Description
Project
Peppe Voltarelli returns with “La grande corsa verso Lupionòpolis” (The great race to Lupionòpolis), the brand new album of unreleased tracks available on all digital platforms from 26 May 2023 and published by Visage Music. This is the first unreleased album eight years after the publication of the successful “Voltarelli canta Profazio” (Voltarelli sings Profazio) and two years after “Planetario” (Planetarium), both works awarded the Targa Tenco as best performing album, respectively, in 2016 and 2021. The Calabrian songwriter presents his new collection of songs recorded in New York by Marc Urselli (three Grammy Awards and collaborations with Nick Cave and Lou Reed) at Manhattan’s historic East Side Sound, and artistically produced and arranged by Los Angeles-based Italian pianist Simone Giuliani (to his credit, productions with Andrea Bocelli and the London Symphony Orchestra).
In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of New York
Line upPeppe Voltarelli – vocals, guitarLuca Ciarla – violin – electronicsSimone Giuliani – KeyboardsMauro Refosco – PercussionStephane San Juan – DrumsJake Owen – GuitarsBiography
Peppe Voltarelli is a Calabrian singer, songwriter, actor and writer. He has been active since 1990 as the founding voice and leader of Il parto delle nuvole pesanti, a cult Italian new folk band. As a solo artist, he has released seven studio albums, four soundtracks, and two concerts. He won the Targa Tenco three times, with “Ultima notte a Malá Strana” in 2010 as best album in dialect, with “Voltarelli canta Profazio” in 2016, and with “Planetario” in 2021, both as best performer album. He was the lead actor and co-writer of the film “The true legend of Tony Vilar” by Giuseppe Gagliardi, the first Italian mokumentary. He boasts collaborations with Claudio Lolli, Teresa De Sio, Sergio Cammariere, Otello Profazio, Roy Paci, Carmen Consoli, Bandabardò, and Amy Denio. His intense concert activity has led him to play in 23 countries around the world and his records have been released in Europe, Argentina, Canada, and the United States. His latest work, the album “La grande corsa verso Lupionòpolis”, was recorded in New York and published by Visage Music in 2023.