Open Sound Festival debuts in Matera with collective sound exploration
From September 1 to August 28, 2019, the inaugural Open Sound Festival takes place in Matera, celebrating community and Lucanian heritage as part of the 2019 European Capital of Culture. Organized by Matera 2019, Multietnica, and Fondazione Matera-Basilicata 2019, the festival's curatorial team consists of Nicola Scaldaferri, Manuel Tataranno, Nico Ferri, Dino Lupelli, and Yuval Avital. Spanning five days, the event features workshops, installations, exhibitions, and performances that fuse street-carnival, folk, rave, and contemporary music with traditional instruments. The festival's main venue is Le Monacelle hotel, showcasing artists such as Clap! Clap!, Dardust, Joycut, Nu Guinea, Paolo Baldini Dubfiles, and Night Skinny, with the #URLA theme culminating in a procession through the Sassi on September 1.
Key facts
- Open Sound Festival first edition takes place in Matera from August 28 to September 1, 2019.
- The festival is produced by Matera Capitale Europea della Cultura 2019, Multietnica, and Fondazione Matera-Basilicata 2019.
- Curatorial team includes Nicola Scaldaferri, Manuel Tataranno, Nico Ferri, Dino Lupelli, and Yuval Avital.
- Program includes exhibitions, installations, workshops, and performances focusing on collective expression.
- Music blends street-carnival, folk, rave, and contemporary with ancient instruments like campanacci, zampogne, cupa-cupa.
- Open source files with sounds from self-built instruments are used.
- International guests perform at Cava del Sole: Clap! Clap!, Dardust, Joycut, Nu Guinea, Paolo Baldini Dubfiles, Night Skinny.
- Yuval Avital's #URLA theme features a Mass Sound Opera procession on September 1 through the Sassi.
Entities
Artists
- Nicola Scaldaferri
- Manuel Tataranno
- Nico Ferri
- Dino Lupelli
- Yuval Avital
- Clap! Clap!
- Dardust
- Joycut
- Nu Guinea
- Paolo Baldini Dubfiles
- Night Skinny
Institutions
- Matera Capitale Europea della Cultura 2019
- Multietnica
- Fondazione Matera-Basilicata 2019
- Krikka Reggae
- Metaponto Beach Festival
- Pollino Music Festival
- Open Sound Festival
- Le Monacelle
- Cava del Sole
Locations
- Matera
- Italy
- Sassi di Matera
- Cava del Sole
- Le Monacelle