Ghetonia

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Ghetonia (Griko: Γειτονία, neighborhood) is a cultural group based on Calimera, Grecìa Salentina in southern Italy. It is dedicated in preserving the music, poetry, language and folklore of the Griko-speaking people of Salento.

Over the past years, Ghetonia has displayed some exceptional work in documenting the various aspects of the Grecìa Salentina traditional life, history, language and folklore, and has made numerous publications on these subject. However, Ghetonia is most famous about its musical band of Roberto Licci, Emilia Ottaviano, Salvatore Cotardo, Emmanuelle Licci, Angelo Urso and Franco Nuzzo.

The band's expertise is on the music and dances of Grecìa Salentina and its various forms of expression, including the Pizzica, the Salento version of the Tarantella. The band has extensive discography and has toured in many countries, including Greece and the US.


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