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Groupa
Frost
Founded in 1980 during the dawn of the modern Nordic roots music revival, this ensemble has always been at the forefront in innovating and reinventing folk music in Sweden and Norway. Now a trio of Mats Edén - fiddles; Terje Isungset - percussion and Jonas Simonson - flutes, they continue to explore and expand in 11 strong instrumental compositions based on traditional but reaching well beyond it

 


Rione Junno
Tarant Beat Project
The latest heir to Eugennio Bennato's TarantaPower movement is this young band of musicians who have learned from Bennato and moved forward into their own new territory. In the best of the tradition they are deeply indebted to the ancient songs while forging their own modern path, in the new Italian dedication to 'contamination.' Highly recommended.

 


La Cherga
fake no more
21st Century electro-roots music with a pan-Balkanic consciousness. La Cherga consist of six musicians, all from former Yugoslavia. Lead singer Irina Karamarkovic is a refugee from the Kosovo conflict while Nevenko Bucan, a Croat electronics wizard with a taste for dubbed out Balkan grooves, also fled the fiery nationalism that destroyed Tito's Yugoslavia. Other members come from Bosnia and Macedonia.

 


Chevan, Nizrahi and Afro-Semitic Experience
Yizkor: Music of memory
Composer and bassist David Chevan's Afro-Semitic Experience is joined by Jewish cantor Alberto Nizrahi for a contemporary look at Yizkor, a memorial service when sinners seek atonement, remember those who have passed before and contemplate the the transience of life. Carefully fusing modern American jazz, older American roots and ancient Hebrew traditions is no easy task, but Chevan and company prove more than up to the task on this 2008 exploration of modern American spiritually and musical experimentation.

 


Zegar Zivi
Zegar Zivi (Zegar Lives)
Powerful acapella group vocals, often using the wild beating-against-drone technique of groktenje, diple playing, goat-calling and church-bell ringing from a group of amazingly resilient Serbian singers who've moved back to their village of Žegar in the rocky hill-country of Dalmatia in Croatia – a region war-shattered in the 1990s and still depopulated, but beautiful and now peaceful - to rebuild their homes and pick up the threads of their lives and rich musical traditions. The album's title, and the group's name, means Žegar Lives.Recorded in Žegar in May 2007, produced by Andrew Cronshaw in collaboration with Svetlana Spajić. The digipak contains a 60 page booklet with many photos and extensive notes including the background story to the recordings (in English). Listen

 


various
Songs Across Walls of Separation
We have built walls around ourselves for centuries, trying (futilely) to protect ourselves from 'contamination.' This recording seeks to expose the emotional dimension around what building of walls do to individuals in a growing number of countries, presenting artists from Palestine, Morocco, Syria, Kashmir, Cyprus and Mexico performing together with American and European artists presenting their interpretations in English of the original songs. Artists include Rim Banna (Palestine), Mahmoud Gania (Morocco), Abdul Rashid Farash (Kashmir), Esmaeel Mdah (Syria), Michael Tterlikkas (Cyprus), Natacha Atlas (UK/Egypt), Tom Russell (USA), Mimi Goese (USA), Sarah Jane Morris (UK), Eva Dahlgren (Sweden) and Morten Harket (Norway). Produced by Erik Hillstad (Lullabies form the Axis of Evil) with musical direction by Knut Reiersud.

 


Amadou Sodia
Ça va se savoir
Amadou Sodia is a central figure in the vibrant music-scene of modern Guinea. Son of a poet, Amadou was born in the town of Fadama, close to the centre of present-day Guinea. He was born Amadou Doumbouya and it was as a Doumbouya that he joined the Horoya-Band, one of the most popular groups in Guinea in the 70s and 80s. While in demand for his mastery of the bolon (a 4-string harp), it is as a singer and composer that he's really made his mark. And on this recording, you get a telented backing worthy of greatness: Kante Manfila and Ousmane Kouyate on guitar, Djeli Moussa Diawara on kora, and Kerfala Kante and Sekouba Bambino on additional vocals. With its multi-layered arrangements that sensitively balance the electric with the acoustic, it is the perfect vehicle for a singer who is rooted in the past, yet singing for the present while looking to the future. Highly recommended.

