VV.AA. ::: Pietre preziose e oro fino

Old music & folksongs from South Italia

Courtesy of owlqaeda
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Terrific selection of South Italia countryside music. Recorded between 60s and 80s. 
Raw & crazy, hypnotic & scary, dirty & absolutely wonderful. 
Infectious rhythms and melodies, led by voices coming from another time. 
Moi J'Connais Records are proud to dig out this forgotten music for the pleasure 
of world and rock'n'roll music lovers. 
Put the record on your pick up and it will be spring time forever in your living room
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01 A. Turco & B. Spataro - Tarantella alla Bocchiglierisa - 01:41
02 V. Manti & Duo Lavilla - Stornelli alla Ghianota - 02:27
03 D.Catapano, A. & G. Ambrosio, L. & A. & G. Auricchio - A Puortici e a Resina Stanno ’e Belle - 03:42
04 P. Palumbo - Cu va e ccu Vene - 00:52
05 C. & B. Pansera - Tarantella du Jonica - 03:43
06 R. Abbate, G. Bidognetti, A. Salvi & musicisti - Ballo per Madonna dell’ Arco - 06:57
07 N. Badagliacco - Rarreri a me Finestra cc’è un Gghiardino - 01:33
08 M. Rinaldi & G. Di Maggio - Serenata a San Giovani Rotondo - 01:48
09 O. Caporizzo & F. Lo Vuolo - Tarantella di Paternopoli - 03:35
10 E. Gallina, G. Trombello & A. Manfrè - Canto a Due Voci con Marranzanu - 04:34
11 A. & S. Striano & A. Maio - Tammuriata di Casatori - 05:54
12 N. Corrado - Tarantella al Doppio Flauto - 01:04A1 - A. Turco & B. Spataro ~ Tarantella Alla Bocchiglierisa 
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2011 • Moi J'Connais Records MJCR007
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320 kbps CBR • cover art
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Pietre preziose e oro fino

Tiempo mancante ::: Live in Athens

Courtesy of martsou, a group I never heard of
This is a live recording of the Italian folk group Tiempo Mancante from a concert they gave in Athens in May 1985. This LP was printed only in Greece in a very limited number of copies
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Gianpiero Lotito: vocals, chitarra battente, acoustic guitar
Maurizio Lotito: vocals, tamburello, percussion
Mauro Di Domenico: classical, battente and acoustic guitar, bouzouki
Rosario Napolitano: drums, castnets, vocals on "Moresca"
Gianfranco Narracci: tamburello, percussion
Enzo Ciotola: violin
Ambra D'Amico: vocals
Giuseppe Acerbi: bass
Roberto Aglieri: flutes, ciaramella
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01 Mediterranea
02 Moresca
03 Tarantella nuova
04 O riavolo s' arrecreia
05 Madonna tu nun cagna culore
06 Il carro della fortuna
07 Antidotum tarantulae - taranta anonimo 600
08 Finale
09 Pizzica minore
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1985  
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256 kbps CBR • scans
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Live in Athens

