Il Mito (Ponderosa Music) by Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino has taken the No. 1 spot on the Transglobal World Music Chart for February 2026. The release…
Founded in 1975 by Rina Durante and now led by Mauro Durante, the Salento-based ensemble revisits its own catalogue with eleven selections. Fresh arrangements and new recordings characterize the project, and the focus stays on continuity. Even so, the goal remains familiar: bring regional tradition into the present, with pizzica at the center of the group’s identity.
The title track, “Il Mito,” connects past and present through its origins. Rina Durante wrote the lyrics, while Daniele Durante set the words to music. Daniele Durante served for years as the ensemble’s artistic guide and also is Mauro Durante’s father.
Roberto Licci appears alongside Emanuele Licci, while Rossella Pinto returns on “Lu rusciu de lu mare,” which traces back to Daniele Durante’s earlier guitar arrangement and now re-enters the repertoire through the current line-up. The instrumentation stays largely acoustic, frame drums, violin, diatonic accordion, bouzouki, guitar, winds, bagpipes, and four lead voices, then Giacomo Greco adds synth bass on “Inude.”
Source: worldmusiccentral.org