The local reggae and related scene returns to the seaside, with guests from both within and outside the island to enrich the evenings: this Saturday at Corto Maltese in Poetto , the Isla Sound events resume, in the new season of " Unity & Culture ". With the collective on the decks from 8 pm alongside long-time members Sista Namely and Screwface , Roman singer and producer Virtus will be the star of this occasion, the first of many others held on a monthly basis .
Jamaican vibes will once again colour the evenings on the city's seafront, making way for bass, reggae, dub, raggamuffin, dancehall and drum'n'bass sounds , with the special addition of guests from outside the Isla Sound crew , often already in friendship and collaboration with a collective that has been active for twenty years.
Kicking off a new year of events is Virtus , aka Federico Gidaro , born in 1986. After a more academic musical education, he approached the reggae movement of his native Calabria. In the years that followed, the artist became a prominent figure in the Italian reggae and dancehall scene —as well as a standard-bearer for the Redgoldgreen Label —thanks to his personal and eclectic style, both lyrically and instrumentally, capable of moving effortlessly between Kingstonian roots and rub-a-dub, through raggamuffin , dub, and dancehall , all the way to drum 'n' bass and raggajungle. A live performance combining technique, freestyle, and pure upbeat energy, already proven on several international tours, including overseas.