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Eugenio Bennato

Musician
Forlisteners into italian folk, tarantella/pizzica, mediterranean/world music explorers, and sanremo-curious readers.
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The Profile

Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Naples, co-founder of Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare, later creator of Musicanova and the Taranta Power movement. He blends Southern Italian folk with Mediterranean textures and modern idioms.

Brother of Edoardo Bennato; co-founded NCCP; launched Taranta Power; performed “Grande Sud” at the Sanremo Music Festival 2008.

The reviews chart Bennato’s path from Musicanova’s Garofano d’ammore to solo albums like Eugenio Bennato and Eughenes, the Mediterranean travelogue Sponda Sud, and the Sanremo piece Grande Sud. They praise his live energy, percussive taranta drive, and fusion of Southern folk with broader influences. Some studio recordings draw criticism for sound quality, but the artistic vision—roots, migration, and identity—shines through.

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