Banda Maje

With a strong cinematic feel and an infectious funk groove, Banda Maje's first single ''Fornellesse'' is a great introduction to their forthcoming debut album ''Ufo Bar'', which transports you to a version of Salerno that combines local tradition and 70s pop and film culture. The song is inspired by a real event from the late 19th century, when the traditional procession of Saint Matthew was banned by the city's mayor. In an act of rebellion against the ban, the 'Fornellesse' – i.e., the women who lived in the Rione Fornelle, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Salerno – stole the statue of the saint and, like modern wonder women, carried it themselves in procession among a jubilant crowd. The single's B-side is a live cover of the opening titles from Ennio Morricone's soundtrack to the 1981 Italian comedy ''Bianco, Rosso e Verdone'' (directed by Carlo Verdone and produced by Sergio Leone) – a respectful tribute to the greatest Italian film composer of all times, and to a film that has shaped the imagination of many Italians.

• 01 Fornellesse
• 02 Bianco Rosso E Verdone (Titoli Di Testa)