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Ritmia
forse il mare (cdRescue / Originally published by Robi Droli/Felmay, Italy)
$11.99
This classic 1986 recording by Riccardo Tesi, Enrico Frongia, Daniele Craighead and Alberto Ballia still stands as one of the most important recordings in the European new-roots movement, and to this day is also my all-time personal favorite recording, from anywhere, in any genre.
This CDR version is made on-demand here at cdRoots as part of our cdRescue series, and is fully licensed for reissue by the original label, Robi Droli/Newtone. Please allow a few extra days for shipment of this custom CD.
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Tracks (listen to some samples)
1. La stella e la luna (9.39)
2. Serenata mare (9.05)
3. Siscari (13.11)
4. Adieu Adieu / Moresca Nuziale (5.03)
Alberto Balia - guitar, bass, benas, jews harp, voice
Enrico Frongia - voice, acoustic guitar, percussion
Daniele Craighead - saxes, piffero, flutes, jew's harp, percussion
Riccardo Tesi - melodeons , tamburelli, percussion
| Ever since I first heard this record, I have been driving people crazy making them listen to it. This outfit from Italy is going to leave the term "world beat" in complete disarray (maybe, thankfully, buried!). It's Italian folk, Italian jazz, Italian new acoustic, acoustic rock... it's tight, it's improvisational. The stunning guitar work of Alberto Balia is up there with the best jazz players (and he's also featured on clarinet, bass, vocals and other things). Danielle Craighead's inspired winds playing includes the piffero, a raspy double reed instrument that offers a distortion the electric guitar can only dream of. Master musician Ricardo Tesi did ground-breaking work on the accordion, and Enrico Frongia grounds the whole proceeding with exuberant vocals and guitar work. All add surprising touches of percussion and other small instruments that lend bits of Celtic, African and Middle eastern roots. While the cuts are long by commercial radio standards (six to thirteen minutes), there is so much going on that the time flies by! The opening cut, "The Stars And The Moon," will leave your head spinning with tempo changes, key changes, instrument changes and enough percussion-driven solos to please the most hungry jazz or rock fan. - Cliff Furnad, RootsWorld |
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