 


Carola
I natt blir värden ny - Jul i Betlehem II
The norwegian vocalist presents a second collection of old and new Christmas songs in the Holy Nativity Church in Bethlehem, bringing moods and sounds from the region of the world where Christ was born. Her second visit to the city of David has inspired her to new interpretations of famous Christmas songs, featuring the musical expression of Bethlehem. Carola wonderful voice is complemented by musicians from Norway, Sweden and the Middle East.

 


Nando Citarella
Mozart....al chiaro di luna
Mozart's Don Giovanniis re-explored in traditional folk music and popular theatre with serenades, pazzarielli, tammorre, moaning songs, tarantelle, pizziche and lazzi. The CD contains a video track. Listen 1 | Listen 2

 


Claudia Bombardella Ensemble
Un Mondo Fra Le Mani
Clarinetist, saxophonist, accordionist, composer, singer, bandleader - Bombardella's 2008 recording is supported by an excellent ensemble of violin, viola, mandolin, guitars, bass, percussion and voices. Listen 1 / Listen 2

 


Uxia
Eterno Navegar
The 2008 release by the remarkble Galician singer Uxía is rooted in her native Galicia's tradition, but pulls together the music of Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde and making them her own. Produced by Uxía and Paulo Borges, the Portuguese pianist and composer from Azores Islands, these tracks showcase Uxía's melodious and intimate voice in a perfect set of 15 settings. The Lusophone musicians who contribute to this exploration include Sara Tavares, Tito Paris, Jon Luz, Zeca Medeiros, Julio Pereira, João Afonso, Paulo de Carvalho and Ruben Santos, Anxo Quinto Pinto and Quim Farinha. Highly recommended.

 


Kraja
Under Himmelens Fäste
Swedish vocalists Linnea Nilsson, Eva Lestander, Lisa Lestander and Frida Johansson are from Umeå in Sweden. Their unique four part harmony song arrangements and repertoire comprise traditional Swedish folk songs, love songs, humorous songs, dance lilts and chorales, in addition to some material of their own. The word 'Kraja' is in the Sami language and means "the place you long for". Critics and audiences have warmly embraced Kraja and the group has enjoyed performing for audiences all over Sweden, and in Germany, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Ukraine and Estonia. For this 2008 recording the ensemble has chosen to focus on some of Sweden's most cherished folksongs.

 


Sacha Silva
Anatomy of a Coup
An unusual ensemble mixes flamenco, Indian classical and modern music with heady questions of personal and political issues, music, as the band says, 'that reads the newspaper.' An original sound, adventurous but rooted in traditions from around the world, and not a hint of "world-beat' or 'world fusion.' Highly recommended

 


Enzo Favata Tentetto (featuring Tenores di Bitti)
The New Village
Sardinian musician and composer Favata has been roiling the roots-jazz of Italy for decades now, recording Cds and playing more than 2,000 concertsaround the world. He fuses tradition with a contemporary sense, forging a new music form folk, jazz and avant garde elements that are strictly original. He has studied classical and jazz saxophone, plays the soprano, sopranino and tenor sax, and the bass clarinet, as well as other ethnic wind instruments from Sardinia and elsewhere. Adding Latin, African and middle eastern influences, he has come up with a creative and original new sound that pays homage to the jazz greats while being beholden to no one. This recording features the incredible Tenores di Bitti, who offer not only their voices, but the inspiration of their melodies that are infused into the very core of Favata's new compositions.

 


Afrissippi
Alliance
The second round for this allianceof Senegalese roots and Mississippi blues, and every bit as solid as the first. Guelel Kumba - guitar, vocals, Eric Deaton - electric guitar, Kinney Kimbrough - drums, Justin Showah - bass, Papa Assane M'baye - percussion, Jeff Callaway - trombones Listen

 


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Dance of the Falcon - Ivo Papasov - 18.99
Ivo Papasov is a master of the Balkan clarinet whose fiery concerts have been acclaimed throughout the world. The album features traditional themes of sex and death: songs sung at weddings; music summoned to pacify the spirits; music to dance to; music to drink to. Ivo takes these potent songs and reinvents them in his own image. Dance of the Falcon takes inspiration from themes close to Ivo’s heart. “I’ve been wanting to record these tunes for a long time. They’ve been in my mind for years and I didn’t even dare to think that one day I’d be able to record them… My performances here are modern interpretations. But it’s good to look back and to remember who we are, where we come from and to preserve this music for our children and for those who will come after us.” The album, featuring drummer and regular Papasov sideman Salif Ali, and introducing Bulgarian jazz pianist Vasil Parmakov, was recorded by Messechina Music on location in Bulgaria.


