''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.

Background

''La grande corsa verso Lupionòpolis'' is Voltarelli's first album since 2021's ''Planetario'', which was awarded the

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as best performing album of that year. The Calabrian songwriter presents a collection of songs recorded in

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by Marc Urselli (three

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and collaborations with

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and

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) at

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's historic East Side Sound, and artistically produced and arranged by Los Angeles-based Italian producer/keyboard player

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(to his credit, productions with

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and the London

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). 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

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(double bass),

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(guitar), Stephane San Juan (drums),

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(percussions), and the participation of Eleanor Norton (cello), Doug Wieselman (saxophone and clarinet), and

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(vocals). The record is accompanied by the music video of the song "Nun signu sulu mai", shot in

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's Red Hook neighbourhood and directed by Giacomo Triglia (

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). The song features

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-based singer and multi-instrumentalist

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as a guest. 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. In 2024, the album won the City of Loano National Award for Traditional Italian Music as best album of 2023.

Track listing

All songs written by Peppe Voltarelli.

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

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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) * 2024 - Peppe Voltarelli - "Au cinema" (directed by Lele Nucera) * 2025 - Peppe Voltarelli - "Spremuta di limone" (directed by Tony Gutierres)

Personnel

* Peppe Voltarelli: vocals (1–7, 9–10) *

: piano (1–10) *

: percussions (1–10) * Stephane San Juan: drums (1–10) *

: double bass (1–10) *

: guitar (1–10) * Doug Wieselman: saxophone and clarinet (1–10) * Eleanor Norton: cello (1–10) *

: vocals (2) * Alexia Bomtempo: vocals (6) * Francesca Magnani: vocals (6)

Credits

* Lyrics and music by Peppe Voltarelli * Arranged, mixed, and produced by

* Recorded in February 2023 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound (

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) * Mastered by Michael Flannery * Record label: Visage Music * Catalog number: VM3052 * Artwork: Carolina Cosi * Photographies: Francesca Magnani (

) and Danilo Samà (

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) * Digital distribution: Pirames International * Physical distribution: Todo Modo Publishing in cooperation with Visage Music * Rights society: S.I.A.E. (Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori) * ISRC: ITDF92300058/67

References

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