Discover Ancient songs from Southern Italy 

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An online singing workshop series exploring the traditional folk songs of Southern Italy – to reconnect with your authentic voice and deep roots.

October 29th - December 17th, 2025

Wednesdays, 10:30 am - PDT / 1:30 pm - EDT / 7:30 pm - CEST

8 practical sessions to explore polyphonic or monodic chants from 8 different regions of Central and Southern Italy

Leave your e-mail here and we’ll send you the recording of the Free call!

30 min - FREE CALL

These ancient songs invite vocal freedom and emotional expression, offering a powerful way to connect deeply with oneself and others.

  • Maria and Francesco have created classes that are both accessible and inspiring, sharing popular Southern Italian songs that feel both timeless and timely. With the historical and regional context, lyrics, and source materials they provide, the learning continues long after the lesson is over.

    Monica Berini

  • Thank you very much for the series. I feel very lucky to study with you, as the opportunity to find classes for these beautiful songs outside Italy is so rare. I will definitely continue your classes for as long as you teach online!

  • You are both wonderful teachers, and I’m excited for the next classes. I travel to Italy to learn, but that is only once per year, so it is such a gift to have online instruction in these special songs (and in English!). I will share it with my Italian american folk music living friends.

  • Ero all’ultimo workshop che avete fatto qualche settimana fa. Volevo dirvi che mi è piaciuto tanto e sono molto felice di poter imparare da voi!

    Laura D.

  • Ciao ciao! Very glad to have found you. I live in Hawaii but I have Puglia roots via all my grandparents.

    Melissa R.

  • Such a fun class! Thank you so much.

    Sofia Y.

What’s inside

8 live Zoom workshops –
75 minutes each

Each time, we’ll dive into the sounds of a different Southern Italian region. Follow the full journey across eight sessions, or join us for just one step — each encounter is complete in itself

October 29th - Puglia

Single-session signup

€ 25.00

November 5th - Basilicata

Single-session signup

€ 25.00

November 12th - Calabria

Single-session signup

€ 25.00

November 19th - Sicily

Single-session signup

€ 25.00

November 26th - Campania

Single-session signup

€ 25.00

December 3rd - Abruzzo

Single-session signup

€ 25.00

December 10th - Lazio

Single-session signup

€ 25.00

December 17th - Sardegna

Single-session signup

€ 25.00

Join All 8 Sessions

€ 125.00 € 200.00

Join the next 4 Sessions

€ 75.00 € 100.00

Watch short videos of our passed workshops!

What you’ll get

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Learn ancient songs in one or multiple voices from Southern Italy

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Discover your free and natural voice

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Explore the cultural roots of these unique harmonies

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A short and effective warm-up to prepare your voice for safe and confident singing

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A free PDF including sources, lyrics, and translations of the songs

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Access to the workshop recording — available if you miss it live or want to revisit the songs — until the end of December

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The word 'Nìula' written in elegant cursive script.

Who is

Francesco Rina and Maria Sgro met in Rome in 2023 during workshops on traditional oral singing from Southern Italy, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Davide Ambrogio.

With backgrounds in theatre, they came together to form Nìula — a duo that offers reinterpretations of the traditional oral music of Southern Italy and the wider Mediterranean basin.

Drawing from a repertoire of polyvocal songs, they compose original music that bridges the ancient and the contemporary, guiding audiences through ritual, festive, intimate, and cathartic soundscapes.

They lead concerts and singing workshops across Italy for both amateurs and professionals, focusing on the connective power of sound, the awareness of breath, and the rediscovery of each person’s unique voice.

  • The full package of 8 sessions costs 125€. 4 sessions cost 75€. A single session is 25€.

  • Yes, you can join just one session or as many as you like.

  • Online on Zoom. The link to join will be sent three days before the workshop begins.

  • Yes — in fact, we encourage it! Sharing the experience and singing in polyphony with someone physically next to you make the vibrations and joy even more powerful.

Frequently asked questions

  • It’s open to anyone who’s curious about exploring this world — even if you think you can’t sing!

  • Yes, and the recordings will be available until the end of December 2025.

  • Yes! The Zoom recording will be available until the end of December 2025.