Taking their name from the ancient Neapolitan designation for Italy’s most famous volcano, Vesevo brings together three of the most accomplished and experienced musicians on the vibrant Naples folk scene – violinist Antonio Fraioli, best known for his work with Spaccanapoli(*), whose song “Vesuvio” was used in The Sopranos, the bluesy singer and guitarist Antonio Di Ponte and frame drum virtuoso Francesco Manna.

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Their eponymously titled debut album recorded live in studio, is made of 9 tracks based on typical musical structures such as pizzica and tarantella with a modern approach, , down exciting new highways and fascinating byways. Released in 2015, it received bold reviews both nationally and internationally (The Guardian, fRoots, Songlines, The Internationalist).

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Go discover them. Promoted by BBC3, they were part of WOMAD 2017 line-up.

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Premio Andrea Parodi 2016 Award - New album to be released in 2018

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(*) Spaccanapoli debut album was released under the Real World Music label of Peter Gabriel, with whom the band performed in 2004.