PROGETTI & BANDS > FRANCESCO CUSA – NAKED MUSICIANS

a) NAKED MUSICIANS "VOCAL": Francesco Cusa - conductor
Manuel Attanasio - voice, Gaia Mattiuzzi - voice, Alessia Obino - voice, Marta Raviglia - voice, Cristina Renzetti - voice, Vincenzo Vasi -voice, Annalisa Pascai Saiu -voice
This conduction project, exclusively focused on vocality, comes from the histrionic strenght of this unusual ensemble, it was a real “coral instrument” to be played to heart’s content. The ductility of this extraordinary instrument turns me into an enthusiast painter, a little boy playing with colors in all their infinite shades. It’s like playing an harp, vocal cords are similar to its thin strings and they create a multidimensional universe. Directing this Chant was like managing the helm of a corsar shit, among tropical winds, sirens, mermen and sea monsters coming from Verne’s tales. Let go the fore-top-gallant sail and get lost in the roll, with the shores of a friendly land in the background.

FRANCESCO CUSA "NAKED MUSICIANS"
"Vocal" Naked Musicians:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk1R2ce2Qww
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEB52134B67E4D9E0


b) NAKED MUSICIANS: WORKSHOP:
Musical workshop »The Naked Musicians« is intended for anyone who wants to know the secrets of making music in a group (collective). In this year's workshop, the mentor, Italian percussionist and composer Francesco Cusa will try to repeat the success of his last year's workshop, which surprised everyone on the last concert day: »students« with various musical backgrounds and knowledge have contructed an unusual but glorious one hour long composition under the guidance of their mentor.The mentor will use his own techniques to test the musical talents of the participants. He will also try to erase their prejudice towards playing in a group and try to teach them how to listen to eachother. In this way he will try to set up a group which will be prepared to play on the last day in front of an audience and record a live CD The Naked Musicians II.Francesco wishes musicians to know that musical expertise is not that important but rather the love for music. Those interested should bring their own instrument(s) with them. As Cusa says, even a group as boring as one composed of 134 drummers and 156 guitarists should appear in an interesting musical display on the last day of Sajeta. (from the festival Sajeta, Slovenia)

DISCOGRAPHY:
NAKED MUSICIANS "A sicilian way to cooking mind"IMPROVVISATOREINVOLONTARIO I.I .0004 (2006),
NAKED MUSICIANS "Emiliano Culastrisce",IMPROVVISATOREINVOLONTARIO I.I .0014 (2009),
VOCAL NAKED MUSICIANS “Flowers in the Garbage” IMPROVVISATOREINVOLONTARIO I. (2013)