One of Canto Antico's strengths is the versatility of the three players who are the core of the band: Francesca Di Ieso and Armando Illario. During the live performance, we find, on stage with these three members, the same musicians who contributed to the recording sessions of the album "South Beat," released in December and available worldwide on digital webshops. The members of Canto Antico are descendants of the farmers around Mt. Vesuvius. Before they went to town to study as musicians (even their profession now), they lived part of their lives working in the fields as was customary in this community. In this way, their fathers and elders transmitted their music and culture, which they want to preserve. This heritage of the inner soul of peasant communities, mixed with classical and academic training, creates a unique synergy in the traditional music and an explosion of instrumental virtuosity. This fascinating dialogue between tammorra, strings, and brass instruments can be heard in many parts of the album "South Beat.