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One minute Giulio Bianco was generating intricate lines on a recorder, the next he was working away at bagpipes, followed by a fretless electric bass.
– Clive Davis, The Times.
Extremely passionate and keen to learn about wind instruments, Giulio dedicated his time to a meticulous and constant study of the flutes (recorder and transverse), harmonica and Italian bagpipes.
He explored the techniques of these instruments and specialised in the traditional repertoire from Salento, especially in the execution of the ‘pizzica pizzica’. At the same time, he studied the musical traditions in which the flutes are predominantly used, focusing mainly on the Irish music.
The need to expend the possibilities of the instrument led him to study the Italian bagpipes in ‘Medolic’ scale and Bagpipe ‘Zoppa’ (with origins from the Molise, Lazio and Abruzzo regions). That allowed him to discover other musical genres (like rock), and gave him the opportunity to use the instrument with a modern and personal sensibility in his approach to popular music from Salento.
His professional career began very early at hardly 15, when he joined the Aioresis band. From that point on, he never ceased to gain experience through many collaborations not only in the popular music but also the folk scene (Modena City Ramblers, Carlos Nunez, The Chieftains). He recorded many albums and performed all around the world.
He has been a permanent figure in the Notte della Taranta since 2005. He took part in the editions conducted by Ambrogio Sparagna (2005-2006), Mauro Pagani (2007 to 2009), Ludovico Einaudi (2010-11), and Goran Bregovic (2012). He joined the Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino in 2008, with which he recorded the albums Focu d’amore and Pizzica Indiavolata.
In 2012, his journey into the study of Irish music led him to form the band Banshee with three other musicians from Salento.
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One minute Giulio Bianco was generating intricate lines on a recorder, the next he was working away at bagpipes, followed by a fretless electric bass.
– Clive Davis, The Times.
Polistrumentista e Compositore, fin da piccolo si dedica ad uno studio meticoloso e costante dei flauti dolci, dell’armonica a bocca e delle zampogne.
È stato il fiato solista dell’Orchestra della Notte della Taranta per ben 8 edizioni, partecipando a tutti i tour internazionali dell’Orchestra.
Nel 2008 entra a far parte del Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, formazione con cui ancora felicemente collabora e con cui incide album che hanno riscosso enorme successo di critica e pubblico, con recensioni sulle maggiori testate internazionali (tra i tanti THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, BBC, THE GUARDIAN, LE MONDE).
Nel 2011 è fiato solista di “Taranta Project” di Ludovico Einaudi, disco live registrato in occasione dell’omonimo tour.
Nel 2018 esce il suo primo album solista: “Di zampogne, partenze e poesia” che porta in tour tra Italia e Stati Uniti e il 15 Ottobre 2021 presenta “Delayed”, il suo secondo album.
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Poussé par une grande curiosité et passion pour les instruments à vent, il se dédie à l’étude méticuleuse et constante des flutes (à bec et traversières), de l’harmonica et des cornemuses Italiennes.
Il explore les techniques de ces instruments, d’une part en se spécialisant dans le répertoire de la music populaire du Salento, plus spécifiquement dans la pizzica pizzica, et d’autre part en découvrant d’autres traditions musicales qui privilégient les instruments à vent, se concentrant principalement sur la musique irlandaise.
Le besoin de multiplier les possibilités de cet instrument le pousse à étudier la cornemuse en « Melodica » et la cornemuse « Zoppa » (originaire des région du Molise, Lazio et Abruzzo), ce qui lui permet de découvrir d’autres genres musicaux (comme le rock), et lui donne l’opportunité d’utiliser l’instrument avec une majeure sensibilité moderne et personnel dans son approche de la musique populaire du Salento.
Sa carrière débute dès ses 15 ans lorsqu’il entre dans le groupe Aioresis. A partir de là, il accumule de l’expérience avec de nombreuses collaborations, que ce soit dans le monde de la musique populaire du Salento ou du folk (Modena City Ramblers, Carlos Nunez, The Chieftains), ce qui l’amène à enregistrer de nombreux albums et à faire des concerts dans le monde entier.
Il participe au grand festival “La Notte della Taranta” depuis 2005. Il est présent aux éditions dirigées par Ambrogio Sparagna (2005-2006), Mauro Pagani (2007 à 2009), Ludovico Einaudi (2010 à 2011) et Goran Bregovic en 2012. Depuis 2005, Il fait partie du Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, avec qui il enregistre les albums Focu D’amore et Pizzica Indiavolata.
En 2012, il finalise son parcours personnel dans l’étude de la musique irlandaise en fondant le groupe Banshee avec trois autres musiciens du Salento.
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