Massimo Ferrante ::: Jamu

Following the astonishing U Ciucciu (fy 8090) in 2005 and Ricuordi (fy 8113) in 2006, here is the latest original release by MASSIMO FERRANTE. With Jamu, his commitment in researching the musical and social reality in Souther Italy is renewed. His unmistakable style and his unquestionable unique 12 strings guitar sound, mark this recording characterized by bold matchings. The first and last tracks stem out from the celebrated poem (divided in two sections) by Ingnazio Buttitta, Lingua e Dialettu, transformed in song thanks to the arrangement and the generous music interventions by Antonello Paliotti (classic guitar, bandoneon, mandolin, bass). The cue is given by the infamous lyrics (Un popolo / mettetelo in catene / spogliatelo / tappategli la bocca, / è ancora libero) (People, even if in chains, naked, silenced are still free), not less tough is the following verse (Un popolo / diventa povero e servo / quando gli rubano la lingua / ricevuta dai padri: / è perso per sempre)(People become poor and slave when the language given by its fathers is stolen: then is lost forever). Always by Buttitta are the lyrics of Lamentu pi la morti di Turiddu Carnivali, dedicated to the trade union leader killed by the Sicilian mafia in 1955, that FERRANTE interprets with the Catania guitar. An important recovering is Strina du judeo, a traditional chant of Calabria, here proposed with beautiful variations by Ferrante with Lutte Berg at the electric guitar, Lello Perarca bass and Enrico Del Gaudio drums. Strine are the traditional Christmas Carols, but this one is marked by caustically raging tones against civil and religious institutions. Ari cincu on the other hand is a joggese chant in a brass band style, in which Francesco Banchini clarinet performs. We carry on with the bitter and ironic Ha detto De Gasperi a tutti i divoti, interpreted by Ferrante in Black and white, following the ballad singer fashion, and with Tu compagno, originally by Canzoniere delle Lame, that Ferrante dedicates to all nowadays left winged politicians and to which Lutte Berg wittingly adds some sound “effects”. Again the Swedish born guitarist with Calabria born father is responsible for the crafty jazzy ‘U monacu. A solid Tarantella cannot be missed (Tarantella Minore), FERRANTE doesn’t leave out the Occitane minorities from Guardia Piemontese, in the Cosenza province, presenting here a surreal song in Lingue D’Oc (La piov e la fa soulelh)
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Massimo Ferrante: voice, 12-string guitar (2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11), Catanese guitar (5, 8, 10), Jew’s harp (11) 
Antonello Paliotti: classic guitar (1, 12), accordion (1, 12), mandolin (1), bass (1), voice (12), Catanese guitar (12)
Francopaolo Perreca: clarinet (1, 8, 12), flutes (11) 
Myriam Lattanzio: voice (2), harmony vocals (6, 8, 11) 
Lutte Berg: guitar (2), sax (2), electric guitar (3, 6, 8, 9, 11), guitars (7) 
Lello Petrarca: bass (3, 6, 7, 8, 11) 
Enrico Del Gaudio: drums (3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), big drum (4), snare drum (4), cymbals (4) 
Veruccia Ferrante: voice (4) 
Francesco Banchini: clarinet (4) 
Roberto Natullo: piccolo (4) 
Lorenzo Federici: trumpet (4) 
Mauro Marigliano: trombone (4) 
E Zèzi: scetavaiasse (6), whistle (6), burdillinu (6), harmony vocals (6) 
Ficu Fresche: harmony vocals (6, 8, 11) 
Sara Volpe: harmony vocals (6) 
Francesco Sansalone: harmony vocals (6, 11) 
Francesco Manna: tamburello (11), castnets (11), drum (12) 
Ignazio Buttitta: speaking voice (12)
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01 Lingua e dialettu - prima parte (3.01)
02 La piov e la fai soulelh (4.03)
03 Strina du judeo (4.00)
04 Ari cincu (4.03)
05 Ha detto De Gasperi a tutti i divoti (3.03)
06 Tu compagno (3.51)
07 Ninnananna joggese (4.05)
08 U monacu (4.51)
09 Tarantella minore (4.00)
10 Lamentu pi la morti di Turiddu Carnivali (4.09)
11 I fischi (4.00)
12 Lingua e dialettu - seconda parte (3.31)
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2009 • Felmay Records Fy 8158
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>  192 kbps VBR • complete scans
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Jamu

Ambrogio Sparagna ::: Festa della musica 2010

italian traditional music from the same guy who conceived and run "La Notte Della Taranta", here playing the "organetto diatonico" (some sort of a small accordion) and conducting this orchestra of traditional instruments also including the hurdy-gurdy. "Taranta d'Amore" is the title of their/his last record, here with a review copied from Amazon >>> Sparagna Ambrogio is one of the most important musicians from Italian folk music. His musical project which explores the Southern of Italy and the Mediterranean musical tradition involves his compositions and ballads. A wide range of both traditional and original songs, all is made to exalt the melodic inspiration and armonic richness of the Ambrogio Sparagna accordeon, as well as the acrobatic rhythmical force and passion of the tambourines, ciaramella (traditional oboe), and the beating guitar (a kind of guitar diffused in Southern Italy) of his musical friends. Ambrogio utilize Arts Comedy , with the Neapolitan Theatre masks which is a tradition of the music. This album for the Parco Della Musica label features a breathtaking number of musicians and traditional instruments 
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Ambrogio Sparagna
Clara Graziano
Silvia Gallone 
Francesco Pilosa 
Raffaele Romano 
Cristiano Califano 
Diego Micheli 
Ottavio Saviano 
Valentina Ferraiuolo 
Federico Laganá 
Eleonora Bordonaro 
Raffaello Simeoni 
Nora Tigges
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01 Suspiri de core
02 Cecilia 
03 Se potessi diventare 
04 Libera nos a malo
05 Sia benedettu chi fice lu mundu
06 Quanno so' morto
07 Dormi piccola carina
08 Gallo silvestre
09 Morte crudele
10 Taranta d'amore
11 Cinghiale distratto (me so' sognato er diavolo)
12 Donna lombarda
13 Strambotti
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La barcaccia/ Radio3 suite • Radio3 RAI
broadcasted from Sala B, RAI studios, via Asiago, Roma
June 21, 2010 
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FLAC • uploaded on dimeadozen by Survivor 69. Thank you
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Festa della musica 2010 part 1
Festa della musica 2010 part 2
Festa della musica 2010 part 3

