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Staseera App
For daily events, you can also download the Staseera app (in Italian) (staseera means ‘tonight’ in Salento dialect)
Outdoor Sports
See the AICS site here for a list of sports events in the Lecce city marine area
Lecce in Scena
You can also find more events on the offical Lecce website here
Birra e Sound
Birra e Sound - Massive beer festival with over 100 types of beer, mostly produced in Salento. More on their official website including full programme.
FREE ENTRY / UNTICKETED
Live Music
Shame
SEI FESTIVAL DAY 1, 2, 3
Shame are an English post-punk band originally from South London.
Calibro 35 is a cinematic funk Italian band formed in 2007 in Milan.
Cristiano Crisci, commonly known by stage name Clap! Clap!, is an Italian producer and DJ. He is a long time jazz musician and previously worked under the alias Digi G'Alessio
MadMan and Rancore
tickets available here
Madman - Italian rapper from Grottaglie (just outside Tartanto, very close to Lecce)
Rancore - Italian/Croatian/Egyptian rapper from Rome
Pop X + bnkr44
Tickets available here
Pop X is an Italian musical group formed in Trento in 2004 with Davide Panizza as the only permanent member and founder. Davide stated that his musical influences include Michael Jackson, Franco Battiato, Marco Masini, Laura Pausini, Teo Usuelli, Marco Ferreri, Sébastien Tellier and Sergio Caputo.
The founder of the musical group I Cani, Niccolò Contessa, described the style of Pop X as follows:
"It seems clear to me that his music responds to a very deep and authentic thrust, it is not music made to satisfy any fashion, no ‘careerist’ goal, no desire to look in the mirror and say ‘I am an artist’ : it is simply what he has inside, what he wants to do. In this I see a form of purity that is very rare and very precious. [...] returns the very clear experience of not knowing what will be around the corner, whether a poignant love song or a crazy cover or a horror video or a belch or a brilliant parody of something ... "
above from wikipedia
Bnkr44 are an Italian musical group formed in Florence in 2019. The group was born in Villanova, a hamlet located between Empoli and Florence. Initially the 7 members (Fares, Erin, Caph, JxN, Faster, Piccolo, Ghera) get together to play at the Bnkr (or Bunker), a music center that welcomes several young people in search of musical inspiration. The group was officially born in 2019, just before the pandemic. At this point they begin to publish their first songs on SoundCloud, until they get a contract with the record label Bomba Dischi. With it they released their first album 44 deluxe, which is a collection all the songs published up to then on SoundCloud.
In 2021 they published their second project, entitled ‘Farsi mal a noi va bene’, released in 3 blocks in the form of an EP. Subsequently it was updated with the re-edition Farsi mal a noi va bene 2.0, containing new unreleased songs. The album features collaborations with Thirteen Peter and Aries. In May 2022 their first official tour started and in June they participated in Wom Festival in Lucca.
above from wikipedia
Tananai
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below from wikipedia
Tananai, is an Italian singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born in Milan and his music career began in 2017, when he obtained a recording contract with the label Universal Music Italia, with whom he released his debut studio album “To Discover and Forget” under the pseudonym ‘Not For Us’.
After the release of his first album, he began to perform under the pseudonym ‘Tananai’ and began to work mainly on the musical production of songs in Italian. In 2019, he released the singles "Volersi male", "Bear Grylls", "Ichnusa" and "Calcutta". In January 2020, he released "Giugno", a single which was then followed by the release of his debut EP entitled “Piccoli boati”, out on 21 February.
In March 2021, Tananai released the single "Baby Goddamn", which went viral on Spotify, followed by the single "Maleducazione" and the track "Le madri degli altri", included in the album “Disumano” by Italian rapper Fedez.
In November 2021, Tananai was one of 12 acts selected to compete in Sanremo Giovani, a televised competition aimed at selecting three newcomers as contestants of the 72nd Sanremo Music Festival. Tanani placed second during the show, with his entry "Esagerata", rightfully accessing the festival in the Campioni category. "Sesso occasionale" was later announced as his entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2022.
