It is the Afro sound that captures well all those musical refinements scattered here and there within what is probably one of the best Gospel combos around. A palette of vocal sounds and colors that combines well with the powerful, enlightening and rejuvenating piano accompaniment to bring those fragments together in one mindfulness session, away from modernities, seeking an unfashionable style and enhancing the tradition of true GOSPEL. The fading of African ethnic identity to explore the religious songs of early 20th century America in elegant vocal suites is configured through a sequence between solos that at times seem to take on human forms until they scratch our skin... all this is the musical masterpiece offered by the Soul Sisters, amazing Vocalists of rare artistic quality ... for an unforgettable concert.

Line-up:

Suzanne Wognin - contralto
Maggy Lemoine - soprano
Renée Agaya - alto
Peggy Petitot - piano & vocal

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Boney Fields, singer and trumpeter, embodies the true essence of music played by real musicians, as "Prince" was fond of saying.

His international career and collaborations with music legends such as Lucky Peterson, Luther Allison, and James Cotton make him a Funk and Blues icon. His unique style, a retro-futuristic blend of Blues and Brass Funk, is evident both on his albums and on stage with his band, an explosive septet. Boney Fields & his Band bring energy and groove to every corner of the world with their shows. The new album "Bump City" reflects the electric atmosphere of today, showcasing the creative freshness of his new band, The BFB. Through music, Boney Fields pays homage to his roots and mentors, such as the legendary James Cotton, and shares messages of hope and happiness.

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D.K. Harrell, a young blues artist from Ruston, Louisiana, has made his way in the music world with memorable performances. In 2019 he played at the B.B. King Symposium, touching one of the legendary Lucille guitars.

He took 3rd place out of more than 200 participants at the 2022 International Blues Challenge and shared the stage with such icons as Gary Clark Jr. and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. Harrell was honored with the B.B. King, King of the Blues award at the Jus Blues Awards 2022 and made his international debut in Brazil at the Mississippi Delta Blues Festival in November 2022. With his debut album "The Right Man," released in June 2023 under Jim Pugh's Little Village label, Harrell wants to spread the message that the blues is for all generations.

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The band met and played for the first time in 2016 in the Ticino region (southern Switzerland), focusing on offering songs from the Delta Blues tradition using a quartet consisting of bass, drums and two guitars. The Delta Boschetto - Parco Ciani Band found its first inspiration in the songs of Robert Johnson, launching a modern sound anthology that compiled 29 of the author's songs. The result was a collection of pieces of immeasurable value. The band decided to focus exclusively on arrangements of Robert Johnson's music.

Over the years, the Delta Boschetto - Parco Ciani Band has evolved through collaborations that have fostered innovation. The result has been an evolution of its sound. Today the band reflects the contributions of musicians with remarkable backgrounds, such as drummer Matteo Frapolli, bassist Carlo Reichlin, slide guitarist Gianluca Croci and guitarist-singer Oliver Frei. With Frei joining the quartet, the Delta Boschetto - Parco Ciani Band has shifted its focus by creating original songs that maintain a strong connection to Johnson's Mississippi Delta sound.

Today the band is very active in the region, often playing at major concerts and events. Our mission is to maintain and grow awareness of this historic sound among current and future generations, desperately trying to KEEP BLUES ALIVE!

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The new album, "Stories From The Dust," is perhaps her most personal to date, made with GRAMMY award-winning co-producer and co-writer of most of the songs on the album, David Garza (known for work with Fiona Apple and Gaby Moreno). The tracks and melodies draw you in to Lucy's penetrating insights into questions of the heart in the world's fragile present. David and Lucy spent several weeks in downtown Los Angeles writing these stories about women, those she grew up with - strongly independent and unconventional women who raised her - and those she observed from afar, both on the playground and on the subway. "Stories From The Dust" boasts the extraordinary bass presence of Tim Lefebvre and the co-writing collaboration of Larry Goldings.

Inspired by Bill Withers and Nina Simone, Lucy added inspirations from the deep roots of Americana, blues, flamenco singing and the sounds of female vocalists Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66. "Stories From The Dust" is radical and melodic, continuing a long line of critically acclaimed albums geared toward the artistic perfection characteristic of the New York native. Other collaborations include Charlie Hunter, Pink Martini (who sings in Croatian, Turkish, Spanish, French and Japanese on short notice), several larger ensembles in Europe such as the WDR Big Band, the Danish Radio Big Band, the Frankfurt Radio Big Band and the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande. Recording/touring credits also include Rod Stewart, Snarky Puppy, Celine Dion, Charlie Hunter and Barbra Streisand.