Live in London (DVD) - Tinariwen - 21.99
Touareg desert rockers Tinariwen release their first Live DVD, featuring 12 songs filmed at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, December 2007. The sound track has been mixed and supervised by Justin Adams. Some of the Saharan guitar rebels' most popular songs appear on the DVD, including "Chet Boghassa", "Cler Achel", "Amassakoul 'n' Tenere" and "Matadjem Yinmixan". The DVD alsohas extras including an intimate 50 minute campfire interview with the band's founder, Ibrahim, tips on how to tie a "Shesh" (toureg turban) as well as a mini documentary on Tinariwen and more.

Banda Um - Gilberto Gil - 13.99
Gil's musical style incorporates an eclectic range of influences, including rock, Brazilian genres including samba and forró, African music, and reggae. This ‘best-of’ collection includes some of Gil’s most popular songs from the ‘80s.

Músicas Populares de la Guerra Civil - Brigada Bravo and Díaz - 17.99
Antonio Bravo (guitars and live looping) and Germán Díaz (zanfona, caja de música): Music, like all art, is not a question of numbers or tools, but of talent. If one is a virtuoso of the instrument - and Bravo & Diaz certainly are, it is a great start, but only a start. More than virtuosity is the capacity to transmit emotion, to evoke feelings with notes. To use as traditional melodies to elaborate sophisticated variations perceives pathway between the cult and the popular that, since the Renaissance, musicians have sought out. Bravo and Diaz have chosen from a popular Song Book of the Spanish Civil War and use it as ae departure point to a more modern work. In jazz, that "classical" music of XX Century, they have recreated the melodic schemes of a once mythical time to make sound them unexpected and new.

M´enfango - Dúmbala Canalla - 18.99
A wild and rambuctious band, this Barcelona-based band combines the traditional music of the Balkans with traditional Catalan music, swing and klezmer, the music of the Eastern European Ashkenazi Jews. The present a raucous festival music full of rich, often circus-like melodies.

Desnuda - Anabel Santiago - 17.99
La tonada, the traditional Asturian vocal music, translated to the 21st century. With the same impressive intensity as the legendary singers of that ancestral style, Anabel Santiago creates new musical settings in which her unique voice unfolds: from contemporary rock, pop and folk sounds to surprising cover versions of La Chicana and Johnny Cash: if Janis Joplin were Asturiana, she would probably sound like that. Her latest album strips off conventions and opens up her music to other styles like tango or country music (like Johnny Cash´s “Folsom Prison Blues”). A unique songer with a special approach to her music.

Ajvar and Sterz - Natasa Mirkovic-De Ro and Matthias Loibner - 17.99
Nataša Mirkovic-DeRo is a folk, rock, jazz, opera singer and ethnomusicologist from Sarajevo, Bosnia; Matthias Loibner is a truly innovative hurdy gurdy player from Austria, founded of the band Deishovida and has worked with Ross Daly. They interpret old songs and instrumental pieces from the Balkans - wedding music, dances, ballads, romances, drinking songs, children’s songs and lullabies - and give them exciting, new life but with respect for traditional roots. The duo received an Austrian World Music award in 2005.

Tribute to Oum Kalsoum - Various Artists - 19.99
In June 2001, on the occasion of the second Music Festival, the Institut du monde Arabe paid a resounding tribute to the great lady of Arab song. The same concert, an exceptional event, was then given as part of the "Les Orientales Festival" at Saint-Florent-Le-Vieil. It brought together a new generation of performers from various Arab nations such as Karima Skalli (Morocco), Abir Nasraoui (Tunisia), and Riham Abdelhakim (Egypt), accompanied by the National Arab music Ensemble of the Cairo Opera, conducted by Salim Sahhab. This album offers you live recordings of the best moments from the two concerts, as well as some of the most beautiful and moving songs associated with the "Star of the East."

