Litfiba, Thunderbolts, I'm a dog, Fat Dog, Nobraino, The lover, Bull Brigade, El Buho, Thousand and many others. After the spring edition, from 18 July to 20 August comes to life twentieth edition of SIX Festivaldesigned, produced and promoted by Coolclubwith the artistic direction of Cesare Liaci And Veronica Clarizio.
The slogan chosen for this important anniversary is “Winds South East”: a title that recalls the milestone of twenty years and the vocation of a project that, since its birth, crosses different sound geographies, artistic languages and cultural trajectories. Lecce, Corigliano d'Otranto, Cover, Melpignano And Mirrorthe summer program will propose concerts, theater, books, dance And returns of laboratory coursesconfirming the multidisciplinary identity of an event that has built a recognizable path in the Apulian and national cultural panorama. After the first spring session, which from 20 to 28 March animated the Salento capital with widespread events including sound research, songwriting, new writings and guided tours, the SIX returns with a widespread, transversal calendar, capable of bringing big names, emerging voices, special projects and communities into dialogue. Info and tickets linktr.ee/SEIFestival_.
IOSONOUNCANE
The official start Saturday 18 Julyto 9pm from the Charles V Castle in Lecce with the long-awaited live performance of I'm a dogborn Jacopo Incani. Currently busy in the studio, writing soundtracks and creating various soundtracks, the Sardinian musician, songwriter, producer and composer will propose songs from his albums and some covers in the most direct and immediate form possible. From his electronic and political debut with La Macarena su Roma to the poetic consecration of DIE, up to the monumental and visionary work of IRA, Iosonouncane has built a radical and personal path that moves between song, experimentation and sound research. The evening, which will open with a performance by the young singer-songwriter from Salento Gaia Rollois created thanks to the collaboration with Castello Svevo di Bari – Regional Directorate of Puglia National Museums and Open Castle.
FLYING CASTLE
From Thursday 23rd to Saturday 25th July come on 9pm the festival will move to De' Monti Castle in Corigliano d'Otrantothanks to the collaboration with the Common and the project Flying Castlefor three nights dedicated to the many souls of contemporary sound. Thursday 23 July the British will arrive on stage Fat Dogamong the most overwhelming revelations of the new international scene, with an exhilarating mix of electro-punk, rock'n'roll growls, techno soundscapes, industrial-pop and rave euphoria. The evening, thanks to the support of Puglia Culturesas part of the memorandum of understanding between Assomusica And Puglia Soundswill also welcome the indie-rock trio Mustache Prawn And The Pier with an unmistakable blend of math rock and post-punk. Friday 24 July space to Nobrainoa band celebrating twenty years of activity, incendiary concerts, tour anecdotes, endless falls and rises, confirming itself as one of the most irregular and loved on the Italian scene, and The loverVenetian singer-songwriter, who will bring expressive urgency, pain, anger, atonement and intense and personal writing. He will complete the lineup Eva Blooa young artist who has made electronic music his expressive language since he was fifteen. Saturday 25 Julyin synergy with BlueBeat, Bull Brigadeone of the most solid and recognized realities of the local punk rock scene, Southern Disorder And Bellintestafor an event with a high sound impact.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
Programming will continue Friday 31 Julyat 9pm, again at Corigliano d'Otranto Castlewith “My twenties”, return of the theater workshop by Riccardo Lanzarone: a scenic work that focuses on the transition to adulthood, the gaze of the new generations and the theme of time, in dialogue with the twentieth anniversary of the festival. Saturday 1st August, at 10.30pmfrom Garofano Vineyards and Cellars in Copertinoappointment with El Buho. Robin Perkins is a British producer who has established himself as one of the most original figures in contemporary electronics. Also on the console DubinSalento DJ and producer of Insintesi, protagonist of a set that crosses reggae, dub, bass, tropical music and world sounds. Tuesday 4 Augustat 9.00 pm, again at the Castle of Corigliano d'Otranto, space for the theater with “Something big”, production ofMediterranean Academy of the Actora show inspired by the adventure of Lùnapop and …Squérez?, the album that marked an entire generation. Between musicals and stand-up comedy, directed by Maria Cassi and Leonardo Brizzi, the staging traverses dreams, fragility, successes and the desire to “split the world” of millennials, restoring the imagination of an era with irony and emotion.
