Concert: “Mater Nullius” – Calabrian ritual songs

Born in a small town in Aspromonte, Calabria, Davide Ambrogio created his own musical language based on an archaic heritage: oral tradition. After a remarkable first work on rituals with the award-winning album Evocations and Invocations, which led to a major European tour, Davide Ambrogio presents his new album, Mater Nullius, a work that explores contemporary man's disconnection from nature and the need for a human and spiritual rebirth.
Through a narrative blending music and research, the Calabrian artist recounts an inner transformation, symbolized by a dialogue between the rationality of modern man and his unconscious, primitive, and wild side. The musical heart of Mater Nullius is born from a reinterpretation of the sound code used during Holy Week rituals in southern Italy, adapted in this album to tell the protagonist's journey toward transformation. The "instruments of darkness" from the Christian Easter tradition (drum, troccole, and chains) blend with modern voices and sounds, creating a striking contrast between the acoustic and electronic worlds.
The 14 stations of the Via Crucis thus become a metaphor for the protagonist's inner journey: a modern man confronted with a profound crisis through a confrontation with his primitive self. The album consists of 14 tracks, each representing a stage of this journey.