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Pietra Montecorvino
Napoli mediterranea
Produced by Eugennio Bennato, this Neopolitan singer offers a rich look at the music of Naples and the Mediteranean. Neither strictly folk nor overtly 'pop,' they skirt a lot of boundaries seeking a new context for the old musical styles.
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Comme facette mammet e
From the record label:
Music from Naples sounds familiar to ears all around the world as inmortalized by artists such as Caruso, Domenico Modugno or Elvis Presley. Eternal numbers as "Mare di Napoli" that traveled in the modest luggage of immigrants leaving thier city in search of better luck and lived for ever in their nostalgia; classic songs like "O Sole Mio" sounding out equally from jukeboxes and the most prestigious opera theatres has been it's best ambassadors.
The career of Italian singer Pietra Montecorvino has become itself an homage to this rich music tradition. And no better example than her latest release, "Napoli Mediterranea". With the help of prestigious producer Eugennio Bennato (who's Taranta Power project has took by storm European World Music charts), Montecorvino takes back Neapolitan music to it's origins and roots in search of the deepest essence of Mediterranean culture. Heavy rhythmic percussion, the seductive surrounding sound of the oud maiking us thinkin' of the close Neaples is from the North of Africa, the misterious beat of the chiarra batente (a percussive guitar) and, doubtless, in the main role, Pietra's voice. You probably have not heard many things similar to the voice of this singer. It's raw, it'sgruff, it's bewildering…it's great. A voice that seems to come from an early time in the age of the Mediterranean completely steeped of it's esential flavour.
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