IN THE SQUARE OF MELPIGNANO
The Festival will then move to the arena Piazza Antonio Avantaggiato to Melpignanoin synergy with the Municipality of Melpignanofor two flagship events of the summer line up. Thursday 7 August at 9pmin collaboration with Bass Culturethe original lineup of Litfiba — Piero Pelù, Ghigo Renzulli, Antonio Aiazzi and Gianni Maroccolo — will celebrate the forty years of 17 Re, a double album released in 1986 and considered one of the most influential and visionary works of Italian rock. An eagerly awaited return, which brings back to the stage the sound and imagination of a band capable of profoundly impacting multiple generations. Sunday 9 Augustagain at 9pm, after the performance of Hennaa singer-songwriter who combines synth pop and authorial writing, will instead be the turn of Thunderboltsamong the most original voices of the new Italian songwriting. Fresh from participating in the Sanremo Festival with Stupida unfortunate, the Roman singer-songwriter will also present the songs from Calcinacci, a new album that intertwines irony, melancholy, unresolved relationships and fragments of everyday life. For the two evenings it will be possible to reach Melpignano also thanks to the BusForRun service.
PROHIBITION PROHIBITION
Monday 11 Augustat 9 p.m., on Flying Castle of Corigliano d'Otranto will host “Ban on protesting”, meeting dedicated to the journalist's new book Annalisa Camilli published by Einaudi, with music by JAMS. A free entry event that intertwines words, current events and songs to reflect on the right to dissent, on the forms of participation and on the spaces of democracy.
MIRROR
The festival will also stop in Specchia. Saturday 15 Augustat 5:00, in Convent of the Black Franciscansthe sun will rise with the voice of Thousandsinger-songwriter and performer with personal and recognizable writing. A dawn that smells of rebirth, just like the title of his latest album, “Risorgimento”. It is difficult to imagine a more suitable moment: music will accompany the first lights of a new day in one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Tuesday 18 Augustat 9:00 pm, at Palazzo Risolothanks to the support of Puglia Culturesas part of the memorandum of understanding between Assomusica And Puglia Soundsspace for the live performances of the very young Pale Cavtat who will preview the songs from their debut album. Thursday 20 Augustat 8:00 pm, always at Palazzo Risoloclosing with Taran Taranta Tarantellareturn of the dance workshop by Tarantartededicated to the ritual, bodily and community strength of the Salento dance tradition.
THE FESTIVAL
Designed, produced and promoted by Coolclubwith the artistic direction of Cesare Liaci And Veronica ClarizioThe SIX Festival is organized with the support of Ministry of Culture, Puglia region (Intervention financed with resources from the POC 2021-2027 rotation fund), Puglia Culturesas part of the memorandum of understanding between Assomusica And Puglia Soundsthe municipalities of Corigliano d'Otranto, Melpignano And Mirrorin collaboration with Swabian Castle of Bari – Regional Directorate of National Museums Puglia, Open Castle, Dams – University of Salento, ITS Tourism Puglia, ESNS – Eurosonic Noorderslag Exchange, Creative Puglia Production District, AssoMusica, Flying Castle, KeepOn, Mediterranean Academy of the Actor, Tarantarte and other public and private entities and with the support of Garofano Vineyards and Cellars.
SOUTH EAST WINDS
The visual identity is signed by Giuseppe Laselvagraphic designer and animator from Puglia with training between Bari and Urbino, today Art Director of Push Studio. The visual takes shape from the claim as if from a poetic compass. A contemporary Aeolus appears in the center, a guiding face from which currents of color emanate. From its breath emerge luminous trajectories crossed by migratory birds, a metaphor for traveling sounds and the creative routes that the festival continues to open. Like the winds that cross this land, the graphics tell of a continuous movement: the SEI – born in 2006 as the Independent South East – celebrates its roots and looks beyond, welcoming sounds from near and far, tradition and experimentation.
THE HISTORY
In twenty years of activity, the event has hosted some of the most interesting voices on the international and national music scene, building a coherent and recognizable path. Artists who have graced its stages include Arab Strap, Beach Fossils, Gogol Bordello, Cat Power, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Kings of Convenience, Joan As Police Woman, Goran Bregović, Lee Ranaldo, Patrick Watson, Peter Hook and The Light, Suzanne Vega, Shame, Thurston Moore Group, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Yīn Yīn, Afterhours, CCCP – Fedeli alla Linea, 35 Caliber, Calcutta, Clap! Clap!, Daniele Silvestri, Francesco Bianconi, Niccolò Fabi, Il Teatro degli Orrori, Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti, Venerus, Populous and many others.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