Mireu el nostre mar - Ferran Savall - 21.99
Ferran Savall is the son of world-famous classical musicians Montserrat Figueras and Jordi Savall, was born in 1979. He began his professional musical career in 2001 singing in the SonAzul ensemble (funk, blues, jazz and flamenco fusion). Ferran's solo debut is a project that brings together his own music, pieces by South American authors and traditional Catalan folk songs. Savall felt that despite the great beauty and emotion of the old Catalan melodies, many of them had become anchored in a nostalgic past and no longer related to the younger generation. Therefore, to 'reawaken' them, he has infused them with the musical and multicultural influences of his own time.

Jerusalem (SACD) - Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall - coming soon
Jerusalem is simultaneously a Jewish, Arab and Christian city - a city of pilgrimage, exile and refuge. This project, the result of many years of fastidious research by Savall and Israeli musician Yair Dalal, aims to present many aspects of this city through the musical traditions of all three monotheistic religions. By bringing together the music of these seemingly disparate cultures without blurring their boundaries, Savall and Dalal demonstrate that they are in fact intimately related. To help make his point, he has collected a team of star musicians from many cultures. To supplement Savall's own groups, Hespèrion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Savall and Dalal are joined by sufi ensemble Al-Darwish and musicians from Armenia, Greece and Turkey. This amazing two super-audio CD set is accompanied by a 400 page book (in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Catalan, Hebrew and Arabic) that features discussions about the history, cultural background and other aspects of the musical selections.

Deus et diabolus - Al Andaluz Project - 17.99
The Spanish/Sephardic musicians of L'ham de Foc join Estampie, a German group known for its dedication to medieval music, in a recording made at the Dominican monastery of La Cartuja de Cazalla, near Sevilla and explore medieval Sephardic, Arabic, and Christian traditions.

Guldpolska - Karin Wallin - 18.99
The Swedish fiddler is from Skåne in the south. Wallin was born into a musical family in Helsingborg (her father was a musicologist specializing in folk music). She is a nominee for or winner of numerous folk music prizes and this solo recoridng shows why.

Maximalism - Katzen Kapell - 18.99
Their 4th recording is all instrumental and invokes classical, folk and jazz sources as it creates its own unique soundscape using accordion, voices, violin, grand piano, organ, marimba, vibraphone, drums, percussion, glockenspiel and double bass.

Historical Recordings of Swedish Folk Music XI - Tolv Manne - 18.99
Elg Lars Emanuel Andersson (1876-1966) was born in Tolvgården in Näset, Älvdalen, from which his name Tolv Manne comes. Together with his cousin Lars Orre from Rot and a third player Gereon Fält, he often played at special occasions and parties, at weddings or dances. A smallholder with a few cows and calves in the barn, in the summer-time he used to go up to the summer pasture, where he had the violin with him and played a tune or two after the day's work. Winter-time he was out working in the forest, and then the gang of loggers might be offered some entertainment with both the violin and a song. The recordings were made in 1957 by another fiddler, Ewert Åhs, apart from track 11 with Manne's daughter Agnes Rothman which was made in 1968 by Märta Ramsten, Svenskt Visarkiv, the Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research. 60 tracks: 58 with violin, one with Manne singing, one with his daughter Agnes Rothmans singing.

Historical Recordings of Swedish Folk Music XI - Ekor Anders - 18.99
Ekor Anders Andersson (1898-1983) was a farmer from Evertsberg in the parish of Älvdalen in northern Dalarna, where he lived all his life. His father lilted the old tunes, and Anders started playing a bit of harmonica when he was a little boy and started playing the fiddle around 20 years of age. Foremost among his teachers he mentions Pål Karl Persson (b. 1857). Later he also started composing tunes in an old style but with a definite personal touch. He was not only interested in the old fiddlers and their tunes but also started collecting stories and tales at an early age. At the beginning of the 1970s, with the newly kindled interest for traditional music, he attracted much attention from the younger generation, who were looking for role models to learn traditional playing from. In 1976 he received the finest award from the more official traditional music movement, the gold Zorn award. In 1983, the same year that he passed away at the age of 85, he received the Älvdalen culture prize. The recordings on this album were made by Ekor Anders himself in the years 1954-55. They were originally recorded on a wire-recorder, but these original recordings are lost. Ekor Anders transferred them to reel-to-reel tape himself, and probably the equipment was quite primitive, maybe the copy was even made through a microphone. In addition, the tape copy has aged so that the sound has deteriorated even further, so I ask the listener to bear with the sound quality. Apart from Ekor Anders himself playing the fiddle and telling stories, we hear his musician friends Sven Per (b. 1887) and Sven Lars Larsson (b. 1893) backing him on fiddle.

