"The Flower Of Secrets", conceived by Samuel Mele and Mattia Manco, driven by the desire to identify a musical language that would bring together Italian influences — more specifically the “Grecanic” tradition — along with Greek and byzantine influences, with special guest artists such as Kelly Thoma, Stelios Petrakis and Evgenia Toli.
winner of the 2023 “Per Chi Crea” grant promoted by SIAE and the Italian Ministry of Culture.
Here, the songwriting form lands on traditional, new folk, and world music roots, while the Middle Eastern sounds of the oud and ney herald a songwriting style allows the listener to rediscover a connection with the divine, with a love for life and for ourselves.
The music of the Cretan tradition seems to echo from ancient times. Its melodies evoke intricate labyrinths, and its rhythms invite to dance.
Samuel and Francesco met in Crete, where they both deepened their study and research into traditional and contemporary Cretan music under the guidance of the same masters: Kelly Thoma and Ross Daly.
zahra
sarra douik, samuel mele, andrea ruocco
A project that truly aims to inspire in listeners, and performers alike, this feeling of ecstasy, which musical culture calls Tarab.
During the concert, traditional Middle Eastern and classical Arabic repertoire will be performed, alongside original contemporary compositions and moments of improvisation that create a sense of suspended time.
graduation recital
promised
samuel mele
march 2026 - ruya records
Original compositions by Samuel Mele for solo oud, arranged for string quartet. Influences gathered during his travels across the Mediterranean and the Middle East converge into what is now known as the Contemporary Modal Music movement, characterized by a fusion of classical traditional styles with more contemporary forms.