Il Tre + Speranza
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From wikipedia
Il Tre is an Italian rapper. He is mostly known for his album ‘Ali - Per chi non ha un posto in questo mondo’ that debuted at the top of the FIMI leaderboards.
Fromsugarmusic.com
Speranza (the stage name of Ugo Scicolone) is a French-Italian rapper. Born in 1986 to a French mother and Italian father, he was born and raised in France before moving to Caserta (Italy). The lyrics of his rap songs are in Neapolitan, French, Italian and Roma. He started with French rap before dedicating his time to a side project (“Ugo de la Napoli”), which was influenced by Rumanian and Spanish Roma music. When he turned to the Speranza project, he debuted with the video of the “Sparalo!” single, released in June 2017. The piece was later remixed by Crookers. He released the “Chiavt a Mammt” single and “Spall a Sott” on YouTube (divided into three parts). They were followed by other singles, “Givova”, “Pagnale”, “Sirene” and the latest single, “Manfredi”.
Achille Lauro
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From wikipedia
Achille Lauro is an Italian singer, rapper, and songwriter. He gained popularity in the Italian hip hop scene and he competed in at the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 with the song "Rolls Royce", at the 2020 edition with the song "Me ne frego", and at the 2022 edition with the song "Domenica".
On several occasions, Lauro has declared that he is not very close, in terms of tastes, to Italian rap, as he does not like to be homologated to the well-known stereotype of the street rapper. In fact, he has always deviated from the canonical look of hip hop artists, causing a scandal for his eccentric aesthetics in terms of clothing.
He said he was happy to follow his compatriot Ghali, but above all the Americans Travis Scott, 6lack and Young Thug. Lauro said he is a huge fan of Vasco Rossi, Kurt Cobain, Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Among his influences, he cites to have been inspired by singer-songwriters Lucio Battisti and Rino Gaetano in reference to his rock turning point. He considers himself "a believer in God."
Birra e Sound, DJ Mario Gargetta (Get Far), Radio Babylon, Avvocati Divorzisti
Birra e Sound - Massive beer festival with over 100 types of beer, mostly produced in Salento. More on their official website
FREE ENTRY / UNTICKETED
Live Music - DJ Mario Gargetta / Get Far (Old skool Italian House DJ), Radio Babylon, Avvocati Divorzisti
Videos
Birra e Soud Festival
DJ Mario Fargetta (Get Far)
Birra e Sound, Kawabonga (Guest Brusco), Siaka
Birra e Sound - Massive beer festival with over 100 types of beer, mostly produced in Salento. More on their official website
FREE ENTRY / UNTICKETED
Live Music - Kawabonga (Guest Brusco), Siaka
Videos
Birra e Soud Festival
Birra e Sound, Folkabbestia, Riobo Summer 22 & Senorita on tour
Birra e Sound - Massive beer festival with over 100 types of beer, mostly produced in Salento. More on their official website
FREE ENTRY / UNTICKETED
Live Music - Folkabbestia (Italian Folk Rock) + Riobo Summer 22 & Senorita on tour
Videos
Birra e Soud Festival
Folkabbestia
Caparezza
Tickets available here
From Wikipedia
Caparezza (Italian pronunciation: [kapaˈrɛttsa] or [kapaˈrettsa]; meaning "Curly Head" in the Molfetta dialect) is the pseudonym of Michele Salvemini (born 9 October 1973), an Italian ‘rapper’. Born in Molfetta, in the southern region of Apulia, Caparezza debuted in 1997 at the Sanremo Festival under the name Mikimix.
