Assurd

"A journey to the South of Italy between traditions and original compositions"

The project brings to light the feminine universe
drawing on the repertoire of traditional Neapolitan song and on
texts of his own writing. The ensemble is composed of traditional
instruments and to these is added the electric double bass, an
instrument that transforms traditional sounds into modern ones.
The project is further characterized by three female voices which,
although very different from each other, reach a perfect harmony in
the choral parts.
The concert talks about the great strength and power of the
women of the past and of the present, speaks of the need to
welcome towards the different (today a topic that is more current
than ever), is aimed at the male universe by talking about it with
sweetness and irony, speaks of the love in eternal conflict between
joy and pain. […]

BIOGRAPHY
Assurd is a musical project that has been taking to the streets and
stages all over the world the folk traditions of Southern Italy since
1991. Among the founders of the group there are Cristina Vetrone
(voice and accordion) and Lorella Monti (voice, tammorre and
castanets) who, in close contact with the old traditional singers and
studying the most important texts and archives, put together a
wide and varied repertoire. Furthermore, over the years, original
compositions have been added in order to provide a sense of
continuity and constant movement to tradition. In the current
lineup, Vetrone and Monti have been supported by the singer and
percussionist Chiara Carnevale, and – for the first time in the history
of the group, stubbornly and proudly characterized from femininity
– a male presence: that one of the double bass player Fulvio from
Nocera. A young and fresh graft that allows the 'Assurd' project to
be timeless, looking back on its history and the ollaborations have
characterized almost thirty years of artistic production.

line up
Lorella Monti; vice, frame drums
Cristina Vetrone; voice, diatonic button accordion
Chiara Carnevale; voice, frame drums - percussions
Fulvio Di Nocera; electric double bass - looper