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Film, Video Conversation with Ensemble Sangineto

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Title

  • Conversation with Ensemble Sangineto

Summary

  • Ensemble Sangineto is one of the most popular folk groups on the Italian scene, comprised of three talented singers and instrumentalists. Adriano and Caterina Sangineto are twins; Adriano plays Celtic harp and Caterina plays bowed psaltery and flute. Jacopo Ventura rounds out the trio on guitar and bouzouki. The group sings in three-part harmony, with Caterina's clear voice taking the lead. The Sanginetos are children of a world-renowned luthier who has spent years crafting instruments for some of the leading folk and early music performers, so their childhood was spent meeting and listening to such musicians as Derek Bell of the Chieftains and Alan Stivell, a foundational artist of the Breton music revival. Ventura is a conservatory trained classical guitarist who has branched out to play many of the stringed instruments common in European and Asian folk music. Some of the group's previous appearances include the Festival Interceltique in Lorient, France; the Edinburgh International Harp Festival in Scotland; Festival Kel'tskoj Arfy in Russia; Cultur Congress Centrum in Germany; Festival Internacional de Arpa in Vila de Noia, Spain; and Celtica in Italy. Their latest tour takes you on a trip through Italy via a traditional song from each region, with medieval, Celtic, jazz, and contemporary stylings among others, thrown in for good measure. The Homegrown Concert Series is part of American Folklife Center's ongoing public programming, highlighting the fields of folklife, ethnomusicology, oral history, and related disciplines; foregrounding its archival holdings; and fulfilling its congressionally mandated mission.

Event Date

  • May 14, 2025

Running Time

  • 35 minutes 58 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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