According to Jason Birchmeier, Caparezza's music features "an uncanny style of beats that defy much of the precedent established by [American hip hop]". Mariano Prunes describes Caparezza as "[defying] classification with his fascinating cross-contamination of styles".Caparezza's music incorporates breakbeats and live instrumentation, encompassing influence from American West Coast and East Coast hip hop, europop, heavy metal and reggae. Birchmeier says that Caparezza's beats "draw their sounds from everywhere" and "it's [his] experimental approach to beat-making, [and] mastery of the Italian dialect, [which makes his music] so stunning." According to Prunes, Caparezza's sound is rooted in the music of Frank Zappa and Black Sabbath, rather than Tupac Shakur. Caparezza's music has been classified as hip hop, pop and rap metal, and by Caparezza himself as rap rock.
Caparezza's lyrics focus on subjects such as personal honesty and the hypocrisy of the music industry. Caparezza's live performances incorporate theatrical costumes, comedy sketches and monologues, projected videos, props, and actors. Caparezza is backed by a rock band, rather than a DJ.
Birra e Sound, Fanfara Station, Orchestra Mancina, Mandrake & Bekkalossi
Birra e Sound - Massive beer festival with over 100 types of beer, mostly produced in Salento. More on their official website
FREE ENTRY / UNTICKETED
August 3rd Live Music - Fanfara Station (3 piece mix of Italian/Tunisian/American folk/pop grooves) + Orchestra Mancina (Italian Ska Punk)
Videos
Birra e Soud Festival
Officina Zoè
Orchestra Mancina - Italian Ska Punk
Birra e Sound, Officina Zoè, Skarlat
Birra e Sound - Massive beer festival with over 100 types of beer, mostly produced in Salento. More on their official website
FREE ENTRY / UNTICKETED
August 2nd Live Music - Officina Zoè classic pizzica (Salento Folk music) + Skarlat (Italian Ska Punk)
Videos
Birra e Soud Festival
Officina Zoè
Skarlat - Italian Ska Punk
Birra e Sound, Sud Sound System
Birra e Sound - Massive beer festival with over 100 types of beer, mostly produced in Salento. More on their official website
FREE ENTRY / UNTICKETED
August 1st Live Music - Sud Sound System legendary local raggae act with full backing band (Bag A Riddim Band)
Videos
Birra e Soud Festival
Sud Sound System (with Bag A Riddim Band)
Adastra, Ceri, Ditonellapiaga, Lahasna, Rome in Reverse
tickets available here
SEI FESTIVAL DAY 4 (both day tickets and 4 day full festival pass ‘Abbonamenti’ available)
Adastra - there’s like 5 different singers/bands called Adastra on Spotify/youtube and atm I have no idea which one is playing. Will update when I find out more
Ceri - Italian electro producer
Ditonellapiaga - Italian singer songwriter from Rome, find out more here
Fabri Fibre
Tickets available here
From wikipedia
Fabrizio Tarducci (born 17 October 1976) , better known as Fabri Fibra, is an Italian ‘rapper’. In his career he has sold more than 2.3 millions of certified copies.
Arab Strap, Funk Rimini, Giorgio Tuma, Koko, Lalalar
Funk Rimini - Italian funk band formed in Rimini in 2015 with English language songs. Typically a bunch of dudes with vintages synths and maybe guitarist rather than a full band with a drummer. Read more here (in Italian)
Elisa
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From wikipedia
Elisa Toffoli (born December 19, 1977), performing under the mononym Elisa, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock, electronica and trip hop. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single "Come Speak to Me", while American audiences may recognise the song "Dancing" as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of So You Think You Can Dance. On December 18, 2012, her collaboration with Ennio Morricone, "Ancora qui", was featured on Quentin Tarantino's film, Django Unchained and its soundtrack album, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
She has released nine studio albums, five compilations, two live albums, eight video album and 51 singles, selling over 5,5 million copies in Italy, certified by M&D and FIMI with a diamond disc, a multiplatinum disc, 25 platinum and four gold certifications.
She earned six awards at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2001, one Targa Tenco, two Lunezia Awards, 13 Italian, Wind & Music Awards, one award at the Festivalbar, one Nastro d'argento, and several other awards, including an MTV Europe Music Award.