Overview
La Notte Della Taranta (The Night of the Taranta) is the biggest festival in Italy and one of the most significant folk events in Europe. It takes place in Salento and is specifically dedicated to the rediscovery and promotion of traditional Salento music, the pizzica, and its fusion with other musical languages, from world music to rock, from jazz to symphonic music.
Culminating in the Concertone, the grand concert in Melpignano held on 23th August 2025, the festival is designed in an entirely original and innovative way through the presence of a Concert Master. They will reinterpret the “classics” of the local musical tradition with a group of around thirty of the best revival musicians in Salento, along with many exceptional national and international guests.
The festival will take place, as usual, in the area of Grecìa Salentina and the municipalities of Lecce, Galatina, Cursi, Alessano, Nardò, Ugento, Racale and San Vito dei Normanni. This area is considered a cultural district in which differences and relationships form a productive network in the field of culture and music.
In addition to the usual concerts organised during the touring festival, various other projects and initiatives will take place in all major regional, national and international venues that to varying degrees are involved in protecting, raising awareness of and preserving traditional folk music and dance.
During the final evening, the orchestra, conducted by the Concert Master who will be appointed by the Foundation in collaboration with all those involved, will be composed of over twenty fantastic musicians (playing the tambourine, percussion instruments, drums, wind instruments, guitars, mandola, violins, viola, cello, organetto and accordion) and singers. They will perform classic pieces of Salento folk music and some new compositions by the Concert Master, a fusion of traditional and electronic sounds. On the stage extensions, dancers from Salento and beyond will perform traditional dance and choreographies reworked by an internationally renowned choreographer.
For event information and ticket prices, visit the official website
For event information and ticket prices, visit the official website
73020 Melpignano LE, Italia
