Taranto, 1 May 2024 – Music is the common thread of rights, between peace, work and social justice. The eleventh edition of the Taranto May Day concert, promoted by the ‘Free and Thinking Citizens and Workers’ movement. It is still the trio who gives the artistic imprint to the event Diodate, Riondino And Roy Paci.
Starting from 2pm until the evening, on the stage set up at the Parco delle Mura Greche artists, musicians, activists and associations will take turns “to launch a cry of resistance through music and meeting”. It will act as a counterpart to the historian Concertone of Romearrived at his 35th at bat: this year transferred, exceptionally, from Piazza San Giovanni to Circus Maximus capitoline.
The May Day 2024 Concert in Taranto was in doubt right up until the end: weighing on the budget was the hole from last yeardue to a relentless weather that forced the artistic directors of the event – the singer-songwriter Antonio Diodato, the musician Roy Paci and the director and actor Michele Riondino – to interrupt the performance and save what can be saved by moving the concert to the Spaceport. Few tickets issued, accounts in difficulty.
The journalists introduce themselves Serena Tarabini And Valentina Petrinithe comedian Andrea Rivera And Martina Martorano, music consultant for Propaganda Live. Also for this edition, say the organizers, “music will act as an amplifier for the voice of activistswho will intervene from the stage to share and discuss live the political themes around which the event was born”. That is, work and equal rights.
There are many artists who will perform for free between the afternoon and evening today. Marlene Kuntz and Willie Peyote are back, Francesca Michielin is also expected, who last year withdrew at the last minute due to health problems.
In the lineup there are the Open Project Area – which, on the occasion of 45 years since the passing of Demetrius Stratoswill retrace the repertoire of the historic band he founded – Brunori Sas, Serena Brancale, Cristiano Cosa, Frenetik, Valerio Lundini and I VazzaNikki.
There will be Mannarino, Mama Marias & Don Ciccio, Gabriella Martinelli, NAIP, Emma Nolde, Selton, Terraross. There will also be the group of ‘Tre allegri Ragazzi Morti’, which turns 30 this year, and the winners of the contest ‘Music Against the Mafia‘: the Malvaxes.
