Calandra & Calandra | |
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 Calandra & Calandra during a concert | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Alcamo, Sicily, Italy |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Associazione Musicale e Culturale “Sicilia In” |
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| Website | www |
Calandra & Calandra are an Italian musical duo formed by the two brothers Maurizio Calandra (Alcamo, 1 October 1969) and Giuseppe Calandra (Alcamo, 7 April 1960); the duo has been active since the 1990s.
In 2006 Calandra & Calandra performed a modern reinterpretation of Sicilian folk and popular music with other musical influences. In 2014 they produced and realized the event Premio Internazionale Tenchiu’ Sicily, later endorsed by the Regional Department of Culture.
Recently, in April 2017, they were the winners of the VideoFestival Città di Imperia 2017 with the best videoclip (prize given by the Lord Mayor of Imperia) [1]
(song written and put to music by Giuseppe and Maurizio Calandra)
The video was also presented and broadcast on these networks: Rai 1, TG Focus Note, Rai 3 Settimanale, Radio Monte Carlo, Radio Capital Italia 2, 16 MM and many other regional radios and networks.
(written and put to music by Giuseppe and Maurizio Calandra):
(written and put to music by Giuseppe and Maurizio Calandra):
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