Born in Naples on April 14, 1990, he has been self-taught in various instruments since childhood. He studied singing with baritone Sabatino Raia. He plays the accordion, beginning with Stefano Serino and perfecting his skills over time with Genersono Veglione, Francesco Migliaccio, and Costel Lautaru. He is one of the founders of the Ars Nova group and has collaborated with numerous traditional and ethnic music groups, such as Paranza do Criscito, Damadaka', Marilu' Poliedro, Mescla, and Giglio.
In the theatre he collaborated with the Manovalanza company and with Francesco Paglino.
MARCELLO SQUILLANTE
MICHELANGELO NUSCO
Born in Naples on January 2, 1990.
He is one of the group's founders. He began to self-taught himself on Southern Italian drums after participating in numerous folk festivals. He furthered his studies on frame drums with Maestro Francesco Paolo Manna and studied zarb with Maestro Mohssen Kassirosafar. The group collaborates with "Mescla" (Balkan music), "evi evan" (rebetika), and "ai vis lo lop lo reinadh e la lepre."
ANTONINO ANASTASIA
Born in Naples on June 23, 1991.
From an early age, he cultivated a love for music, playing various instruments: guitar, banjo, trumpet, and clarinet, all self-taught. Art has always accompanied him, leading him to express himself on the streets, first as a juggler, clown, and herder of caciocavallo cheese, and finally as a musician.
He joined Ars Nova shortly after the group was born, playing the violin and the trumpet, but he still regrets it because his dream has always been to weld or sell gas cylinders.
BRUNO BELARDI
Born in Naples in 1990. He studied Classical Double Bass at the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory with Maestro Calzolari and played in various projects including Uanema Orchestra and Araputo Zen.
He joined Ars Nova Napoli in the spring of 2013.
VINCENZO RACIOPPI
Born in Naples in 1988. Passionate about rhythm, he began his musical journey studying drums and percussion at the "Musicisti Associati" school with Maestro Umberto Guarino. He later became interested in ethnic instruments, such as the Bolivian charango and the African kora. He is one of the founders of the Ars Nova Napoli group and currently plays and studies mandolin at the Benevento Conservatory with Maestro Nunzio Reina.
GIANLUCA FUSCO
Born in Formia in 1988, he has lived in Naples for over 20 years, where he gained his artistic experience and became interested in the popular music of Campania and Southern Italy.
He plays accordion, guitar, violin and gaita, but it is above all in singing that he develops his passion.
He collaborates with various entities in the world of music and theatre.
He has been part of Ars Nova Napoli since 2016.