Historical Recordings of Swedish Folk Music XIII: Older Fiddlers - Various - 18.99
Features the Swedish fiddlers Herman Strömberg (born in 1882), Troskari Mats Olsson (1869-1972) & and zitherist Troskari Ingeborg Eriksson (1885-1961). 16 with Herman Strömberg on fiddle, recorded in 1952 on a wire recorder, later transfered to tape; 25 with Troskari Mats on fiddle , recorded in 1954 and 1962, of which 7 include Ingeborg on zither, and one where Ingeborg sings.

Troll Tunes - Roland Kejser and Anders Rosén - 18.99
A 30th anniversary recording by this noted Swedish duo: 14 are duets with fiddle and soprano sax; 15 are duets with traditional pipes.

Historical Recordings of Swedish Folk Music IX: Fiddler from Rättvik - Perols Gudmund Olsson - 18.99
Perols Gudmund Olsson (1890-1981) was one of Rättvik's foremost fiddlers of the 20th century. He was born and raised in Gärdebyn, in the southern part of the parish. His father, Perols Olof Olsson, was born 1842 and his mother, Anna Ersdotter, was born 1848. Gudmund was one of seven children. The others were Olof (1870-1956), Erik, Anders, Anna, Britta and Lars. The beautifully situated Gärdebyn offered not just a fantastic view over Lake Siljan but also a superb overview of the fiddling traditions of Rättvik with outstanding fiddlers both in his home village and the neighboring villages. Gudmund started playing fiddle at the age of eight on a borrowed instrument — "Fiddles were everywhere." He looked up to his older brother Olof as a model. A man who came to mean a great deal to Gudmund as a teacher was relative and neighbor Pers Gudmund Hansson (1839-1909). The booklet contains 32 pages of detailed notes in both English and Swedish, as well as a rich treasure-chest of archive photos.

Storis and Limpan - Storis and Limpan Band - temp out of stock-18.99
Swedish duo of Magnus "Storis" Holmstrom (nyckelharpa) and Tomas "Limpan" Lindberg (mandola, guitar, and Swedish buzoki), accompanied by other musicians

Under Himmelens Fäste - Kraja - 18.99
Swedish vocalists Linnea Nilsson, Eva Lestander, Lisa Lestander and Frida Johansson are from Umeå in Sweden. Their unique four part harmony song arrangements and repertoire comprise traditional Swedish folk songs, love songs, humorous songs, dance lilts and chorales, in addition to some material of their own. The word 'Kraja' is in the Sami language and means "the place you long for". Critics and audiences have warmly embraced Kraja and the group has enjoyed performing for audiences all over Sweden, and in Germany, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Ukraine and Estonia. For this 2008 recording the ensemble has chosen to focus on some of Sweden's most cherished folksongs.

Frost - Groupa - 18.99
Founded in 1980 during the dawn of the modern Nordic roots music revival, this ensemble has always been at the forefront in innovating and reinventing folk music in Sweden and Norway. Now a trio of Mats Edén - fiddles; Terje Isungset - percussion and Jonas Simonson - flutes, they continue to explore and expand in 11 strong instrumental compositions based on traditional but reaching well beyond it

Road To Damascus - Municipale Balcanica - 17.99
This group from Puglia offers a rich and ingenious synthesis of Eastern Europe sounds and Mediterranean flavors, expressed with inventiveness and energy and full of instrumental precision, always arranged with an attentive eye to jazz and improvisation.

Boghes e chiterra (Ethnica 29) - Denanni, Porcu, and Matzau - 18.99
Canti a chitarra del Logudoro (Sardegna) presents Sardinian singers and guitarists Gianni Denanni, Antonio Porcu and Tore Matzau in ten traditional songs from the island.

Terra 'e Motus - Tamburi Del Vesuvio - 17.99
Around the volcano Vesuvius, nando Citarella's Italian percussion emsemble meets the traditional drums of other cultures. Ancient Neapolitan rhythms and songs (tarantelle, tam-muriate, fronne, moresche) performed by a powerful world percussion orchestra and by the voices of Nando Citarella, Micha-ela Bernardini and Tiziana DAngelo.

