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Valentina Magaletti is a multi-genre drummer, percussionist, improviser and composer based in London.
Magaletti was born in Bari, Italy. She lives in London, UK. [1]
She has collaborated and performed with London experimental electronic project Raime (with whom they form the band Moin), Charles Hayward, Nicolas Jaar, Jandek, Helm, Malcolm Catto, Lafawndah, Bat for Lashes, and Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals). [2] Her influences include Ikue Mori, Georgia Hubley, Jaki Liebezeit, Milford Graves, Elvin Jones, Tony Buck, Charles Hayward, Billy Higgins, Han Bennink, and Art Blakey. [3]
Her principal project was as one half of the duo Tomaga with bassist/multi-instrumentalist Tom Relleen. [4] She is also a member of Moin and of the [5] experimental pop quintet Vanishing Twin, the duo V/Z with Zongamin and the supergroup UUUU, along with Graham Lewis (Wire) and Thighpaulsandra (Coil). [6] In 2017, she played drums as part of surviving Can member Irmin Schmidt's The Can Project, based around Schmidt's orchestral reimagining of classic Can songs and themes with an ensemble. [7] She and percussionist and sculptor João Pais Filipe released their first album as CZN (Copper, Zinc and Nickel) The Golden Path in 2018, [8] and a collaborative release with Swiss percussionist and composer Julian Sartorius, Sulla Pelle, followed in 2019. [9]
| Title | Label | Year Released |
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| Due Matte | Commando Vanessa | 2020 |
| A Queer Anthology of Drums | Takuroku | 2020 |
| La Tempesta Colorata | A Colourful Storm | 2022 |
| Batterie Fragile | Un Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi | 2022 |
| Rotta | Blume | 2022 |
| Cupo | Self-released | 2023 |
| EP/64-63 | Permanent Draft | 2023 |
| Ondata Rossa | Content Providers.Ltd | 2023 |
| Valentina Plays The Batterie Fragile | Un Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi | 2017 |
| Sulla Pelle | Marionette | 2019 |
| Permanent Draft | Horn of Plenty <O | 2022 |
| Lucha Libre | Permanent Draft | 2024 |
| Permanent Draft | Horn of Plenty <O | 2023 |
| Different Rooms | Longform Editions | 2023 |
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