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Kantera Band

2024-12-23T18:25:40Z

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[[File:kanterabandd.png|400px|thumb|right|Kantera Band]]
== Members ==
* [[Claudio Castellett]]i: Main Vocals and Keyboards
* [[George Bonello]]: Piano Accordion
* [[Raymond Farrugia]]: Bass Guitar
* [[Simon Farrugia]]: Aerophone, Flute, Flejguta
* [[Michel Refalo]]: Percussions, Zafzafa
* [[Kurt Aquilina]]: Maltese Guitar
* [[Mark Attard]]: Keyboard
* [[Kurt Scerri]]: Drums and Percussions

== The Band ==

Kantera's mission is to promote the Maltese culture and Maltese language through its music, keeping Maltese music alive, modernizing and improving it. Our goal is clearly reflected in the fact that we use both traditional Maltese instruments as well as modern electronic ones. A language must continue to evolve, and so should Maltese music.

The band started in 2020 when we started working on specific material with the intention to merge traditional Maltese instruments with more modern ones. Through this approach, along with the use of Maltese proverbs and idioms, our objective is to create a unique sound that represents Maltese music in a progressive, evolving manner, overcoming the perception that it is only traditional music associated with the past. Emotions play a crucial role in this context and therefore we also value and prioritise cheerful and joyful sounds in our music.

Whilst we were working on our first material in 2021, Mużika Mużika Festival was announced and we decided to participate in this prestigious festival. As it turned out, our first public appearance led to us placing third with our first entry “L-Ewwel Jien”. Subsequently in 2022 we participated again in Mużika Mużika where we placed second with “Tkun ’l Hawn Għaddi” and this year we competed again and places 2nd with “Vjagg Sabih”
Apart from these three successful festival entries, we also released a number of original songs in our album called VJAGG SABIH.

Since the band’s formation, we have also been invited to participate in various renowned concerts and events around Malta, including Malta Rocks, Beer Festival, APS Summer Festival, Ritmu Festival, Ilwien Festival, Għaxaq Music Festival, Mediterranean Tourism Forum, Mnarja in Buskett, Malta International Wine Festival, Malta International Fireworks Festival, Kalkara Fest, Malta International Food Festival, The Malta International AirShow, Notte Bianca and several concerts around the Maltese islands and abroad.

[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Malta]]

Kantera Band

2024-12-23T18:21:19Z

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== Members ==
* [[Claudio Castellett]]i: Main Vocals and Keyboards
* [[George Bonello]]: Piano Accordion
* [[Raymond Farrugia]]: Bass Guitar
* [[Simon Farrugia]]: Aerophone, Flute, Flejguta
* [[Michel Refalo]]: Percussions, Zafzafa
* [[Kurt Aquilina]]: Maltese Guitar
* [[Mark Attard]]: Keyboard
* [[Kurt Scerri]]: Drums and Percussions

== The Band ==
Kantera Band was formed in 2020 with the aim of bringing together Malta’s traditional folk genre with modern ones. Its musical style is based in an encounter of instruments coming from the folk scene with that of electronic musical instruments, to create a unique sound — a music of the present that speaks at once to the future, and through the past. In terms of style, Kantera’s songs are built around lyrics in the Maltese tongue that touch upon social and cultural themes of the moment as well as ones from past eras, not least through the use of Maltese proverbs and the input of gifted vocalists and musicians from Malta and Gozo.

The sound of Kantera is shaped by a range of instruments. These include the piano-accordion, keyboards, saxophone, aerophone, mandolin, violin, electric and base guitars, Malta’s traditional flejguta and żafżafa instruments, percussions as well as lead and backing vocals. The Kantera style has been conceived to draw younger and adolescent audiences closer to Malta’s folk and traditional sound — and this by means of a unique fusion of both instrument and lyric in our songs. Kantera is a space of music where the past melds into the present — once more, it comes to life in those moments we experience as we journey through the sounds of modern folk.

