What is "colloquio"

Colloquio is an experimental- songwriter band founded in 1993 by Gianni Pedretti in Bologna, Italy. As its main singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Pedretti is the only official member of Colloquio and remains solely responsible for its musical direction. Colloquio's music is a blend of experimental, electronic arrangements with the Italian lyrics of Pedretti always in the foreground.