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SA.MU.R.A.I. Musical Residency in Tuscany – Open Call (deadline: Feb. 24).

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This is a call for a 300-hour music residency in the heart of Tuscany, half way between Pisa and Volterra, with lessons starting in mid March and ending in December (pausing during the summer months) with a final event in Florence. The tutors are very high-level music professionals from the Italian musical scene.

The call is open also to non-Italian citizens, provided that they are residing in Tuscany and have a knowledge of Italian sufficient to interact with others, so: here you have a full presentation in Italian to start with:

Toscana Produzione Musica e Salty Music APS, riunite in SA.MU.R.A.I. RMT ATS, presentano la Residenza Musicale Toscana SA.MU.R.A.I., nata per selezionare e far crescere nuovi talenti.

Un progetto gratuito rivolto a giovani musicisti, cantanti e cantautori residenti o domiciliati in Toscana, tra i 18 e i 35 anni, in possesso di diploma di istruzione secondaria di secondo grado, disoccupati, inoccupati, inattivi e occupati che intendano avviare un’attività nel settore musicale.

Il percorso formativo, coordinato da Matteo Zanobini (manager musicale e fondatore di Picicca Management), unisce lezioni teoriche e attività pratiche, con un focus sull’applicazione: musica d’insieme, produzione artistica, sperimentazione e co-creazione.

Da marzo a dicembre il percorso prevede 50 giornate di attività formative, per un totale di 300 ore, seguite da docenti di primo piano, in sei aree formative: Artistica interpretativa, Musica d’insieme, Tecnica e produzione, Management e discografia, Comunicazione e promozione e Aspetti legali, amministrativi eorganizzativi. A queste si affianca il Fuori Residenza, composto da dieci giornate di attività trasversali, tra
cui un incontro con Dario Brunori, visite didattiche ai tour di Brunori SAS e Lucio Corsi, oltre a una fase di post-residenza. Il percorso si concluderà a dicembre con un evento finale aperto al pubblico, un concerto presso il PARC di Firenze.

Le attività formative si svolgeranno prevalentemente presso la Tenuta di Camugliano, tra i comuni di Ponsacco e Capannoli (PI), dove i partecipanti conviveranno insieme in un contesto naturale che favorirà la concentrazione e la creatività.

Sono aperte le selezioni online: le domande di iscrizione potranno essere presentate fino alle ore 12:00 del 24 febbraio 2026, attraverso il sito samurai-rmt.it. Il percorso è gratuito ed è prevista una borsa di residenza pari a 25 euro al giorno, per un totale di 1.250 euro per l’intero periodo.

I candidati selezionati saranno invitati a una selezione in presenza presso l’ExWide di Pisa nei giorni 4 e 5 marzo 2026.

Al termine di questa seconda fase, saranno individuati i 15 partecipanti, motivati a intraprendere il percorso, scelti, sulla base di capacità tecnicche, creatività, originalità e presenza scenica, da una giuria composta da Andrea Fornai – coordinatore artistico Salty Music APS, Salvatore Barbato – direttore artistico The Cage Theatre, Marina Mulopulos – vocal coach, cantante, Matteo Zanobini – esperto di management e discografia, Rossella Falco – esperta comunicazione e promozione, Daniela Di Tommaso – rappresentante ATS Samurai RMT, Francesco Mariotti – Rappresentante ATS Samurai RMT.

SA.MU.R.A.I. è finanziato dalla Regione Toscana nell’ambito del PR FSE+ Toscana 2021–2027 e rientra tra le Residenze Artistiche Musicali sostenute da Giovanisì, il progetto della Regione Toscana per l’autonomia dei giovani.

Per ulteriori informazioni visitare il sito samurai-rmt.it o scrivere a info@samurai-rmt.it.

Sep. 21, 2025: Jubelfest in Tatti (Southern Tuscany) with the Jug Band Colline Metallifere

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Musica, mappe, stampe e vinili…dai colli, dalle valli, dalle piane e dai fienili…

Sunday, Sep. 21, from 4 to 8PM CET the first edition of the Jubelfest will take place in Tatti, Southern Tuscany.

The Jubelfest is a civic cultural event where participants will be able to experience, and contribute to, a melting pot of food for their mind and their stomachs. The hosts for the afternoon will be Jug Band dalle Colline Metallifere (JBCM), an international and inter-generational collective created in 2018 with the intent of combining music and professions around to create outreach on its territories. The JBCM has over one hundred events in its track record and is has recently toured Germany for the fourth time in what was called “Jubel Tour”.

For your mind: the band will be proposing in a street music combo its enticing folk-blues-rock repertoire, next to a micro-exhibition including hand-made prints and T-shirts (produced by Tattistampa), vynils, ancient games, maps, and books…this is a sample of objects that surround and inspire the JBCM’s activities (and are often created or kept by them, or by folks they collaborate with).

