Officina Zoe

Citação :

Officina Zoe was formed in the early 1990s by Lamberto Probo, Donatello Pisanello and Cinzia Marzo.It soon sparked off the revival of the Pizzica-Pizzica, one of the oldest and most fascinating /vibrant types of rhythm and traditional dancing in Salento.

Today Officina Zoe is the most popular expression of the Pizzica and Taranta also thanks to the film director Edoardo Winspeare's successful movies "Sangue Vivo"(Fresh blood) and "Il Miracolo"(The miracle ") featuring Probo as an actor as well as Pisanello and Marzo as soundtracks writers. Their soundtrack won them the prestigious award of Grolla d'Oro at the Saint Vincent Festival as well as the nomination at Nastro Argento

Officina Zoe have not only triggered off the revival of Pizzica, they have also broadened its repertoire of songs and music gallery with their original tracks which preserve the spirit of social dance in its traditional forms. This is why they are rightly seen as the "healthy carriers" of an old style which still thrives and continously changes.

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Thanks to Officina Zoe the Pizzica dance has become popular in all the European capitals since before the "taranta-mania" boom). Its popularity has stretched further beyond Union borders, landing in the States (Los Angeles,1998), in Corea(Tour 2006: Seoul and Nami Island) and even in Japan (Tour 2007: Auditoriun Tokyo, Auditorium Kyoto, Nagoya).

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Over the years, some musicians from Salento have joined Officina Zoe, playing alongside the main and creative members of the band, Lamberto Probo, Donatello Pisanello e Cinzia Marzo. After building up experience within the band,they have then moved on from Officina Zoe taking with them Officina's unique style and developing their own personal style either as soloist or joining/forming new bands.
The records production of Officina Zoe have inspired several other artists who have relaunched classic songs from the traditional music of Salento.

Discografia:
1997 - Terra
2000 - Sangue Vivo
2003 - Il Miracolo
2004 - Crita
2007 - Live in Japan
2009 - Maledetti Guai





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