Line-up:

Jelle Roozenburg - guitar
Niek de Bruijn - drums
Udo Pannekeet - bass guitar

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A refined and versatile artist, Karima is the protagonist of an extraordinary duet with Alberto Marsico, one of Europe's top hammond organ specialists. Accompanying them are Luca Guarino's drums, thanks to which we will embark on a compelling listening journey, between Gospel, soul and funk.

An evening of songs paying homage to the Broadway musical repertoire, the art music of famous American composers, including Burt Bacharach with whom the vocalist formed an intense artistic partnership, to revisitations of turn-of-the-century soul standards such as Since I fell For You, Save your love for me, When did you Leave Heaven and Everything must Change.

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Of Cameroonian origin and naturalized in France,Emmanuel Djob enters rightfully among the best European black voices as a revelation and winner of the French edition of "THE VOICE." His talent and his connection to the American Gospel literally thrilled the audience and the judges. His voice characterized by strong colors traceable to the African tradition, condenses his performances with an arcane creative energy. Emmanuel Djob is also a prolific author; his works are marked by a deep mystical feeling linked to autobiographical episodes expressed through profound and original lyrics.

His music, on the other hand, is an effective agglomeration of Soul, Gospel and the rhythms of his native continent-Africa. The excellent arrangement of voices, both male and female, that revolve around him, vibrant and powerful at the same time, unleash an infectious charge, irresistible to even the most compassionate of audiences.

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With every generation, a young bluesman bursts onto the scene and sends a jolt through the blues community. Jontavious Willis may have just that effect on people. The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist has released a new album, "Spectacular Class." Through original lyrics written by Willis himself, this talented musician offers a timeless album that features all types of blues: Delta, Piedmont, Texas and Gospel.

Originally from Greenville, Georgia, Willis grew up singing gospel music at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church with his grandfather. From an early age, he showed talent and passion for music. At the age of 14, he came across a YouTube video of Muddy Waters playing "Hoochie Coochie Man" and was immediately hooked on the blues.

Living legend Taj Mahal describes him as the "Wonderboy" and the "Wunderkind." In 2015, Mahal asked Willis to play on stage with him. This appearance provoked an enthusiastic response from the audience and led Willis to bigger stages and more opportunities, including playing opening shows on the TajMo tour with his musical mentors Taj Mahal and Keb 'Mo'.

Many of Willis' fans consider him an old soul. His style of playing instruments and his voice touch the very roots of country blues. He brings back the true soul of the music. A newspaper headline once called him a "70-year-old bluesman in the body of a 20-year-old."

"Spectacular Class" is the follow-up to his first album, "Blue Metamorphosis," which was released in 2016 and received rave reviews from magazines such as Living Blues and Blues & Rhythm. In 2018, the album was recognized by the Blues Foundation through the International Blues Challenge, where it received the award for best self-produced CD.

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Manu Hartmann is already a force to be reckoned with in the Swiss music scene. In 2018, the charismatic singer and her band won the Swiss Blues Challenge. Six months later, they became the first major Swiss band to reach the semifinals of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, USA. In the Azores, they participate in the EBC finals. In 2020, their first studio album "Bad Girl" is released, and Manu Hartmann is nominated for the Swiss Blues Award 2020 for the first time.
On October 27, 2023, they release their latest studio album "There's Something Wrong," produced by Marco Jencarelli (Philipp Fankhauser; Lilly Martin, among others).

The dogged musician is known for her progressive blues. He is not afraid to get in touch with other styles. Soul, funk and pop elements are an important part of Manu Hartmann's self-proclaimed "Modern Blues 3.0." This can be heard clearly in the current album "There's Something Wrong." The eleven songs, nine of which are of his own composition, testify to a versatile artist who does not submit to the "blues police."

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July 19
Concert starts: 11:55 p.m.
Concert ends: 1:15 a.m.

Alex Britti is ready to re-embrace his audience for an incredible new tour. A perfect opportunity to hear live the best of his repertoire and new songs from the upcoming album, always punctuated by the rhythm of his unmistakable guitar.

Coming off the success of Superheroes, the latest sounding track blues, pop, rap with urban contaminations released in November and of last summer's hits Everyone Like You e Naked with which he inaugurated his new artistic phase and his return to the music scene, also with the summer tour Alex Britti Live 2023, Alex is ready to re-embrace his audience that has never stopped supporting him for a new and incredible tour starting with many more dates to be defined, a perfect opportunity to listen live to the best of his repertoire and the new songs of the upcoming album always marked by the rhythm of his unmistakable guitar.

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A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Lakeetra Knowles is an American singer with a fresh and diverse sound. As a Southern woman with roots in Arkansas, Dallas, and Louisiana, she attributes her soulful and diverse style to her upbringing in the Church as well as the Theater, where she grew up. Not only did she grow up under the guidance of pastors (her grandfather and uncle), learning the gospel and attending weekly baptismal services, but she also studied acting, beginning at just 11 years old. She then worked as a professional actress and singer on Broadway, in film and TV for many years. "I'm a storyteller, whether I'm acting or singing."