For your stomach: it will be possible to taste peculiar and high-quality products from Tuscany and Germany, in addition to a selection of wines (not just from the Metalliferous Hills, where Tatti is located). For the tasting, booking is required by September 19. Please book by writing to micalosapevo@pibinko.org or contacting +393317539228.

The Jubelfest might also be an opportunity to get to know Tatti and its surroundings, thanks to the trails proposed by the local Amministrazione Separata Beni Usi Civici (see link).

To add to this platter a little more international spice, some parts of the fest will be covered by ARTE TV, which since May is producing a documentary featuring Wolfgang Scheibe, the one-bass-string player with the JBCM, aka Tattistampa.

To wrap up the evening, as the 21st will be a new moon night, if the sky is clear it will be possible to take some measurements of light pollution and night sky quality, in the context of the BuioMetria Partecipativa project.

The Jubelfest is created and managed by the pibinko.org network (active since 2007 in interdisciplinary projects concerning the promotion and development of lesser-knon territories), with support by CircolArte Tatti and Associazione Beni Usi Civici di Tatti (additional support by other subjects is in the process of being finalized).

Last, but not least, the Jubelfest will be the opportunity to have a preview of the activities that the pibinko.org network is planning for the 2025-2026 Winter, and -who knows- maybe develop new collaborations.

Attending the Jubelfest is free, but it will be possible and appreciated if you leave something to further support the organizers and their projects (see https://www.pibinko.org/support). Non-Italian-speaking visitors are encouraged: the JBCM speaks Italian, English, French, German, and Portuguese.

If the weather will not help us, we have a plan B for an indoor fest. In this case, a reservation to micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228 will be much appreciated (our premises are not huge).

For more information on the project: http://www.jugbandcm.it, jugbandcm@pibinko.org or +393317539228

[no generative AI was used in the creation of this blog post]

The Articles by Wolfgang Scheibe and Stefano Benedettelli on July’s Issue of Terre

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The Italian version of Wolgang Scheibe‘s and Stefano Benedettelli’s articles on their experiences and collaborations on biodynamic grains in Southern Tuscany was published on the third issue of “Terre”. The original version was published in German on “Lebendige Erde” (“Living Earth”) in November-December 2024.

The magazine may be purchased online: https://www.editriceantroposofica.com/it/libri/706/terre-la-biodinamica-nel-mondo

For more insights on Wolfgang and his biodynamic activities: https://www.pibinko.org/en/?s=wolfgang+biodynamic or tattistampa@gmail.com

Tattistampa and Palla a 21 among the “111 places in the Maremme that you really must discover”

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After A piedi nel Far West – Itinerari enogastronomici maremmani, here is the second book by Irene Pellegrini, summarising her recent research in Southern Tuscany and Northern Latium. One way or another, some of the situations followed by the pibinko.org network are documented here, after being also narrated in the first book. We find palla a 21 (or palla eh!) and the awesome Wolfgang Scheibe with Tattistampa (and a touch of Jug Band Colline Metallifere):

Both books will be presented during the first cross-border hiking festival in the Maremme, in Rocchette di Fazio, Southern Tuscany, June 14 and 15, 2025. You may also order the books from:

For more information: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228

June 28-29, 2025. First San Giovanni Tournament. Palla a 21/Palla eh! returns to Sassetta, Southern Tuscany

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This will be a very peculiar situation: after over 100 years from the last tournaments, and following the historical recollections of a game which was played at the end of the 19th century, the Circolo Culturale “Emilio Agostini” with patronage from the Comune di Sassetta are organizing fot June 28 and 29 the first San Giovanni Palla Eh!/palla a 21 tournament.

Palla eh! or palla 21 is the southern-Tuscan version of a hand ball game which used to be spread in various parts of Europe, and which to date is still played in some (see our map). If you don’t know the game, please have a look at this video report, or visit the palla eh!/palla a 21 section at pibinko.org (https://www.pibinko.org/palla-a-21-or-palla-eh/).

In Sassetta there will be teams from the six hamlets where tournaments have been held since the mid-Seventies in addition to newly-created teams from Sassetta and Castagneto Carducci. Following a series of preparatory events since last September, the are learning to play with the supervision of Danilo Maurelli, one of the senior players from Ciciano.

With the pibinko.org network we have been conducting since 2007 numerous initiatives related to the promotion the game. For this reason we are very please that this tournament is taking place and we are really curious about the developments of this initiative!

Following Sassetta, from mid July on the “traditional” Summer tournaments will be taking place in Tirli, Scalvaia, Ciciano, Torniella, Vetulonia and Piloni (all the dates may be found in this article).

For more information: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228