What is "agricantus"

Agricantus (from the latin: the singing of the corn field) is a Sicilian musical group of mixed genres. Founded in Palermo, Italy, in 1979, the group has included many artists, including, in alphabetical order, Tonj Acquaviva (vocals, drums, sequencer and percussion), Mario Crispi (wind, vocals), Danila Laguardia (vocals), Massimo Laguardia (frame drums, percussion, vocals), Pippo Pollina (vocals, guitar), Mario Rivera (electric bass, vocals), Salvo Siciliano (guitar, keyboards).

Various formations have occurred over time. The musical work was then taken up by two distinct autonomous formations: In the 2010 Tonj Acquaviva and Rosie Wiederkehr resume the name Agricantus with the suffix “by Tonj Acquaviva. In the 2012 Mario Rivera, Mario Crispi e Paolo Dossena resume the name Agricantus with the suffix “reunion”.