Music from a contemporary Sicily
After the outstanding performance at his the tribute concert to Franco Battiato in May, the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and the singer-songwriter Chisari have the pleasure of collaborating again to promote contemporary Italian music.
On the 3rd of November, Chisari will perform his latest album Of love and anger (D’amuri e raggia) accompanied by mandollocello player Luke Wright and pianist Dave Hunt in an intimate concert at our Institute.
D’amuri e raggia, written entirely in Sicilian dialect, was produced and recorded in Australia with musicians of different cultural and musical background. In this album, the writing and the production overcome the traditional folk scheme, while maintaining references to the tradition. The dialect is not a representation of the past but a contemporary and constantly evolving musical language.
Drinks and refreshments will be served at the end of the concert.
CHISARI, stage name of Maurizio Chisari, is a Sicilian singer-songwriter born in
Catania in 1983. Maurizio participated in various Italian music competitions and won the prestigious “Area Sanremo” prize in 2011, together with Stefano Cherchi, with their song Confini and the renowned song writing competition “Genoa for you” in 2016, which led him to become an author for Universal Music Publishing for a year.
In 2016 Maurizio released his first album entitled Due and spent the following two years touring over 30 major Italian cities to present the album.
In 2018 Maurizio Chisari, accompanied by an international band, performed in the “Music in miniature” live shows, a tour of the smallest and most beautiful historical theatres around 10 regions of Italy.
In July 2019 Maurizio moved to Sydney where he currently lives and composes his music. A few months after his arrival, he met the Australian mandoloncello player and guitarist of Sicilian origins (background) Luke Wright. This meeting resulted in a change of musical direction.
On April 2021, Maurizio released his new single La Jaggia, followed by the album D’amuri e raggia. The project, entirely in Sicilian, is the result of experimental research done in Australia by Maurizio & Luke.
Entry: IIC members: $15.00; non-members: $35.00
Limited seats. Booking essential: www.eventbrite.com.au