Municipale Balcanica

Municipale Balcanica was founded in 2003 by Nico Marziale, Paolo Scagliola, and Raffaele Piccolomini, and after a substantial live activity, published its first album in 2005. The debut album is "Fòua," in which MB starts a lively and profound synthesis of Tzigane, Yiddish Klezmer, and Eastern European sounds with the most radical and warm music from its homeland, Puglia, in southern Italy. The prestigious journal International Folk World assessed MB's 'Hava Nagila' as "one of the best interpretations heard among thousands of the last three decades." In June 2012, MB released the new album Offbeat, developed with the support of Puglia SOUND. The record met critical acclaim: "This is amazing and unique intoxicating music. I love it." (FOLKWORLD) and "A great test of Municipale Balcanica in this project demonstrated its ability to disengage from various styles and languages." (Rai Radio3). In November 2012, MB won the competition of La Repubblica XL as the most voted band from Puglia. In 2013, MB's tour traveled to Austria, Brazil, France, and Hungary (Sziget). At the end of 2013, MB began a collaboration with Roy Paci, leading to several concerts. "A lot of curiosity and expectations for the special musical encounter between the leading Balkan group of Italian nationality, Municipale Balcanica, and the eclectic Roy Paci." In 2015, Municipale Balcanica played a concert with Manu Chao. In 2017, after 600 gigs, MB played with Iggy Pop.