{{Infobox musical artist | name = Giuliano Modarelli | image = Giuliano Modarelli 03.jpg | caption = | image_size = | origin = Milan, Italy | instrument = guitar | genre = Indian Classical Music, Jazz, World Music, Jazz fusion | occupation = | years_active = 2000- | label = | associated_acts = Samay, Raga Nova, Nshwa, | website = {{URL|www.giuliano-modarelli.com}} | current_members = | past_members = }}
'''Giuliano Modarelli''' (born 1977) is a guitarist, composer and producer from Italy.
== Biography == Born in Milan in 1977, he moved to England in 2000 where he attended Leeds College of Music. After receiving his Bachelor in jazz music in 2003 he became a full-time musician and started playing with bands like Sawa Teen, Raga Nova and Nshwa with which he played in important festivals such as Bestival and Moor Music Festival and on BBC Radio.
In these years he became interested in Indian music and he started studying it with the Indian sitar master Dharambir Singh, sarod maestros Buddhadev Dasgupta and Prattyush Bannerjee.
He is the founder of the fusion collective Samay and the award-winning ensemble Kefaya with which he has been invited to participate in international festivals like the Womad, Latitude, London Jazz Festival, Darbar Festival, Music Port Festival and radio and television shows on BBC 1/2/3/6 and Asian Network<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/events/villageindia/artists/samay.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315071932/http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/events/villageindia/artists/samay.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 15, 2016 |title=Events - Village India |work=BBC Asian Network}}</ref> and Doordarshan TV UK.
In 2008, with famous tabla player Bickram Ghosh, he composed music for Bollywood films ''Little Zizou'' and ''The Diamond Murders''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Abhishek |first=Hemant |date=14 February 2009 |title=Jazz weds Indian classical music |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tv-guide/jazz-weds-indian-classical-music-095 |newspaper=The Deccan Chronicle |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217192634/http://deccanchronicle.com/tv-guide/jazz-weds-indian-classical-music-095 |archivedate=17 February 2009}}</ref> In the same year he toured India with Ghosh and percussionist Pete Lockett supporting a musical performance called "East meets West" that made him appear in many Indian national TV programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iicnewdelhi.esteri.it/IIC_NewDelhi/Menu/Istituto/Sala_stampa/Rassegna_stampa/ |title=Press Reviews |website=Italian Cultural Institute in New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sharma |first=Ishita |date=5 February 2009 |title=Distant Voices |url=http://www.iicbelgrado.esteri.it/NR/rdonlyres/1761B48D-A72E-40CF-9CAA-B1C2C362D800/52289/midday_5feb.pdf |location=Delhi |newspaper=MiD DAY |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722033246/http://www.iicbelgrado.esteri.it/NR/rdonlyres/1761B48D-A72E-40CF-9CAA-B1C2C362D800/52289/midday_5feb.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gupta |first=Pratim D. |date=18 March 2009 |title=Melody comes easily to me: Bickram Ghosh on being a stage performer and a music director |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090318/jsp/entertainment/story_10683753.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322092330/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090318/jsp/entertainment/story_10683753.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 22, 2009 |location=Calcutta, India |newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bickram Ghosh teams with composer of James Bond film for album |url=http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-41596.html |work=newkerala.com |agency=Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305223507/http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-41596.html |archivedate=5 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/italian-guitarist-fuses-indian-ragas-with-jazz-flamenco_100151981.html |title=Italian guitarist fuses Indian ragas with jazz, flamenco |date=6 February 2009 |work=Thaindian News |agency=Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) |access-date=17 November 2009 |archive-date=30 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130204203/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/italian-guitarist-fuses-indian-ragas-with-jazz-flamenco_100151981.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Discography == ;Albums
===Solo===
* ''Englobed'' - 2012 Manush Records
===Sawa Teen=== * ''Sawa Teen'' – 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/onyourstreet/woys0437.shtml |title=World on Your Street - Playlist September/October 2004 |work=BBC Radio 3}}</ref>
===Samay=== * ''Songs for a Global Journey'' – 2008
===Bickram Ghosh & Pete Lockett=== *''Kingdom of Rhythm'' - 2008<ref>[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lockett-charm/384159/ Indianexpress]</ref>
===Kefaya=== *''Radio International'' - 2016 *''Songs of our Mothers'' - 2019
===Sarathy Korwar=== * ''Day to Day'' - 2016 Ninja Tune
===Olcay Bayir=== * ''Ruya'' - 2019 ARC Music
===Soundtracks=== * ''Little Zizou'' – 2008 * ''The Diamond murders'' – 2008 * ''Naga The Ethernal Yogi'' - 2016 (composer)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8290277/ Giuliano Modarelli on IMDb]</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{Official website|www.giuliano-modarelli.com}} * [https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/5049264-Kefaya Kefaya on Discogs]
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