The Music Train Band is composed of some of the best Italian Soul/Blues musicians with great international collaborations such as: Sugar Blue, Fiona Boyes, Bob Stroger, Dona Oxford and many others.

Line-up:

guitars: Ettore Cappelletti and Alessandro Diaferio
keyboards: Dave Rossi
bass: Paolo Legramandi / Andrea Vismara
drums: Pablo Leoni

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The new album, "Stories From The Dust," is perhaps her most personal to date, made with GRAMMY award-winning co-producer and co-writer of most of the songs on the album, David Garza (known for work with Fiona Apple and Gaby Moreno). The tracks and melodies draw you in to Lucy's penetrating insights into questions of the heart in the world's fragile present. David and Lucy spent several weeks in downtown Los Angeles writing these stories about women, those she grew up with - strongly independent and unconventional women who raised her - and those she observed from afar, both on the playground and on the subway. "Stories From The Dust" boasts the extraordinary bass presence of Tim Lefebvre and the co-writing collaboration of Larry Goldings.

Inspired by Bill Withers and Nina Simone, Lucy added inspirations from the deep roots of Americana, blues, flamenco singing and the sounds of female vocalists Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66. "Stories From The Dust" is radical and melodic, continuing a long line of critically acclaimed albums geared toward the artistic perfection characteristic of the New York native. Other collaborations include Charlie Hunter, Pink Martini (who sings in Croatian, Turkish, Spanish, French and Japanese on short notice), several larger ensembles in Europe such as the WDR Big Band, the Danish Radio Big Band, the Frankfurt Radio Big Band and the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande. Recording/touring credits also include Rod Stewart, Snarky Puppy, Celine Dion, Charlie Hunter and Barbra Streisand.

Line-up:

Jelle Roozenburg - guitar
Niek de Bruijn - drums
Udo Pannekeet - bass guitar

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Francesco Garolfi is a guitarist, composer, arranger, producer, session man, sound designer and performer: "one of the best musicians I've worked with," as Peter Walsh (producer of Peter Gabriel, Scott Walker, Simple Minds, Miguel Bosé) called him. He has played with national and international artists, in Italy and abroad (including two tours in the U.S.), played for the Pope in front of 500,000 people, worldwide, and for unique events such as EXPO (U.S. pavilion), at Water Day at the Mole Antonelliana in Turin, for MTV Day in Genoa, at the MAC in Rome, at the Triennale in Milan.

Winner of the Italian Blues Award, Francesco has developed a personal approach to music of African-American roots, after years of research (including a graduate thesis in Social Psychology on musia) and development of his own language, now appreciated and recognized. With his trio, he presents an elegant and engaging journey of exploration of roots music, starting from traditional rural blues meets gospel, roots music to spirituals and jazz. In a strictly acoustic show, the Francesco Garolfi trio interprets the many facets of a musical genre that can be intimate, passionate, rebellious and romantic. A repertoire selected by Garolfi, played with technique and passion, with personality and respect for tradition.

Francesco Garolfi Trio:

Francesco Garolfi: vocals and guitars
Giorgio Peggiani: harmonica
Giacomo Aio: drums

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D.K. Harrell, a young blues artist from Ruston, Louisiana, has made his way in the music world with memorable performances. In 2019 he played at the B.B. King Symposium, touching one of the legendary Lucille guitars.

He took 3rd place out of more than 200 participants at the 2022 International Blues Challenge and shared the stage with such icons as Gary Clark Jr. and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. Harrell was honored with the B.B. King, King of the Blues award at the Jus Blues Awards 2022 and made his international debut in Brazil at the Mississippi Delta Blues Festival in November 2022. With his debut album "The Right Man," released in June 2023 under Jim Pugh's Little Village label, Harrell wants to spread the message that the blues is for all generations.

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An icon of the Los Angeles independent music scene, Jimetta Rose is an artist with charisma and a powerful voice that moves between gospel, jazz, soul and funk. In her artistic practice, she lays bare her soul, bewitching the public. Rose, who thanks to music has come out of a negative period of her life, founded The Voices of Creation in a completely unconventional way, a choir made up of choristers of different ages and backgrounds, mostly amateurs, who are accompanied by Jack Maeby (organ, synth bass), Brandon Cordoba (piano), Allakoi Peete (percussion). Musicians and singers who embody Rose's mission to spread a message of faith in music and love.

A new form of musical ritual; A joyful hymn to life rendered by a performance with a strong spiritual charge.

