Alessandra Belloni

The ancient musical and dance traditions of southern Italy are resurrected by world-class tambourine player, percussionist, vocalist, dancer and actress Alessandra Belloni and her New York-based band, I Guillari Piazza (Players of the Square). Artists in residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and the Caramoor Museum Center for Music and Art in Ketonah, New York, Belloni and her ensemble have created a series of full-length presentations based on the folk myths and rituals of Italy. Belloni was instructed, as a child, in the traditional tambourine s...