Valentina Magaletti is a multi-genre drummer, percussionist, improviser and composer based in London.

Valentina Magaletti
Valentina Magaletti in 2022
Background information
Born	Bari, Italy
Occupation(s)	Drummer percussionist composer
Instrument(s)	Drums percussion
Website	valentinamagaletti.com https://valentinamagaletti.bandcamp.com/

Biography

Magaletti was born in Bari, Italy. She lives in London, UK.[1]

Career

She has collaborated and performed with London experimental electronic project Raime, Nicolas Jaar, Jandek, Helm, Malcom Catto, Charles Hayward, Bat for Lashes, and Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals).[2] Her influences include Ikue Mori, Georgia Hubley, Jaki Liebezeit, Milford Graves, Elvin Jones, Tony Buck, Charles Hayward, Billy Higgins, Han Bennink, and Art Blakey.[3]

Her principal project was as one half of the duo Tomaga with bassist/multi-instrumentalist Tom Relleen.[4] She is also a member of Moin and of the [5] experimental pop quintet Vanishing Twin and the supergroup UUUU, along with Graham Lewis (Wire) and Thighpaulsandra (Coil).[6] In 2017, she played drums as part of surviving Can member Irmin Schmidt's The Can Project, based around Schmidt's orchestral reimagining of classic Can songs and themes with an ensemble.[7] She and percussionist and sculptor Joăo Pais Filipe released their first album as CZN (Copper, Zinc and Nickel) The Golden Path in 2018,[8] and a collaborative release with Swiss percussionist and composer Julian Sartorius, Sulla Pelle, followed in 2019.[9]

References

External links

• Futura Artists page