Cristicchi & Amara in Agerola on the Paths of the Gods: all Battiato

Few are the artists like Franco Battiato, capable with their works of “sewing” earth and sky, reaching the rare harmony capable of awakening and caressing the soul, anticipates Cristicchi: Pilgrim of the Absolute and revolutionary of music, he left a priceless heritage, in which the song form is combined with a profound spiritual tension: from universal prayer The shadow of the Light to the poignant The curepassing through And I come to look for you as far as We will come back again, his last recorded piece and not surprisingly the title chosen for the concert. the freedom that I have always admired in Battiato: I owe him a lot, I owe a lot to his infinite grace, to his way of conceiving art as a “mission” to help the growth and spiritual evolution of his contemporaries. A point of no return has been struck: there is a before and an after him, no one else. was the only cantor of a divine who never knew of incense and sacristies. With this project I feel the emotion and the privilege of interpreting together with Bitter his mystical repertoire, and immerse myself even more deeply in those messages that cross the boundaries of time.

Traveling in the awareness of Battiato’s clear conscience was like pushing myself beyond the boundaries, an elevation to new frequencies, other codes, other certainties, high visions of the self of the surrounding reality – he comments Bitter -. A radical transmutation, I would say, for those like me who are looking for truth and new horizons to cross. Thanks to Franco I understood that only by going beyond oneself that we can reach that “permanent center of gravity” that we seek so much.

Simone Cristicchi, songwriter, actor, designer and writer was born in Rome in ’77. Since 2005, musical debut with I would like to sing like Biagio, ironic j’accuse the record industry, a growing consensus of public and critics with the awarding of various prestigious awards. In 2007 the victory of the Sanremo Festival with I’ll give you a rose, a lacerating letter, moving micro-history of the micro-universe of madness. For the piece and its intense interpretation, he was also awarded the Critics’ Award Mia Martini and the Radio and TV Press Award. Oscar Mondadori ”, while theatrical sold-outs are repeated for“ My grandfather who died in the war ”and“ Magazzino 18 ”, a show that will attract over 140,000 spectators. In 2017 appointed director of the Teatro Stabile d’Abruzzo. At the Sanremo 2019 Festival, with the song Take care of me, moved protagonist of a standing ovation paid to him by the audience of the Ariston Theater with the recognition of two critics’ awards. From 2019 the publication of the anthology album of hits has followed Take care of me; the exhibition at the Reggia di Venaria of drawings and aphorisms Happy Sketches / Human nature (Cristicchi was also a student of Benito Jacovitti) and eight theater tours, from Flight manual for man to The second son of Godfrom Exodus And In search of happiness until recently Paradise – From darkness to lightwhich recorded repeated critical acclaim and sold out.

Bitter a Tuscan singer-songwriter. In 2014 the victory of Area Sanremo opens the doors of the 65th edition of the Sanremo Festival with the song I believe. A podium with third position in the New Proposals section and the appreciation of music critics launch it to the attention of the general public. His debut album Free woman it reaches the top 20 and the main author festivals, from Musicultura to the Lunezia Prize, indicate it as the revelation of the year by recognizing it the Giorgio Faletti Prize. The return to the Sanremo Festival in 2017 sees her protagonist as a guest, interpreting her piece of her composition Peaceand as the author of the piece May she be blessedgreat success of Fiorella Mannoia, which in the final evening of the Festival will be second classified and winner of the Award for Best Text and of the Radio-TV Press Room Award “Lucio Dalla”. In addition to the partnership with Fiorella Mannoia, who consolidated over time, she composes among others for Ornella Vanoni, Simona Molinari, Emma, ​​Elodie. The proposals and requests for authorial collaboration multiply. 2019 when the collaboration with Fiorella Mannoia is renewed, with the song The weight of courage composed by Amara. The interpretation of the piece, with the super guest Mannoia at the Sanremo Festival, proves to be of rare intensity. In 2020 the new authorial collaboration with the singer-songwriter Simone Cristicchithanks to the song The few things that matter. The song is the title of the homonymous TV program conducted by Simone Cristicchi and Don Luigi Verdi. Amara among the protagonists of the program also interpreting pieces of her own composition. 2020 still seals the artistic feeling between Amara and Fiorella Mannoia when she composes the song for Mannoia Masters of nothing (release single and self-titled album title) e People speak (in collaboration with Simone Cristicchi). In 2021/2022 author, with Giovanni Caccamoof the song Change (played by Caccamo with the participation of Patty Smith) and composes with Simone Cristicchi and Paolo Vallesi Welcome backinterpreted by Paolo Vallesi.

