Band set:
Andrea Sbrogiò: modified drums and percussion
Vanessa Portioli: basses
Simona Chalikovaite: vocals
Andrea Ferìgo: electric guitars, loops, electric sitar
RANJ’s biography
Ranj was born in Italy, Vicenza, Indian Music department of Vicenza State Conservatory...from an idea by Andrea Ferigo (electric guitars and sitar)..the original band members matched in 2008, named Michele Mastrotto, Elisa De Munari, Elisabetta Giuspoli and Andrea Ferigo.
Date of birth: 2008
Cd release: 2
RANJ_2009 (Freecom/Jestrai 07.07.2009)
VIAGGIO NOTTURNO (Molto Recordings/Universal 13.12.2013)
Location: Verona, ITALY
Genre: Alternative Etno Hard Rock
Label: Molto Recordings/Universal
Ambient: Indie
Web pages:
http://theranj.it
www.myspace.com/theranj
www.facebook.com/pages/theRANJ108
www.rockit/theranj108
www.reverbnation.com/theranj
www.sitarvala.blog.virginradioitaly.it/
www.unitedradio.it/node/1821
www.unitedradio.it/node/1820
www.unitedradio.it/node/1819
www.livepoint.it/artista.asp?Art=2587
http://eventful.com/events/ranj-/E0-001-018673135-9
CONTACTS: Andrea +393287415123
Skype: andreaf108
[We’ve met at Vicenza’s Conservatory. Experimental Hindosthan music’s course. The only one in Italy. We were attending the same lessons. In love and greedy to know this mysterious music born where the sun rises. But we're made of western music, not just classical one. Any kind. That’s it. We’ve sucked it with milk when we’re children. We’ve attended many music’s stages and Seminars, we’ve had our Conservatory’s degree and, even so, we’re still eager to play. So, an odd idea came to us. We’ve decided to forget everything we’ve learned, we’ve stirred it up, and we’ve reassembled it in the way we like. Ranj.]
our heart is in India, our ass in Europe and music influences inside grunge and alternative rock music from all over the planet.
The band debut on the stages in early 2009. Their debut Cd release occured in July 2009. After having played some 20 concerts they were invited to attend to a quite famous Festival in Italy, Festival degli Autori di Sanremo, and the very next year the band was awarded with the First Prize, winner of the emerging indie alternative bands! In 2011, three members of the band (Elizabeth Giuspoli, Mastrotto Michele and Elisa De Munari) left the band for a solo career, and have been replaced by Vanessa Portioli on bass, vocals and Simona Chalikovaite on vocals and Andrea Sbrogiò on drums. The band was then resettled, to get "back" into the studio and record the second album between spring and summer of 2013.
"VIAGGIO NOTTURNO" ("Night Journey") was released in December 13, 2013, for the label Molto Recordings of Modena.
