{"id":845,"date":"2022-10-29T13:53:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T11:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambpristina.esteri.it\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2022\/10\/capossela-io-l-italia-e-quel-mondo-2\/"},"modified":"2022-10-29T13:53:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T11:53:53","slug":"capossela-io-l-italia-e-quel-mondo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambpristina.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2022\/10\/capossela-io-l-italia-e-quel-mondo-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Capossela: \u201cItaly and me, and that inner world beyond the Adriatic\u201d. Concert in Peja on Nov 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A show that delves into the past, sifts through present and looks to the future. In <strong>Peja<\/strong>, in the western region of Kosovo, on <strong>Tuesday 8 November<\/strong> <strong>Vinicio Capossela<\/strong>, the multi-instrumentalist songwriter (and novelist) performs on the closing day of the \u2018Peja Jazz Festival\u2019. The concert, realized with the support of the Italian Embassy in Pristina and the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana as part of the integrated promotion plan \u201cVivere all&#8217;Italiana\u201d (Living the Italian way), is scheduled at <strong>8 pm at the \u201cJusuf G\u00ebrvalla\u201d Cinema<\/strong> (Hasan Prishtina 73, Peja). Before the Kosovo stop, Capossela is on stage, also with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Belgrade (2 November), Shkodra (4 November), and Tirana (6 November); while immediately afterwards he performs in Skopje (9 November), as part of what he has named \u2018Balkangiro\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is an autumn journey that has been loved and desired for years, 26 to be exact. So many have passed since I made my first travel to what was once called Yugoslavia. It was like a world conversing with my childhood, a mirror world across the Adriatic. A quarter of a century later, it is as if across the sea that separates Italy from the Balkans, the undomesticated part of my heart continues to beat\u201d, says Capossela. \u201cPlaying in Kosovo, then, has a special meaning. There are the wounds of History that have marked and continue to mark this country, which, however, looks ahead and dreams of Europe, where it deserves to be with the richness of its culture that is a crossroads of multiple traditions. My music is also a bit like that: there are echoes of Italian opera, swing, mythological rock, rural traditions, the spurious Dionysian Mediterranean, but also a bit of Balkan turbofolk\u201d, he adds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accompanying the Italian artist on this journey are <strong>Victor Herrero<\/strong> (guitars), <strong>Andrea Lamacchia<\/strong> (double bass), <strong>Giovannangelo De Gennaro<\/strong> (viella and aulophones) and <strong>Vincenzo Vasi<\/strong> (theremin, drums).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are particularly happy to have Vinicio Capossela in Kosovo and in Peja in particular, for at least two reasons. Firstly, because through his production, he has always shown his closeness to the Balkans: his style and folk sounds recall many elements of the musical traditions of this region. Secondly, because Kosovo and in a special way the city of Peja have always been linked to Italy, which has played an active role in the peacekeeping mission since the end of the war, leading the Regional Command KFOR. In the people of Kosovo Capossela will find the Italy he pays homage to in his songs: that of the humble, of who knows how to be ingenious and how to be generous\u201d, say the Italian Ambassador to Kosovo,<strong> Antonello De Riu<\/strong>, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, <strong>Alessandro Ruggera<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the days preceding Capossela\u2019s concert, the Swiss-Albanian-British duo of Elina Duni and Rob Luft (5 November), Cuban Ana Carla Maza (6 November), and the Quartet led by Albanian Rona Nishliu (7 November) will perform at \u201cPeja Jazz\u201d. For <strong>Dardan Selimaj<\/strong>, Artistic Director of the Festival, \u201cwe are happy that we have curated a line-up of artists whom through their music will bring to the audience their valuable research into musical heritage in various regions around the world \u2013 turned into unique concert experience. The geniality of Vinicio Capossela will sign a peak mark on this beautiful music journey. We are extremely honored to welcome a great artist like him\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong> for the individual concerts of \u2018Peja Jazz\u2019, at the <strong>symbolic price of 5 euros<\/strong>, can be purchased in the main cities in Kosovo. In Peja, they are on sale at the box office of \u201cJusuf Gervalla\u201d Cinema, and are also available at the \u201cDio caf\u00e9\u201d, \u201cExit bar\u201d and \u201cFox bar\u201d. In Pristina they are on sale at the \u201cDit&#8217; e Nat\u201d coffee shop and the \u201cBubble Pub\u201d; in Prizren at the \u201cDestil bar\u201d; in Gjakova at the \u201cEtno Bar\u201d; in Mitrovica at the \u201c7 Arte cultural centre\u201d and the \u201cMuseum pub\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Vinicio Capossela<\/strong> was born in Germany in 1965 to parents originally from a rural area near Naples, called Irpinia. He grew up artistically in the underground circuits of Emilia Romagna, until he was noticed and launched by songwriter Francesco Guccini. Debtor to much of 20th century literature, Capossela also wrote two books, Non si muore tutte le mattine (&#8216;You don\u2019t die every morning&#8217;, 2004) and Eclissica (2021). His first album All&#8217;una e trentacinque circa (&#8216;At around 1.35 p.m.&#8217;) is from 1990; his musical turning point is represented by Il ballo di San Vito (&#8216;The dance of San Vito&#8217;, 1996), defined by the artist himself not as an album, but as a plot. His latest work is the EP Bestiario d\u2019amore (&#8216;Bestiary of Love&#8217;), released on 14 February 2020, Valentine&#8217;s Day, produced by \u201cLa C\u00f9pa\u201d and distributed by \u201cWarner Music Italy\u201d. This work is based on the Bestiaire d&#8217;amour by Richard de Fournival, written in the mid-13th century.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The &#8220;<strong>Peja Jazz Festival&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>has been held in the homonymous Kosovar city since 2020. \u201cWhen everything went dark due to the pandemic, the Festival came as a light of hope for the people of Peja and the jazz community\u201d: this is what the organizers like to remind us. The aim of the Festival is to promote jazz music and artists, particularly from the Albanian scene. It serves as a unique platform to promote not just the importance of jazz and its history but also to bring communities together and learn from each other through concerts and workshops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A show that delves into the past, sifts through present and looks to the future. In Peja, in the western region of Kosovo, on Tuesday 8 November Vinicio Capossela, the multi-instrumentalist songwriter (and novelist) performs on the closing day of the \u2018Peja Jazz Festival\u2019. 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