Sunday with Michele Bravi

On Sunday 24th, on the other hand, another appointment dedicated to exclusives with Rai Radio All Italian at the Colonia Montana park. Gianmaurizio Foderaro interview Michele Bravi on the occasion of his stop in Agerola di Zodiac Tourthe tour that takes its name from the songwriter’s latest single, Zodiac, a song in which Bravi uses the imagery of the zodiac signs and constellations to tell a love that is not afraid to live, even without the favor of the stars. “Zodiaco” written by Federica Abbate, Davide Petrella and Francesco Catitti who also oversaw the production, a consciously light uptempo that, from the very first notes, allows the listener to immerse himself in the carefree mood characteristic of the summer period. A Sagittarius like me – says Bravi – did not want to deny the positive and enthusiastic energy with which astrology describes us.

At the end of the evening Michele Bravi will be awarded the HHT Onlus Award of the festival On the Paths of the Gods. The Award, awarded last year to the Oscar Nicola Piovani, the recognition reserved for public figures who have distinguished themselves for their sensitivity and attention to social problems or for their commitment to the common good. The awarding of the Prize established by our Association to a very talented young man makes us particularly happy – he says Maria Aguglia, President of HHT Italia – Michele Bravi possesses the extraordinary ability to grasp the essence of things and to return it in the form of poetry with unparalleled delicacy. A testimonial with a special sensitivity and particularly close to young people who, we are sure, will be able to help us carry out the commitments and objectives of the HHT Onlus and also raise awareness among the young and very young.

Michele BraviUmbrian singer-songwriter born in 1994 in Citt di Castello, began to make himself known to the general public in 2013. Four years later he took the stage of the Ariston Theater for the first time, competing in the 67 edition of the Sanremo Festival with the song The diary of errorscertified double platinum disc, which anticipates the album Anime di carta, gold disc, among the 10 best sellers of 2017. was among the protagonists of the 2021 music scene which opened with the release of The geography of the dark. The disc, which debuted # 1 in the Fimi / Gfk charts of albums and vinyls, was released in the extended version on November 12, containing the songs in addition to the original Chronicle of an uncertain time And Mothsborn from the collaboration with the international multi-platinum artist Sophie and The Giants. The release of the extended version was anticipated by the official video clip of the single Chronicle of an uncertain time, premiered at the Rome Film Fest. The songs of The geography of the dark and some of his previous successes have been the protagonists of the summer and autumn tour thanks to which the artist has trod the stages of the main Italian festivals, theaters and clubs. This year she participated in the 72 edition of the Sanremo Festival with the song Flower winter, gold record certificate. Concluded the spring tour Live at the theatersold out, is preparing to leave for the Zodiaco Tour summer tour.

Zurzolo featuring Tony Esposito

Monday 25 the saxophonist and composer March Zurzolo presents Neapolitans are not romantics, which is also the title of his book. A project that was born with a very specific purpose, to represent and tell his Naples, respecting the sounds, colors and tradition of the city. A vision of new music that blends different languages ​​together, ranging from jazz to the more traditional Neapolitan song. Zurzolo, histrionic protagonist of Italian jazz, shares the stage of the Montana Colony with his longtime friend Tony Esposito.

Naples … together with the people who live there – reads the presentation – a continuous stimulus for music, culture and creativity at 360 degrees. The energy that our land transmits, for better or for worse, immense and we in our small, steal day after day its emotions, its poetry, its elegance and its immense tradition, transforming it into music, that same music , which makes us recognizable anywhere in the world. Taking up the concept of “song”, we intend to create a sound journey that evokes memories and sensations through the stories in the book and describing the emotions of the Neapolitan people and their enchanting city through the evocative words of Elvio Porta: “View from the ground, beautiful Naples. Much more beautiful than seen from the sea. Because from the ground you can see the Neapolitans. Because life can be seen from the ground … “.

Shows at 21.00. Free admission subject to availability.