Elli De Mon

The Profile

Elisa De Munari (stage name Elli De Mon) is an Italian one-woman band who combines blues and punk attitude with acoustic and extra‑European instruments (sitar, dilruba). She authored the Countin' The Blues book and released the Countin' The Blues album; earlier work includes Blues Tapes: The Indian Sessions.

Born and raised in Veneto (Italy); studied DAMS and holds a degree in classical double bass and in extra‑European musical traditions; performs as a one‑woman band; uses sitar and dilruba in recordings. Countin' The Blues exists as both a book (2020) and an album (2021).

DaniP's review presents Elisa De Munari (stage name Elli De Mon) as a one-woman band blending blues, punk attitude and extra‑European instruments. The Countin' The Blues project exists as both a book (about women in the blues) and an album (electric punk-blues A-side; acoustic traditional B-side). The reviewer finds the project rewarding despite acknowledging remaining ignorance about the full history of the blues.