Monday, March 14, 2016

Sicilian Folk: Agricantus and "Spunta Lu Suli"



Today's random song is by Agricantus, a Sicilian musical group that was founded in 1979 during the revival of Andean and South American folk music and during the ascent of the Nueva Canción Chilena. They hit their stride in the 90s with the release of the album Gnanzu!, which was devoted to the music of southern Italy. The group had some internal dissension, splitting into two distinct bands using the name Agricantus, but has resumed as one group since 2010. This song, "Spunta Lu Suli," can be found on Agricantus' 1993 release Gnanzu! I found the song with this video, and I am not quite sure what the video is for, so enjoy the music!

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