Antonio Fraioli
Violin, mandola, keyboards and arrangements
NAPLES · WORLD MUSIC
VESEVO
WORLD & ROLL
The energy of tammurriata and tarantella meets innovation: southern Italy’s folk music tradition comes to life anew.
Tien’ ’a ment · Liburia Records · 2025
Tien’ ’a ment
Voice, violin, guitars and frame drums: southern Italian traditions meet contemporary arrangements.
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Vesevo · the 2015 debut
The trio’s first album, released by Agualoca Records.
Read The Guardian review · 10 December 201502 · LIVE
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Upcoming shows
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Past shows (1)
- · Boissano (SV)
RiGenerazioni — Tradizioni Aumentate
Selected live appearances
Selected dates with event pages, line-ups and reports that name VESEVO.
- 2026Boissano, Italy · RiGenerazioni / Premio Loano
Concert announcement · Imperia TV
- 2026Rome · Musica Fuori Binario, Pasquino Art Center
Live session and report · Blogfoolk
- 2017WOMAD UK · Charlton Park
Festival review mentioning VESEVO · The Arts Desk
- 2017Pomarance, Italy · Musicastrada Festival
VESEVO event page · Musicastrada
VESEVO · 60 seconds live
A one-minute taste of the trio on stage.
Watch the full performance at the Andrea Parodi Prize on YouTubeOn stage in Rome
Stills from the band’s live recordings at Pasquino Art Center, 24 April 2026.
03 · ABOUT
Ancient roots,
living sound.
Vesevo is an ancient name for the volcano overlooking the Gulf of Naples. The band was formed in 2014 in the same region by three musicians who grew up in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius and have deep experience with the traditional music of Campania and southern Italy.
Vesevo does more than reinterpret tradition: the trio explores, deconstructs and renews it, turning it into vivid, visceral music shaped by the sounds of the present.
From Vesevo (2015) to Tien’ ’a ment (Liburia Records, 2025), the trio brings together Antonio Fraioli, Antonio Di Ponte and Francesco Paolo Manna.
The debut was reviewed by The Guardian and by Songlines. In 2017 the trio performed at WOMAD UK, with a mention in The Arts Desk review.
More on Wikipedia
Antonio Di Ponte
Voice, classical and electric guitar
Francesco Paolo Manna
Tammorre, tambourines, daf and frame percussion
04 · PRESS
In the press.
Electronic press kit
VESEVO · EPK
Biography, music, live video, press coverage and booking contact in a three-page PDF.
Blogfoolk
FoolkSession: Vesevo
Live session and interview with the trio
Read the article on BlogfoolkThe Guardian
“A powerful debut”
Review of the debut album Vesevo
Read the article on The GuardianSonglines
Vesevo
Debut album review in the world music magazine
Read the article on SonglinesThe Arts Desk
WOMAD 2017, Charlton Park
The festival review mentions the trio’s set on the BBC Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage
Read the article on The Arts DeskBlogfoolk
Tien’a ment’
Interview with Antonio Fraioli and album review
Read the article on BlogfoolkPress kit · English
Biography, listening links and contact details for press and festivals.
05 · CONTACT
Bring VESEVO
to your stage.
For concerts, festivals, collaborations and interviews, contact Francesco. Include the date, city, venue and type of event.
International bookings welcome. Explore booking information.
Booking & management