VV.AA. ::: La notte del dio che balla

LA NOTTE DEL DIO CHE BALLA è andata in scena per la prima volta la sera del 25 luglio scorso (1998) a Cosenza
nel corso del festival "Invasioni". Il primo gruppo è salito sul palco alle nove e trenta e l'ultimo all'incirca verso
le tre del mattino. Quella sera hanno suonato: XICRO', il gruppo guidato da Antonello Ricci (etnomusicologo,
grande interprete del folk e virtuoso della chitarra battente), NIDI D'ARAC (gruppo leccese che parte da un
impianto musicale tipicamente trip hop, jungle e su cui opera una serie di innesti stilistici legati ai "terzinati"
ed alle "pizziche" della tradizione salentina), PANTAREI (il gruppo che ha elaborato un suono "etno-dub", e che,
quella sera, lavorò sugli effetti della decelerazione del ritmo), SUD SOUND SYSTEM (già molto popolari, non
solo a Cosenza, che per primi negli ultimi anni, hanno mischiato rap, impegno e dialetto), MADASKI (grande
manipolatore di suoni e costruttore di ritmi tecno), e naturalmente, verso la metà del concerto, io stessa.
Quella sera cercai di creare un "meltin'-sound" durante il mio set, portando contemporaneamente sul palco,
parte del mio gruppo abituale, Sasà Flauto alla chitarra e Flavio Zanon al basso, e poi Antonello Ricci alla
chitarra battente e voce, Alessandro Coppola e Ermanno Castriota dei Nidi d'Arac, rispettivamente tamburello
e violino, Pantarei Leon, Gianni Pierabella, Cesare Allah e Davide Grottelli dei Pantarei, alle percussioni,
batteria, system e fiati.
Ormai la musica (e il concerto in particolare) non è più vissuta come l'esperienza alta del singolo artista che si
offre agli altri, ma sempre di più come un rito collettivo durante il quale i musicisti sono attori e sciamani di un
forte spostamento psichico:"saltano", cioè, e fanno "saltare" chi ascolta, in uno stato emozionale fuori
dell'ordinario. Anche quella sera fu così, ancora una volta la musica svegliò "il Dio che balla". La funzione della
danza è quella di "agire la musica, di tradurla in un nuovo linguaggio. Chi balla mostra di non subire
passivamente la musica, ma attraverso i movimenti del corpo, ne certifica il potere e aggiunge nuovi significati.
Quella sera fu così, le oltre duemila persone presenti ballarono fino a notte fonda, forse non del tutto ignari
del fatto che, grazie al potere della musica, si stavano con entusiasmo lasciando posseder da forze misteriose
e liberatorie, che la vita di tutti i giorni tende a mantenere sopite, ma che lamusica sveglia e che,
per un tempo difficile da misurare con gli strumenti della ragione, trasforma il corpo di ognnuno nel "cavallo
degli dei"
Teresa De Sio
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THE NIGHT OF GOD dancing is staged for the first time on the evening of 25 July (1998) in Cosenza during the festival "Invasion". The first group took the stage at half past nine and the last about three o'clock in the morning. That night they played: XICRO ', the group led by Antonello Ricci (ethnomusicologist, a great interpreter of folk and guitar virtuoso flying), NIDI D'ARAC (Lecce group drawn from a music system typically trip hop, jungle and on which work a series of stylistic grafts related to "triplet" and the "pinch traditional Salento) Pantarei (the group that developed a sound" ethno-dub ", and
that night, worked on the effects of deceleration in the rate) SOUTH SOUND SYSTEM (already very popular, not only in Cosenza, who first in recent years, mixed rap, commitment and dialect) Madaski (great manipulator of sounds and builder techno rhythms), and of course, mid-concert, myself.
That night I tried to create a "meltin'-sound" during my set, bringing simultaneously on stage, part of my regular group, Sasa Flute Flavio Zanon on guitar and bass, and then Antonello Ricci on guitar and vocals swing, Alessandro Coppola and Ermanno Castriota of Nursery Arac, tambourine and violin respectively, Pantarei Leon, Gianni Pierabella, Caesar and David Grottelle of Allah Pantarei, percussion, drums, wind instruments and systems.
Now the music (and especially the concert) is no longer seen as the high experience of the individual artist who gives to others, but increasingly a collective ritual during which the actors and musicians are shamans a strong psychological shift "jump", that is, and they "jump" the listener in an emotional state out of the ordinary. That evening was so once again the music woke "the God who dances." The function of dance is to "do the music, turn it into a new language. Who dance shows not submit passively to the music, but through body movements, certifies the power and adds new meanings. That night was so, the more than two thousand people present danced into the night, perhaps not altogether ignorant of the fact that, thanks to the power of music, they were leaving with enthusiasm by mysterious forces possess and disclaimers that life every day tends to keep dormant but Lamus alarm and that
for a time difficult to measure with the tools of reason, turns the body in ognnuno "horse of the gods"
Teresa De Sio (Google translation)
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01 Santu Paulu mia di Galatina - 0:18
02 Teresa De Sio - Pizzica tarantata - 6:54
03 Agricantus - Maarja - 6:56
04 Teresa De Sio - Salta salta - 4:24
05 Xicrò - Canto dell'aquila - 5:53
06 Pantarei - Ritmicamente - 6:00
07 Il Parto delle Nuvole Pesanti - Ballo senza piedi - 6:19
08 Nidi d'Arac - Ronde noe - 4:18
09 Ambrogio Sparagna - Pizzica pizzica - 3:03
10 RestArt - RestArtarant - 4:24
11 Addosso Agli Scalini - Pisca pisca piscatò - 4:24
12 Vinicio Capossela - Il ballo di San Vito - 3:26
13 Daniele Sepe - Tarantella calabrese - 4:43
14 Pizzica tarantata - 0:57
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1999 • CNI CNDL 11135
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La notte del dio che balla

