Thoni Sorano was born in Siracusa and currently resides in Turin. At the Faculty of Oriental Languages and Culture in Rome he studied Middle Eastern and Mediterranean music, especially Sufi music. He has been releasing music with other musicians since 2001 and his first solo album Thonisorano in 2005. He taught singing and folk singing technique in Rome and taught the course Music in the Mediterranean at the Mediterranean Centre for Arts and Sciences. He also holds seminars on Middle Eastern music at the University of Torino, among others. For the project T.A.O.. Alchemic Symphony (Fairylands, 2004) he wrote pieces in Turkish, Sicilian and English. After several concerts in Italy, he collaborated with Arash and Eliza Yari from Iran since 2007. With Avinar and Calixtinus Ensemble he released records not only with traditional pieces. He successfully participated in the XVIII. Festival Musicultura with the piece Presa.