Calandra & Calandra
Calandra & Calandra are an Italian musical duo formed by the two brothers Maurizio Calandra and Giuseppe Calandra ; the duo has been active since the 1990s.
Biography
In 2006 Calandra & Calandra performed a modern reinterpretation of Sicilian folk and popular music with other musical influences. In 2014 they produced and realized the event Premio Internazionale Tenchiu’ Sicily, later endorsed by the Regional Department of Culture.Recently, in April 2017, they were the winners of the VideoFestival Città di Imperia 2017 with the best videoclip
Prizes and acknowledgments
- Contest La Canzone dell'Estate 2013; “Ora Musica”, and the broadcasting of the song "Sicilianu Tipu Stranu'"
- At the 2014 CortiSonanti Prize in Naples: Special Prize for the best photography, and the second place for the category Videoclip, after a video clip produced in Great Britain.
With "Sicilianu Tipu Stranu"
- 1st prize won at the Taranto Summer Festival Cafè, as the best video
- 1st prize won at the Gravina di Catania Non è mai troppo Corto, as the best script
- 1st prize won in Gravina di Catania at the Non è mai troppo Corto
- 1st prize won at the Catania State Akkorti, as the best Sicilian song
- 1st prize won in Alcamo at Cortiamo, as the best video
- 1st prize won at the Cinisi Corto Corto Mon Amour, as the best original short film
- 3rd place at the Rome Marte Live
- •1st prize won at the Video Festival of Imperia, as the best Videoclip
"Canzuni D’Amuri"
:- 1st prize won at Cortiamo as the best Videoclip
- 1st prize won at Imperia as the best Videoclip
- Special mention at Cortisonanti of Naples, December 2013
"Lu Matrimoniu Tirituppi e T’appi"
:- 1st prize won at Favignana Film Festival 20 July 2014.
- 1st prize won at Mizzica Festival of Catania
- Special mention at Cortisonanti of Naples.
- Best Video Clip at Corto Corto Mon Amour of Cinisi, 6 December 2013
"La Leggenda di Colapisci" videoclip
- 1st prize won at Corto Corto Mon Amour of Cinisi.
- Winners of the VideoFestival Città di Imperia 2017 as best Videoclip
Discography
Selected albums
- 2010 Sicilia incantata
- 2012 Sicilianu tipu stranu - Single
- 2013 Lu matrimoniu - Single
- 2017 '''Nzemmula''
Selected singles
- 1 "Oggi è duminica"
- 2 "Lu matrimoniu "
- 3 "Scotula scotula"
- 4 "Canzuni d'amuri"
- 5 "Sicilianu tipu stranu"
- 6 "Tu si la terra mia"
- 7 "La Taranta di lu spicchiu"
- "Lu sciccareddu"
- "Si maritau Rosa"
- "La barunissa di Carini"
- "A lu mircatu"
- "Vitti na crozza"
- "Colapisci"
- "E vui durmiti ancora"
- "Ciuri ciuri"
- "Nicuzza"
- "Cu ti lu dissi"
- "Mi votu e mi rivotu"
- "Tri tri tri", tiritera
- "I pirati a Palermo"
- "L'amuri ca v'haju"
- "Quant'e laria la me zita"
- "Lu nannu e sò niputi"