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The Joseph Calleja 2016 concert is to be held on July 28th 2016 at The Granaries, Floriana. Guest artists this year there will be legendary singer-songwriters Antonello Venditti and Suzanne Vega.Born in Rome, Venditti started his musical career in the early seventies, initially collaborating with Francesco De Gregori and then as a solo artist. His works are known to have a strong so....

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The Joseph Calleja 2016 concert is to be held on July 28th 2016 at The Granaries, Floriana. Guest artists this year there will be legendary singer-songwriters Antonello Venditti and Suzanne Vega.

Born in Rome, Venditti started his musical career in the early seventies, initially collaborating with Francesco De Gregori and then as a solo artist. His works are known to have a strong social and political conscience and his successes have carried on well into the  noughties. Pieces such as Grazie Roma, Benvenuti In Paradiso, In Questo Mondo Di Ladri, Ricordati Di Me and Amici Mai are considered standards of the Italian musical scene.

Suzanne Vega started her career in the 1980’s and 1190’s with a string of hits that made her one of the most popular singer-songwriters of those decades.  Albums like Days Of Open Hand and 99.9F° were multi-platinum sellers, all going to Number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic together with hits singles such as Tom’s Diner, Marlene On The Wall, Luka and Men In A War. Vega has released eight studio albums to date, the latest of which is Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles was released in 2014.

Once again the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will accompany the artists under the direction of Mro Steven Mercurio together with the participation of the BOV Joseph Calleja Children’s Choir under the direction of Gillian Zammit.