Milan-based producer Go Dugong has announced the release of a new album called Meridies which is out on November 12th via Hyperjazz and La Tempesta. According to the press release, it is the result of his ongoing investigative work into traditional Apulian music from the south of Italy, inspired by his hometown, Taranto, and the phenomenon of the Tarantella – started with TRNT (2019, Hyperjazz).
On a quest to push the boundaries of traditional Apulian music, Go Dugong’s research has allowed him to rethink and rework these musical traditions of his homeland, leading to the creation of a soundtrack for an imaginative and futuristic ensemble of peasants and farmers.
In “Meridies” Go Dugong has collaborated with numerous musicians in order to combine traditional Apulian music with sounds and influences belonging to other Italian and Mediterranean regions, reinterpreting a genre that for many years has lived trapped in its canons.
Check two excerpts below.