Terre del Sud ::: Musiche e balli tradizionali

Southern Land was founded in Abruzzo in 2003 by a group of friends united by the desire to reproduce and enhance the musical culture of southern Italy as a whole, tracing the common traits that link the different forms of expression - songs and dances - of our tradition.
Particular attention was paid to field observation of some phenomena related to the discovery by the younger generations of popular culture and its values and identity, in opposition to record industry’s standardization
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Cinzia Frattura: vocals, castanets
Martina Spadano: vocals
Mimmo Spadano: vocals, guitar, battente guitar, recorder
Emanuele Spadano: vocals, accordion, guitar, percussion
Marco Pellicciotta: violin 
Alessandro Innamorati: frame drums, goblet drum, percussion
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01 La sarenata de lu ‘mbriache - Abruzzo  
02 Quande la fija me faceve le sagne - Abruzzo  
03 Filia (pizzica) - Puglia  
04 Fronne d’autunne - Abruzzo  
05 Iappeca iappeca (saltarella) - Abruzzo  
06 Giuvinotte e signurine (tammurriata) - Campania  
07 Sott’a la casa me’ (pizzica) - Abruzzo  
08 Sand’Andonie a lu deserte - Abruzzo  
09 Malarazza - Sicilia  
10 L’amore e’ ‘na pazzia - abruzzo  
11 Vola vola vola - Abruzzo  
12 Riturnella - Calabria  
13 L’uocchie de la regginelle - Abruzzo  
14 Tirituppe a lu murtare (saltarella) - Abruzzo  
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2008 • Musicomania record production DDD230 
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Musiche e balli tradizionali

Marcello Vitale ::: Chitarra battente

'The beating guitar' of Vitale is already well known to fans of Eugenio Bennato, as Vitale is an integral member of the Bennato Taranta Power family. Here is his "solo" recording, focused on the guitar and lightly accompanied by percussion, guitars, oud, mandocello and tamburello. Vocalists include Vitale, Daniela Bonaventa and Paolo Agrippa
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Marcello Vitale: battente guitar, electric battente guitar (10), classical guitar (11), vocals (11)
Erasmo Petringa: percussion (01, 02, 03, 08, 10, 11), bass (01, 08, 10, 11), mandocello (02, 06), oud (10)
M'Barka Bentaleb: percussion (02, 05, 08, 11)
Leonardo Massa: calascione (02)
Emidio Petringa: tamburello (05)
Paola Agrippa: vocals (01)
Daniela Bonvento: vocals (08)
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01 Ballo di San Rocco  
02 Tarantella napoletana  
03 Pizzica per chitarra sola  
04 Mesoraca  
05 Beneventana  
06 Saintes Maries de la mer  
07 Sonata alla montemaranese  
08 Preguntas  
09 Tarantella di Maria Nardò  
10 Se tratta de taranta  
11 Muntanara  
12 Ninna nanna per Rossana 
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2002 • RAI Trade/Taranta power
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Chitarra battente 

