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Last century in South Italy, barbers were usually musicians too. They played the violin, guitar, accordion, but most of them specialized in the mandolin. Lame da Barba was born as a research project studying this particular music. Now it's so rare to find a barber playing inside his barber shop.
In the beginning, this research included the tarantella, waltz, and all roots of music in South Italy. Now, Lame da Barba is an instrumental project that mixes all those styles with music from all the cultures that surround Italy. From Greece to the Balkans, from Turkey to North Africa, France, Spain, and all other traditions of the Mediterranean Sea.
The band started by playing on the street in Italy. Busking is like playing in an open-air theatre, and people are always shocked with amazing reactions and sudden dances. Later, the quintet (made up of mandolin, guitar, clarinet or saxophone, double bass, and frame drums) kept playing all around the nation in festivals and theatres from the North to the South, moving its style and beats from dancing gigs to music for listening, developing and increasing both sides of live music.
The mandolin is also the famous instrument of serenades, a typical Italian way to dedicate love words to a lady with special melodies and harmonies. Lame da Barba musicians wrote original serenades for commission, especially for weddings and special celebrations.
The band published two albums in January 2017. All compositions inside both albums are original songs.
In the beginning, this research included the tarantella, waltz, and all roots of music in South Italy. Now, Lame da Barba is an instrumental project that mixes all those styles with music from all the cultures that surround Italy. From Greece to the Balkans, from Turkey to North Africa, France, Spain, and all other traditions of the Mediterranean Sea.
The band started by playing on the street in Italy. Busking is like playing in an open-air theatre, and people are always shocked with amazing reactions and sudden dances. Later, the quintet (made up of mandolin, guitar, clarinet or saxophone, double bass, and frame drums) kept playing all around the nation in festivals and theatres from the North to the South, moving its style and beats from dancing gigs to music for listening, developing and increasing both sides of live music.
The mandolin is also the famous instrument of serenades, a typical Italian way to dedicate love words to a lady with special melodies and harmonies. Lame da Barba musicians wrote original serenades for commission, especially for weddings and special celebrations.
The band published two albums in January 2017. All compositions inside both albums are original songs.
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