La grande corsa verso Lupionòpolis

La grande corsa verso Lupionòpolis is the seventh studio album by Italian songwriter Peppe Voltarelli, released by the record label Visage Music on 26 May 2023.

[2] The Calabrian songwriter presents a collection of songs recorded in New York by Marc Urselli (three Grammy Awards and collaborations with Nick Cave and Lou Reed) at Manhattan's historic East Side Sound, and artistically produced and arranged by Los Angeles-based Italian producer/keyboard player Simone Giuliani (to his credit, productions with Andrea Bocelli and the London Symphony Orchestra).

[3] The album, which contains ten tracks including eight songs in Calabrian dialect, one in Italian, and an instrumental waltz, was recorded in February 2023 and features musicians of international calibre such as Devin Hoff (double bass), Jake Owen (guitar), Stephane San Juan (drums), Mauro Refosco (percussions), and the participation of Eleanor Norton (cello), Doug Wieselman (saxophone and clarinet), and Amy Denio (vocals).

[4] The record is accompanied by the music video of the song "Nun signu sulu mai", shot in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighbourhood and directed by Giacomo Triglia (Brunori Sas, Lucio Dalla, Måneskin).

The song features Seattle-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Amy Denio of The Tiptons Sax Quartet as a guest.