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With a scratchy voice and a guitar technique as precise as a Swiss watch, Daniele Gigli, known as Dan Mudd in music circles, embodies the essence of blues, soul, rock and funk. The stage is his second home, and he has shared his artistry with iconic names like Tina Turner at the Four Seasons in Florence, as well as shared the stage with blues talents like Ana Popovic and Popa Chubby.

On his 2020 album,"Big Gun," he exudes the soul of his musical journey, with eleven original songs recorded in Minneapolis, capturing the essence of sonic experimentation without ever forgetting traditional fingerstyle values.

In Lugano, he will be accompanied by Dominik Liechti, better known as Bearbeat, a Swiss percussionist with over fifteen years of experience taking his mobile stage around Switzerland. Their meeting in 2019 in Bern was the moment when two musical souls found each other: while walking down the street, Bearbeat was drawn to Dan's voice from afar, and since then their musical connection has become a creative explosion.

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Umberto Porcaro, born in 1979, has been playing guitar for 30 years. His passion for blues music began at a young age and led him to play with the greatest international bluesmen. After his early experiences with local bands, Umberto visited Chicago for the first time, where he had the opportunity to perform with Billy Branch and The Sons of Blues, Fernando Jones, Eomot Rasun and Johnny Dollar. He releases his first record "You Belong To Me," followed by "Burn The Day Away," receiving great praise from the national and international press.

He then won auditions for "Objective Blues In" during the Pistoia Blues Festival, earning the opportunity to perform with such extraordinary artists as BB King, Buddy Guy, Robben Ford, Roy Rogers, Canned Heat and The Blues Band, and to be included on the Pistoia Blues Festival album compilation. Umberto moved to the United States, between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Here he performs at America's most famous blues clubs, such as Café Boogaloo in Hermosa Beach (Los Angeles), The Saloon (San Francisco), Mojo Lounge (Freemont) and the "Biscuit and Blues" also in San Francisco. While in California, Umberto meets other great blues artists such as Kim Wilson, Kid Ramos, Junior Watson and Mark, Hollywood Blues Flames.

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With every generation, a young bluesman bursts onto the scene and sends a jolt through the blues community. Jontavious Willis may have just that effect on people. The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist has released a new album, "Spectacular Class." Through original lyrics written by Willis himself, this talented musician offers a timeless album that features all types of blues: Delta, Piedmont, Texas and Gospel.

Originally from Greenville, Georgia, Willis grew up singing gospel music at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church with his grandfather. From an early age, he showed talent and passion for music. At the age of 14, he came across a YouTube video of Muddy Waters playing "Hoochie Coochie Man" and was immediately hooked on the blues.

Living legend Taj Mahal describes him as the "Wonderboy" and the "Wunderkind." In 2015, Mahal asked Willis to play on stage with him. This appearance provoked an enthusiastic response from the audience and led Willis to bigger stages and more opportunities, including playing opening shows on the TajMo tour with his musical mentors Taj Mahal and Keb 'Mo'.

Many of Willis' fans consider him an old soul. His style of playing instruments and his voice touch the very roots of country blues. He brings back the true soul of the music. A newspaper headline once called him a "70-year-old bluesman in the body of a 20-year-old."

"Spectacular Class" is the follow-up to his first album, "Blue Metamorphosis," which was released in 2016 and received rave reviews from magazines such as Living Blues and Blues & Rhythm. In 2018, the album was recognized by the Blues Foundation through the International Blues Challenge, where it received the award for best self-produced CD.

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Zimbabwe's Blues

Matojeni is the project of Nomathamsanqa Mkwananzi, Thandeka Patricia Jele, Gugulethu Sibanda, three young and talented artists originally from Zimbabwe. Committed to the enhancement and promotion of the rich culture of their country and to the defense of women's fundamental rights and freedoms, the three artists are the protagonists of a performance in which we find the expressive force, energy and reference to the sounds of nature, which distinguish the traditional music of southern Africa and, in particular, of the small region of Matebele.

A musical journey that is a hymn to joie de vivre, a special blues, embellished by the extraordinary participation of the Ghanaian singer Ginger Brew and the Gospel Sisters and Brothers Choir.

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Ginger Brew, Ghanaian singer of international stature, known in Italy as Paolo Conte's chorister and lead vocalist in an all-Gospel evening

Ginger Brew lead vocals Carla Baldini, Alla Buhanevici, Elisabetta Rinaldi, Laura Pica, Andrea Scotto, vocals Stefano Pioli, piano Ginger Brew, Ghanaian singer of international stature, known in Italy as Paolo Conte's chorister and lead vocalist in an all-Gospel evening to open From Blues to Bop!

A concert dedicated to Afro-American religious music with the exceptional performer Ginger Brew, a Ghanaian singer of international stature who, together with the Italian gospel choir directed by Carla Baldini, gives a unique performance capable of conveying the deepest meaning of this enthralling genre and involving the choir and the audience in one song.

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