Next week, DCapitals Big Band will present the 11th edition of their annual Big Band show at the Cittadella Ditch.
The band will be joined by special guest singer William Mangion, alongside talented performers Gail Attard, Eliza Stellini, Alexia Micallef, and Marie Emeh, under the direction of George Apap.
DCapitals Band was founded in August 2014 and since then it has participated in a large number of events in Gozo and Malta.
In December 2016 the band performed for the first time abroad. The band was invited to perform as a guest band in the Sanremo Senior Festival at the Teatro dell’Opera del Casino in Sanremo, Italy. The band performed in Palermo in February 2018 with Italian Artist Aida Satta Flores and other Italian artists in a concert to commemorate Palermo and Valletta as the Italian and European Capital Cities for Culture in 2018; and in Liberec (Czech Republic) for the annual Big Band Jam in September 2018. The band performed also in Ortezzano (Marche – Italy) in September 2023.
During the years the band collaborated with a great number of renowned local artists and also international singers namely Spanish Rock-opera singer Cristina Ramos, winner of Spain’s Got Talent, Mexico’s La Voz, and finalist of America’s Got Talent (The Champions).
DCapitals are also the organisers of the annual Kantamaghna Festival – a young singers’ festival; and the Cittadella Arts Festival.
Entrance for DCapitals Live at Cittadella is free of charge. The concert is on Saturday, the 1st of August, starting at 9pm.
This event is supported by the Cultural Heritage Directorate – Ministry for Gozo and Arts Council Malta.
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