Italia algún día de mi vida, saludos desde México

[mingONE2]

Say it in spanish brother