A fascinating journey through the sounds and cultures of the Mediterranean, in search of a musical and lyrical language that unites the many different peoples who look out on the same sea: that is the idea that animates the Piccola Banda Ikona. Created by Stefano Saletti (the founder of Novalia) it consists of Barbara Eramo, Mario Rivera, Giovanni Lo Cascio, and Pejman Tadayon who, thanks to the commitment of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana, will be performing on the occasion of the Sofat Festival, at the palace of culture in Tirana on 13 August and in Nivice on 14 August. These two concerts are an opportunity for the Piccola Banda Ikona to present their latest work “Mediterraneo Ostinato” a CD that describes a Mediterranean that is fighting back, resisting, and not giving up, as in the lyrics of the song from which the album gets its title. Obstinate like the peoples of the Mediterranean: strong, ancient, stubborn, and resilient. Obstinate like the repetition in music, which becomes a daze, a trance, and a ritual in which one to abandon oneself.
