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Mario Crispi
Soffi ('puffs') 17.99

cd cover Sicilian musician Mario Crispi (one of the founding members of Agricantus) has researched the wind instruments of the world: the ney (Perisan, Turkish and Arabian), the selijefloyte from Lapland, the North African zummara, the Sardinian launeddas, the Egyptian arghoul, the Balkan clarinet, the Andean antara and sikus, the Turkish duduk, the Sicilian marranzanu, the Australian didjeridoo. Then he built instruments inspired by the various traditional original instruments, modifying both the material used to make them and their tuning, adding different construction and playing techniques to create a real melange of sounds.

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©2000 CNI, Italy, used by permission

"It is ironic that a CD filled with such ancient instruments would sound so contemporary, or even futuristic. This is music from everywhere for anywhere, the perfect antidote to mass-market induced media fatigue on a cold rainy day." -Eric Iverson
Tracks:
1 - Zŕmmar (libeccio) 4'11"
2 - Gasbŕh (monsone) 4'02"
3 - Vientu 'i rina (scirocco) 5'00"
4 - Mari Niuru (bora) 5'56"
5 - Sierra Guevara (brisa do mar) 4'06"
6 - Limes (ponente) 5'07"
7 - Passu léggiu (abrego) 5'03"
8 - Ciatu (zefiro) 5'05"
9 - Mansur (grecale) 4'11"
10 - Soplŕr (maestrale) 3'37"

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