Mozart....al chiaro di luna - Nando Citarella - 16.99
Mozart's Don Giovanniis re-explored in traditional folk music and popular theatre with serenades, pazzarielli, tammorre, moaning songs, tarantelle, pizziche and lazzi. The CD contains a video track. Listen 1 | Listen 2

Economy Class - Frigg - 16.99
Frigg return with their third studio album, advancing their place as young leaders of the Nordic roots music movement. Frigg continue to forge a unique concoction of string music from many cultures through the filter of their native traditions of Finland and Norway. With elements of Appalachian, Celtic, and Eastern European folk influences, this band of fiddles, bass, guiatar, mandolin and percussion delivers another brilliant collection.

Abballam - Tarantolati di Tricarico - 17.99
The 2008 recording byone of the founders of the 'new taranta' moevemnet in in southern Italy, led by painter, poet, architect, theater director, anthropologist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter Antonio Infantino. Listen 1 / Listen 2

Quando Il Merlo Canta - Tuscae Gentes - 17.99
Songs and sounds on the seasonal migrations in Tuscany across the Apennines, the Corsican and Maremma areas. Listen

Viva Faliero! - Tuscae Gentes - 17.99
Songs, sounds, stories around Val di Bisenzio and Tuscany, an homage to Val di Bisenzio and its poets, leading us in unexplored territories of folk songs.

Passi Verso Nord - Jessica Lombardi and Silvio Trotta - 17.99
Together they have a formidable reputation as members of Fiamma Fumana, Musicanti del Piccolo Borgo and other ensembles that have forged interesting paths in new Italian roots. This is an acoustic project from 2002 by the duo. Listen

Umpa Umpa - Trio Tresca - 17.99
A new look at making truly Tuscan music for dancing, celebrating the instruments and rhythms of the region. Folkworld writes: 'An appealing album of traditional dances and songs from Tuscany. The trio features guitar and other string instruments, accordion and flute/clarinet, playing themselves through a wonderful collection of quiet and toughtful songs full of atmosphere and lively dance tunes. What makes the album so highly appealing is the honesty and simplicity of the music - three instruments played with passion; there are still the edges, the natural live feeling, the liveliness in the music. The dance tunes are full of life and are likely to get any listener tapping his feet if not jumping up and dance. Traditional music as it should be - pure and simple and full of passion. There are not many folk albums that have as much a "live" feeling about it as this one. Recommended.'

Un Mondo Fra Le Mani - Claudia Bombardella Ensemble - 17.99
Clarinetist, saxophonist, accordionist, composer, singer, bandleader - Bombardella's 2008 recording is supported by an excellent ensemble of violin, viola, mandolin, guitars, bass, percussion and voices. Listen 1 / Listen 2

In Dote - Jessica Lombardi - 17.99
The new folk revival in Italy has been changing. It has passed both through an imitation level (that often made a caricature ) and a new elaboration one (which sometimes has meant a real manipulation of the original tunes). However, artists are still discussing how to reconcile the respect for the tradition, with the need to preserve its continuity through the modern languages of communication. Lombardi's work represents a good answer, approaching these ancient songs with agressive new ideas, demanding that the listener really listen and listen again.

Non Iàbbu e Non Maravìgghia - Malanova - temp out of stock-17.99
Exploring the roots of Sicily in an acoustic yet contemporary approach. Listen 1 and Listen 2

Tarant Beat Project - Rione Junno - temp out of stock-17.99
The latest heir to Eugennio Bennato's TarantaPower movement is this young band of musicians who have learned from Bennato and moved forward into their own new territory. In the best of the tradition they are deeply indebted to the ancient songs while forging their own modern path, in the new Italian dedication to 'contamination.' Highly recommended.

I Suoni Del Pollino - Sonate Calabresi - temp out of stock-17.99
A unique recording of music form Calabria, focused on piva (bagpipes) and chitarra battente (sometimes accompanied by flutes, cupa-cupa, percussion and voices) performed by Francesco Rusciano, Pietro Adduci, and Walter Astorino. Listen 1 | Listen 2

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