Suoni della Murgia – International Festival of Music and Folk Cultures

Suoni della Murgia 2025 – 24th edition

The 24th edition of Suoni della Murgia was held from June 26 to August 21, 2025, bringing world music and folk cultures to the masserie and historic estates of Altamura, Terlizzi, Santeramo in Colle, and Minervino Murge. The theme of the edition revolved around stone as a physical and symbolic element of the Murgian territory.

Main guests included: Bungaro (July 24 at Masseria Malerba), Israel Varela Trio, the Frances Morton Quartet with its Irish and Scottish music, Eduardo Paniagua with medieval music, Sarita Schena Ensemble, Enerbia, Maria Moramarco, Fiorenza Calogero and Marcello Vitale, the Duo Bottasso, and many others. There were also festivals within the festival, such as «Pizzicar de Corda» dedicated to guitar music. The festival closed on August 21 with the show «Pietrafonie». Admission to the concerts was set at 6 euros, including a membership card.

2025 Program (selection)

• June 26-28 — Frances Morton Quartet (Irish and Scottish music) and Sarita Schena Ensemble, in Altamura, Terlizzi, and Santeramo in Colle
• July 10 — Israel Varela Trio
• July 24 — Bungaro with Petra Petra, Masseria Malerba (Altamura)
• July 31 – August 1 — «Radici Elettriche» with The Funkin' Machine, Mundial, Moun Sleep, and Trevize
• August 2-3 — guitar festival «Pizzicar de Corda», Jazzo Corte Cicero / Dimora Cagnazzi
• August 12-13 — Eduardo Paniagua (medieval music), Fiorenza Calogero and Marcello Vitale
• August 21 — final evening «Pietrafonie», Antica Dimora Cagnazzi (Altamura)