Sancto Ianne (Italy)
Sancto Ianne (late latin word of Saint John), born in 1992 in Benevento, in the land area between Rome and Naples, known as Sannio, creates an original and extraordinarly involving “neoroots sound” in which live together, in a natural way, the energy of rock and blues, the strenght of Arabian and Balkan rhythms and the hypnotic measured beat of the Tammurriata.
“Sancto Ianne offers the energy of rock, the sophistication and creative daring of jazz, the truth – telling directness of folk music. On every track there’s something unexpected that grabs your ear!!” GEORGE DE STEFANO – ROOTSWORLD.COM
“Sancto Ianne offers the energy of rock, the sophistication and creative daring of jazz, the truth – telling directness of folk music. On every track there’s something unexpected that grabs your ear!!” GEORGE DE STEFANO – ROOTSWORLD.COM
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BiographySancto Ianne (late latin word of Saint John), born in 1992 in Benevento, the inland area between Rome and Naples, known as Sannio, creates an original and extraordinarly involving “neoroots sound” in which live together, in a natural way, the energy of rock and blues, the strenght of Arabian and Balkan rhythms and the hypnotic measured beat of the Tammurriata.
The band has just published its fourth album, produced, as the three previous CDs, by the prestigious italian label FolkClub Ethnosuoni (Maurizio Martinotti and Ciapa Rusa, Enzo Avitabile, La Lionetta, Paul James, etc.), where the lead singer Gianni Principe, using the particular local dialect, tells of characters, stories and places of the past and present. Sancto Ianne has played in several, important festivals in Italy, Spain, France, Croatia, Uzbekistan (Samarkand) always having much recognition from critics thanks to its great ability to engage the audience. |
“Too dynamic to be folk, way too rootsy to be pop, too rooted in its own locality to be anythig called world music, this band is one of the best of many amazing groups I have heard recently from Italy…..highly recommended!” DAVID COX – RAMBLES.NET
“The musicianship is superb and moves easily between the various style” MICHAEL HINGSTON - FOLKROOTS
“Sancto Ianne offers the energy of rock, the sophistication and creative daring of jazz, the truth – telling directness of folk music. On every track there’s something unexpected that grabs your ear!!” GEORGE DE STEFANO – ROOTSWORLD.COM
Line Up:
Gianni Principe – voice and castagnette
Ciro Maria Schettino – acoustic guitar, mandoloncello, beating guitar, flutes
Raffaele Tiseo – violin
Sergio Napolitano – accordion
Massimo Amoriello – electric bass
Alfonso Coviello – percussion
“The musicianship is superb and moves easily between the various style” MICHAEL HINGSTON - FOLKROOTS
“Sancto Ianne offers the energy of rock, the sophistication and creative daring of jazz, the truth – telling directness of folk music. On every track there’s something unexpected that grabs your ear!!” GEORGE DE STEFANO – ROOTSWORLD.COM
Line Up:
Gianni Principe – voice and castagnette
Ciro Maria Schettino – acoustic guitar, mandoloncello, beating guitar, flutes
Raffaele Tiseo – violin
Sergio Napolitano – accordion
Massimo Amoriello – electric bass
Alfonso Coviello – percussion
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Corso Matteotti, 67 – 36071 – Arzignano (VI)
Mobile +39 348 3046782 – P.IVA 03583220243
