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UARAGNIAUN is the name of a group of musicians who repropose old traditional popular music from the South of Italy , in particular songs collected in the hinterland of Puglia , the Alta Murgia area.

UARAGNIAUN is the old name of GARAGNONE which is a big rock of the Alta Murgia.

According to an old legend , this rock was cut by the paladin Roland’s sword.

The group was founded 25 years ago by Maria Moramarco , Luigi Bolognese and Silvio Teot.

Even coming from different musical experiences they have studied mediterranean popular harmonies getting to an original musical style. Maria Moramarco , the lead singer of the group has made field researches and recorded lots of old songs handed down orally from past generations , acquiring rare musical materials that she interprets and produces in her group performances .

She has been in contact with other researchers and popular music performers such as Otello Profazio,Ambrogio Sparagna, Daniele Sepe, Piero Ricci. The group , together with other musicians has given performances in Italy and abroad . UARAGNIAUN is a group open to the collaboration of other musicians who give their musical creative contributions that enrich the musical performances of the group .


Currently the group has got four musicians :

Maria Moramarco : the lead voice and guitar

Luigi Bolognese : guitars , mandola , bouzouki , chorus

Silvio Teot : drums , darbuka , flute , chorus

Nico Berardi : charango , quena , reedpipes , diatonic concertina

They play Puglia folk songs, tarantelle from the Gargano , folk songs of Murgia towns , pizziche from Salento and also well known folk songs taken from Sicilia , Puglia and Basilicata traditions. .

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