Ghironda Festival
ghironda international festival art popular culture five continent established martina franca intention attracting attention public tourist historical site southern italian region apulia facilitate exchange music art culture around world summer student developed idea festival could leave mark culture city festival would meet three condition enhancing old part martina franca bringing various form art world local tradition involve young people choice name oriented musical instrument popular middle age hurdygurdy “ghironda” italian embodies verb “girare” turn distinguishing feature itinerant festival music considered universal language festival still organized ghironda association since aim increase ambition show several city apulia one city involved whereas municipality involved first edition ghironda festival lasted day last day attended artist world event offered million viewer festival characterized multiculturalism encounter exchange culture world along mix dance theater cabaret music generate evocative synesthesia attractive fusion ghironda promotes tourism town away mass tourism turning alley narrow street square historic center beautiful stage festival contributes development enhancement vitality oldest part town apulia music entertainment last edition city hosted ghironda alberobello bari corato castellaneta marina ceglie messapica grottaglie francavilla fontana foggia martina franca massafra monopoli taranto trani otranto facilitate combination culture tourism year ghironda launched ghironda summer festival split initiative winter ghironda winter dealing multiculturalism entertainment quality ghironda offer new way thinking culture tradition custom around world performance artist come theater big stage perform street authentic historic site city apulia year festival hosted famous artist billy cobham angelique kidjo incognito marlene kuntz max gazzè maurizio nazzaro naïf la fame di camilla sister daughter praise earth wind fire pacifico lura rachelle ferrell dobet gnahorè oscar dleón name world bernard snyder one man band germany jack tama orchestra percussionist côte divoire sonia aimy duo world music niger mr pejos wandering doll theater mask russia hosoo transmongolia traditional musicsinging höömii mongolia sun sooley reggae senegal violentango modern tango argentina zacheo tolga tangojazzworld music italy netherlands yuntamalandra traditional carnival music argentina uruguay railroad bill skiffle music wale fanfara kalashnikov balkan music balkan la banda di piazza caricamento world music africa europe america asia fabulous boogie boy swing rock’n’roll england tribal percussion percussionist senegal alessandra caselli italian actress arakne mediterranea singing dancing salento south part apulia menamenamò musician pizzica typical salentos dance contrabbanda wind accademia napoletana renato curci mime actor bari eddie hawkins gospel usa milkstout irish folk mamuthones sardegna tradition milon mela music fire dance martial art india nikola diklic duo serbian gypsy guitarist amorosi duo croatian musician otanazetra orquestra samba brazil four tango musician dancer argentina doris cuban sound son cubano antony trahair juggler england laudari irish folk duo resonante musician denmark kankobà percussionist senegal trio araguaney venezuela theaker von ziarno acrobat trapeze artist new zealand leopardman juggler australia romuald poplonky one man band poland zeduardo martin brazilian music gnawa sidi mimoun music marocco los del paraguay folk music south america rocky lawrence blue usa daniel oldaker cabaret acrobat mime melbourne australia tova snyder painter muralist usa mass ‘ndiaye senegal hosoo musician mongolia mahw musician germany eduardo lope string puppet brazil armando andreoli argentina tamae madagascar yardbird sax italy adesa acrobat e percussionist ghana street rat musician switzerland luxembourg denise serge kiminu rolando armel nzonzi djembe malonga vibi ntaba congo biancorino clown brazil trio emilio tolga netherlands jean marie olive organ france road sax hungarian quartet ruach poland keita balafon mali circo columpio acrobat france spain cosmic sausage burlesque england duo minsk slavic folk classical music belarus le misusumbi percussionist singing dancing congo nazarene reggae ethiopia sweden rafael teixido puppetry argentina raillroad bill skiffle music wale ray mundo shadow theater france sonics trapeze artist italy tatiana zakharova trio music russia argentina voyagerics canadian folk wadumbah aboriginal dance group aboriginal music dance australia sjlaba polish dancer naat beliot kocani orchestra macedonia ben belinga camerun sen maru shusen juggler japan pianotaimnent pianist germany afro jambo acrobat african circus kenya basketballjones juggling fire new zealand capoeira akè music dance brazil maria carvalho fado music portugal guarapo salsa mexicocubagermany top shelf jazz swing tip tap united kingdomaustralia jean marie olive french popular music tibetan monk serum je tibetan music dance tolga trio jazz argentina spain netherlands string fire australia