Filippo Dall'Asta releases debut album "Mediterasian"

Rising guitar star fuses two cultures with debut album

Filippo Dall’Asta is a musician on a mission. The Italian-born guitar virtuoso, a rising star on the international Gypsy Jazz scene, now wants to set the wider music world alight by fusing two distinct cultures on his debut album, Mediterasian.

After spending his formative years training with Gypsy Jazz masters in France and Holland, and beginning to make a name for himself on the jazz circuit, Dall’Asta travelled to India in search of broadening his musical horizons. What he discovered there was a love of the calming sounds of classical Indian music, which he has now fused with his jazz roots in an ambitious debut featuring over 20 musicians from around the world.

“I want it to impact people’s bodies and souls positively, with the healing of Indian music and the passion of Gypsy Jazz,” Dall’Asta explains. “It’s about helping people to heal their wounds so they can start moving forward with joy.”

Dall’Asta is releasing this album on the back of extensive touring experience throughout Europe, during which he has worked with world-renowned artists including Lollo Meier, Gypsy Dynamite, Tara Minton (Björk), Harp Bazaar, The Onironauts and many more. His notable appearances include the Royal Albert Hall, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London, and numerous festivals in France and his native Italy.

Dall’Asta has been widely praised by respected names throughout the guitar world. John Wheatcroft, of Guitar Techniques magazine, says, “Filippo has the magic balance of talent and drive, and both serve each other perfectly... I expect big things from him.”

With the release of Mediterasian, those “big things” are beginning to happen already. Mediterasian is available in all digital stores.