La grande corsa verso Lupionòpolis is the seventh studio album by Italian songwriter Peppe Voltarelli, released by the record label Visage Music on 26 May 2023.[1]
Background
La grande corsa verso Lupionòpolis is Voltarelli's first album since 2021's Planetario, which was awarded the Targa Tenco as best performing album of that year.[2]
The album, which contains ten tracks including eight songs in Calabrian dialect, one in Italian, and an instrumental waltz, was recorded in February 2023 and features musicians of international calibre such as Devin Hoff (double bass), Jake Owen (guitar), Stephane San Juan (drums), Mauro Refosco (percussions), and the participation of Eleanor Norton (cello), Doug Wieselman (saxophone and clarinet), and Amy Denio (vocals).[4]
The album entered the five finalists for the Tenco Award 2023 in the category best album in dialect and placed 2nd in the final ranking.[6][7] In 2024, the album won the City of Loano National Award for Traditional Italian Music as best album of 2023.[8]
Track listing
All songs written by Peppe Voltarelli.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Mareniro"
4:11
2.
"Nun signu sulu mai"
3:13
3.
"Au cinema"
3:27
4.
"Spremuta di limone"
3:57
5.
"Fiore"
5:18
6.
"Mozza"
2:31
7.
"Bon bon bon"
3:39
8.
"La grande corsa verso Lupionòpolis"
2:44
9.
"Marinari perduti"
3:36
10.
"Carizzi"
2:57
Total length:
35:35
Formats
After being digitally released on 26 May 2023, on 2 August 2023 a special package in physical format was designed and printed by Todo Modo Publishing in cooperation with Visage Music, consisting of a bag containing the CD of the album and a book with the lyrics of the album and ten unpublished tales. Beyond online, the special package is sold at concerts, where a potato from Sila is given as an additional gift.
Album (CD, digital)
2023 - La grande corsa verso Lupionòpolis (Visage Music)
Music videos
2023 - Peppe Voltarelli - "Nun signu sulu mai" (directed by Giacomo Triglia)[9]
