Al Maranca

..And then through the fire of the last night of the year the 2023 spirit suddenly appeared and said: ‘’ I’m leaving now and I’m really sad because I will only be remembered for the terrible evil done by some subhumans on this planet, but before I go I just want to let them know that there will be less and less room for them in 2024, while good people will unite more and more, for peace, truth and justice! Now I salute you. Have a Blessed one!’’

From last night, in action with The Turbans and the London Bulgarian Choir

Tomorrow! Evening show is sold out but still a few tickets left for the afternoon one

Ai nostri valorosi governanti che per la seconda volta si astengono dal votare la risoluzione ONU sul cessate il fuoco.. (esplicito)

LOGICA EXTENSIA - Compa Re Compa Re - LOGICA EXTENSIANB: Questa traccia contiene linguaggio esplicitoLogica Extensia e' un laboratorio di nuova musica italiana senza limiti di genere o...

16th of Dec in London

We're putting on a Turban-charged Christmas this year, on Saturday 16 December, bringing to Londoners some of the magical music we made when we performed with The Turbans in June, at the Minack theatre in Cornwall (see photo). Tickets will be going on sale soon, so save the date – and watch this space!

Here's the jamming start of our set last sat.. thank you Pete Chalk for your great support and for taking the video. Thank you Maurizio Ravalico on percussions and Giuliano Osella on drums, grooving on!

Al Maranca at Jam in a Jar 16.9.23

So it is dear friends, after a long winter break I will be in London this Sat 6th at Nells Jazz and Blues playing with The Turbans! (pic from Cosmopolite, Oslo)

Dear friends I salute you! I've been silent for a long while , but time has come to get some sounds out of my box again. Drop Your Gun was once a sketch thing I used to play during my looping solo shows years ago and I loved improvising on it. I eventually decided to give it a solid form and it turned into this over 7 minutes track.. There 's more stuff to come very soon, also a whole new album of songs in italian, most likely to be released by the end of Summer, hoping that most of the guns will be dropped by then... Much Love to you all

Drop Your Gun - Al-Maranca Produced and realized by Al-MarancaCover image : detail from "Jupiter Yantra" by Saori Itohttps://www.etsy.com/shop/BodhisattvaArtwork

Tonight friday 22nd of July, finally back in London at Jam in a Jar, with Ayoze De Alejandro Lopez on drums and Alan Short on flute and alto sax. 599 Green Lanes, N8, we start around 9pm. Free entry

After a long break from my saz here I am in London playing a set tomorrow 8th of July at the Blue Legume,177 Upper Street, Islington, with masters Tansay Omar on drums and Rastko Rasic on percussions. We start around 8pm finish by 11.
Free entry!

A laguna is in between the sea and the land (from latina lacuna: empty space) it's where water and light sometime orchestrate such wonderful symphonyes of colours that could make your
heart melt.. This track was inspired by a laguna I used to love very much and where I was lucky enough to go during my summers years ago in Puglia, the region generally considered the“door to the East” of South Italy.. I remember sitting there in the afternoon after swimming, fantasising about phoenician or greek boats appearing on the blue horizon, while a gentle marine breeze would suddenly whisper the secret of life which I could hear, but not understand....
Back from my Mediterranean dreams here's "Laguna", crafted with the amazing RCN, this time with Rastko Rasic, Alan Short, Trevor Joseph.
Super special thanks to Emanuela Pirelli for the cover image and for introducing me to that magical place.
Mastering is by the multi talented Pablo Dominguez Musico

Al-Maranca and the Round Coloured Note - LAGUNA Alan Short : fluteTrevor Joseph : keyboardsRastko Rasic : drums and percussionsAl-Maranca : rubab, saz, bass, vocalsMastering : Pablo DominguezCover Image : ...

Al-Maranca & The Round Coloured Note - What have you done? - Song written and produced by Al-MarancaVideo images from Prelinger ArchivesEdited by Al-Marancahttps://www.al-maranca.com/Man what have you done?Man what hav...

Time to shift the gift..

Al-Maranca - SHIFT THE GIFT Written and realized by Al-MarancaMastering by Pablo Dominguez

A masterpiece by Mr.Klesha Animation I had the honor of contributing to! Out to you Pask!😍🌿

THE ALMANAC: 12 Months' Allegories by Pasquale D'Amico The Almanac is an animated short containing 12 small short films. Each of them represents an allegory of a Month of the year. It is an atypical and unusual short,…

Freshly baked;-)

Pane Santo - AL-MARANCA PANE SANTO (A.Maranca)Sono stato mille volte governato dall'umoreL'esperienza ti scolpisce con la gioia ed il doloreChissa' che sara? Chi lo sa? Si vedra'..S...

Some random shots from the now ending Summer 2021.. I keep on flirting with London town and the whole island of "Albion" and even after all these years, they never stop amazing me.. On that note, it was great to be back on touring with the The Turbans, my love goes to you Oshan Danger Mahony, Miroslav Morski, Cabbar Boziye, Ayoze De Alejandro Lopez, Oliver Dover and all the laughter and nice moments together.. Till the next concert I wish you all the best.. And now welcome Autumn, my favourite season..

Million thanks to Greg for this wonderful photo of us at for the 10 year anniversary of our good friend and long time collaborator .

It was a full house and the celestial spirit ran strong throughout the night!!!

More gigs coming soon...

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Back in London, touring with The Turbans, tonight we play at EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) 🤩Lots of love to you all from me and Shepherd's Bush twin legends Gary and Rob🤗

Dates to come:
17-20/08 Mandrea Festival, Italy
24/08 White`s, Koblenz, Germany
30/08 Papa Jos, Antwerp, Belgium
(pic "Travelling Al" by Antonio Pace)

Before my solo show at Neu Kafe in Kassel the other night..greetings from Germany*

A shot from last sunday at Jam in a Jar, with Alex Russo and Trevor Joseph, we had a blast! Thank you Pav Mastixis for your love for music and dedication, I really enjoyed yor exhibition! Your pictures tell many stories, of music, community and joy.

Tonight back at Jam in a Jar, 599 Green Lanes, with Trevor Joseph and Alex Russo. Start 8 30 (pic by Azja)

The Widow's Son

Tonight playing at Widow`Son, in Bow, RCN trio with brothers Trevor Joseph and Alex Russo*

The Widow's Son is a Grade II* listed public house at 75 Devons Road, in Bow in the East End of London.It's a place for food,drink and great music!
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Foodstock

🍅☀😎 Al-Maranca and the Round Coloured Note x Foodstock
Musicista, cantautore e produttore, Al-Maranca è un artigiano della musica del XXI secolo. Nato nell'Agro-Nocerino, viaggiatore per vocazione, è attivo sulla scena londinese dal 2000, vantando numerose collaborazioni internazionali tra le quali Ken Nelson, produttore di Coldplay, Paolo Nutini, Badly Drawn Boy, con la cantante folk Polly Palousma, Zoe Rahman, pianista jazz vincitrice del Mobo 2012 e Alex Pascal, leggendario speaker di colore della BBC e tanti altri ancora.
Nel 2004 Londra fonda la sua band multicolore the Round Coloured Note, con la quale realizza l'album di debutto "From Poison To Medicine" uscito nel 2008.
Oltre ad occuparsi di produzioni musicali e di colonne sonore, Al-Maranca è attivista culturale con alcuni movimenti e collettivi che si battono per la rivalutazione del territorio dell'Agro Nocerino, attraverso l'arte, l'aggregazione e l'agricoltura sostenibile.

Pic by Azja London

South Italy*

From the album launch party at the Hive, (pic by Azja London )