Biography
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rachele Andrioli was born in the Salento region in southern Italy. She is one of the most interesting Apulian voices whose popularity is growing in Italy and abroad alike, as testified by her participation in prestigious festivals of world music, jazz and classical, and her collaboration with important international artists, such as Arto Lindsay, Piers Faccini, Baba Sissoko, and Roopa Mahadevan. Her research work is focused on the development of the voice according to traditional styles using innovative techniques. Rachele starts from the popular Apulian repertoire, skillfully blending it with other musical worlds. During her live shows, she accompanies her voice with tambourines, harmonic flutes, harps, string instruments and electronics. She is also committed to the development of polyphonic singing, running workshops both in Italy and abroad.
Rachele Andrioli measures herself with singing, spacing in between traditional music and the role of the chansonnier, from music rooted in Salento to world music, to jazz. She started off collaborating over several years with Officina Zoè, one of the first and somehow most radical expressions of music from Salento, Puglia. Together with the band she participated in important festivals inside and outside national borders. Her musical journey continues, ranging from Italy to India, Lebanon and the Americas. The artist features in several discographic productions.
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Rachele is the founder of the female choir Coro a Coro, which welcomes women from Salento in southern Apulia. It’s a workshop but also a live concert. Coro a Coro is a constantly evolving polyphonic singing workshop for women who love to sing, conceived and directed by Rachele. The laboratory is aimed at inclusion, celebration, ritual and healing through the voice, thus becoming a tool that aims beyond the ordinary horizon. In an era characterized by fear, uncertainty and apathy, Coro a coro wants to be a small embankment where music builds bridges, welcomes and soothes.
Coro a Coro is a feminine mixture of culture and entertainment.
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