Canzoniere is a “collection” of twelve songs (eleven originals and a traditional one) that consecrated the band’s international dimension. Mauro Durante conceived an ambitious and innovative album, with Salentinian lyrics, sounds, and soul, but with an international aspiration. Alongside his exceptional bandmates (Giulio Bianco, Emanuele Licci, Massimiliano Morabito, Giancarlo Paglialunga, Silvia Perrone, and Alessia Tondo) he confronted new musical styles and personalities, without ever losing their own unique style and authenticity. In Canzoniere the pizzica meets the world with vigor and maturity.

Quaranta (40) was produced by Ian Brennan (Bill Frisell, Jovanotti, Flea, Lucinda Williams), winner of one Grammy Award in 2012 for Tinariwen’s album Tassili and – as often happens with the Canzoniere’s records – it saw the participation of prestigious guests: pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi wrote – together with Mauro Durante – the music for the song “Taranta”, for which he also played the piano; French songwriter Piers Faccini penned the lyrics for “I love Italia”, the album’s only track in English; Valerio Combass played the bass in a few tracks.