We are pleased provide a and abridged translation of the press released issued last week about the SA.MU.R.A.I. project. With the pibinko.org network, in addition to being part of the project proposal team, and creating the acronym, we are providing support to the management of the project. Also, we have proposed the “off-residency” concept, in which we will be proposing also some of our historical initiatives. Stay tuned! -The project web site is: https://www.samurai-rmt.it
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March 16, 2026, Ponsacco (Pisa) – SA.MU.R.A.I., the free musical training and residency program is starting to roll. Following the open call, which saw the application by 68 young artists between 18 and 35, residing in Tuscany, and the subsequent online and in-person selection phases, on March 16 the residency had its official opening, with fifteen students involved, from all Tuscan provinces.
The selection was meant for individual musicians, and not for existing bands. This choice will encourage the cross-over of different artistic paths and the development of new collaborations. In fact, the participants will get to know each other during the residencty, living and working together in the Camugliano Estate, a historical venue in the county, in the municipality of Ponsacco, about 30 minutes south-east from Pisa.
The project will proceed through December, helping the participants to develop ther artistic and professional profiles. The artits will be coached by a team of senior experts, chosen to combine a high-level musical training with a hands-on approach to working in the musical sector today.
The director is Matteo Zanobini, founder of Picicca
Management, an Italian company operating in the management and promotion of independent music, and reknown for the quality of its projects, including above all Brunori SAS and Lucio Corsi. The fifty training days represent the core of the residency, with activities focused on the development of professional and artistic skills. There will be a first phase between March 16 and May 22, with weekly sessions. After the Summer break, the residency will resume from Sep. 28 and Oct. 9, and then from November 16 to November 20. The experience will end with a concert at the PARC in Florence in December.
Next to the training, there will be an interdisciplinary and cross-cutting program of activities. This has been conceived to extend the training beyond the boundaries of the estate (and of the musical sector), and to create a liaison with cultural and professional activities in a wider territory.
The Samurai project was created by a partnership composed by Salty Music APS and Toscana
Produzione Musica, two subjects with a wide experience in the design and management of cultural projects, in training, and in live music.
SA.MU.R.A.I. is funded by Regione Toscana as a part of PR FSE+ Toscana 2021–2027 and is one of the musical residencies supported by Giovanisì.
For more information: micalosapevo@pibinko.org or +393317539228.