Kantera will be one of the Finalist of the First Edition Festival [[Mużika Mużika - Festival Kanzunetta Maltija]] with the Maltese Song '''L-Ewwel Jien''' penned by [[Joe Julian Farrugia]] and music by [[Elton Zarb]]

[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Malta]]

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2024-12-23T18:17:32Z

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== Summary ==
Kantera Band
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Ta' Verna Folk Band

2023-06-26T11:17:45Z

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==[[Ta' Verna|Ta' Verna Folk Band]]==

[[File:tavernaflokgroup.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Ta’ Verna Folk Group]]

Ta’ Verna Folk Band
The group Ta’ Verna was first established around forty years ago and was part of the Xagħra Kummittiva, a traditional Gozitan dance held in this village during Carnival. After coming across certain difficulties, the group had to disband.

In 2004, [[George Bonello]] was approached by some of the former musicians who expressed their desire to re-establish the group, and asked him to join them with his accordion as the leading instrument to take part from the Kummittiva. Therefore the group was again brought together, albeit with a different format, consisting of the accordion, friction drum known as żafżafa, Maltese tambourine known as tanbur and guitar.

Therefore the group was again brought together, this time consisting of the George on piano accordion, Teddy on harmonica & Maltese tambourine, Joe on friction drum (known as rabbaba), Michel on folk guitar, Raymond on acoustic bass guitar, John on Hammer (Karabazza) and Alfred on triangle (Trepit)

On February of the same year that is in 2004, we took part in our first activity, this was when we played with the group ''Kummittiva Xagħra''. Year after year we continued to grow in terms of success, we played in various other Gozitan villages as well as abroad. Some of the events that this folk band took part are : ''Festubru'' at [[Kerċem]] [[Gozo]], ''Casa Fornaro'' at [[Ħal-Qormi]], ''Tieġ l-Antik'' at [[iż-Żurrieq]], ''lejliet Lapsi'' at [[Rabat]], ''Festa Rebbiegħa'', Festa Frawli at Mgarr, ''Bread Festival'' at Ħal Qormi, ''Żejt iż-Żejtun'', ''Għana Fest'' (Argotti), ''Fete de la Musqiue'', ''Notte Bianca'', ''Festa raħħala'' Żurrieq and so on.

This band also played with band programm concert in [[Mnarja]] supported with L'Isle Adam band even in other feast programms with [[Victory Band]] - [[Xagħra]] & [[St Joseph Band]] - [[l-Imsida]] and in foreign countries such as Dubai, Spain, France, Italy, Sicily, Austria Slovakian city of Nitra, where they placed third from the partecipating foreign groups, through their exposition and promotion of Maltese folk music. Bari, Lecce, and Gozitan villages to Tuscany in Italy.

The group also has a female vocalist, [[Audrey Marie Bartolo]]

== Bit-Tof...Ma Tofx? ==
Ta' Verna released their first ever recording as part of the compilation of songs taking part in the 2013 edition of [[L-Għanja tal-Poplu]]. ''Bit-Tof...Ma Tofx?'' is written by [[Rita Pace]] and George Bonello. It was featured on Toni Sant 337th [[Mużika Mod Ieħor]] podcast on Saturday 4 May 2013.

On 21 March, 2015 Ta' Verna Flok Band taken part for another year in the 39 edition of [[L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2015]] with the song ''L-Għawdxija'' words and music by [[Augusto Cardinali]].

== Members ==
=== Band (since 2004) ===
* [[George Bonello]] - Piano accordian
*Emanuel Rapa - Piano accordian
*Simon Farrugia - Flejguta
* [[Michel Refalo]] - Maltese Guitar
*Ernest Caruana - Mandolin
* Raymond Bonello - Acoustic bass guitar
* [[Joe Bonello]] - Friction drum (zafzafa)
* [[Teddy Spiteri|Therese Rapa]] - Tambourine
* [[Alfred Debono]] - Karabazza
* [[Audrey Marie Bartolo]] - Singer

=== Adminstrative Committee ===
* [[George Bonello]] - President
* [[Joe Bonello]] - Secretary
* [[Doreen Bonello]] - Treasurer

== External links ==
* [http://www.tavernafolkband.com Official website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/TaVernaFolkBand Ta' Verna Folk Band on Facebook]

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[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]
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