Eugenio Bennato ::: Che il Mediterraneo sia

Already posted on January 21, 2008, but, courtesy of Miguel at SFRP, here you can download a higher bitrate copy and, furthermore, complete booklet scans
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Erasmo Petringa: cello, mandocello, bass, double bass, electric guitar
Marcello Vitale: battente and electric guitar s
'Mbarka Bentaleb: voice, percussion
Zaina Chabane:  voice
Roberto Menonna: battente guitar
Pietra Montecorvino: vocals
Eugenio Bennato: vocals, guitars, mandola
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01 Che il Mediterraneo sia  3'40"  
02 Ninna nanna 2002 (Eugenio)  2'24"
03 Taranta sound  3'27"
04 Io te cerco scusa  2'58"
05 Parekemore (frammento)  0'25"
06 Popolo di tammurriata  3'33"
07 Global ghetto  3'04"
08 Se tratta de taranta  2'58"
09 Frontiere antimusicali  3'37"
10 Ninna nanna 2002 (Pietra)  2'30"
11 Vola  2'59"
12 Ai naviganti in ascolto  4'53"
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2002 • Rai Trade - Taranta Power • DiscMedi DM 762-02 
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Che il Mediterraneo sia

I Picari ::: ta… TTa… TTta

Young people from Bologna falled in love with pizica and then extended their interests to the music of the whole Southern Italy
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Fabrizio Dell'Atti: lead guitar, flute
Marco Pellegrino: frame drums, accordion
Giorgio Del Vecchio: frame drums, castanets, triccheballacche
Gigi Caputo: tammorre, castanets, percussion, marranzano, vocals
Olga Scotto: vocals, castanets
Anna Andrei: voice, violin and bells
Marco De Paola: accordion, guitar accompanying article
Gianni Di Pietrangelo: accordion, palo de agua
Gianluca "maestro" Sia: Soprano sax, mandolin
Luigi Cuna: violin
Annalisa Forleo: dances
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01 Pizzica taranta spaziale (contro i ragni galattici)      3:14  
02 Cicerenella      4:08  
03 Cozze ci tene cozze      5:01  
04 Intermezzo #1      0:11  
05 Nu jurne (tammurriata napoletana)      5:16  
06 Pizzica acqua e terra      9:07  
07 Kali nifta      4:31  
08 La favola di Colapesce      7:45  
09 Interezzo #2      0:32  
10 Tarantella a Ciré      6:25  
11 Stornelli      4:11  
12 Intermezzo #3      0:10  
13 Niuciaula      1:37  
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freely downloadable on the web, not commercially released, I think
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ta… TTa… TTta

Micrologus & Quartetto vocale di Giovanna Marini ::: Cantico della Terra

The Italian Micrologus Ensemble combines here explicitly with Italian traditional singers to create a buzzy, earthy sonority
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Patrizia Bovi: singing, harp
Adolfo Broegg: lute
Goffredo Degli Esposti: double flute, bagpipe, cennamella
Gabriele Russo: vielle, lyre
Bruno Bonhoure: singing
Alessandro Quarta: singing
Stefano Vezzani: ciaramella
Alberto Berettini: singing
Quartetto Vocale di Giovanna Marini
Giovanna Marini: singing
Patrizia Bovi: singing
Francesca Breschi: singing
Patrizia Nasini: singing
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01 Nicholay sollemnia - Benedicamus Trope 
02 Sonet vox ecclesie - Benedicamus Trope
03 Passione di Diamante - Trad., Calabria
04 Miserere di Santu Lussurgiu - Trad., Sardegna
05 O divina Virgo flore - Lauda, Cortona Ms 91
06 Dami conforto Dio et alegrança - Lauda, Cortona Ms 91
07 Passione di Giulianello - Trad., Lazio
08 Stava la Madre - Trad. di Blera, Lazio
09 Iam lucis orto sidere - Chant
10 Kyrie eleison - Trope
11 Gloria
12 Sanctus
13 Miserere di Sessa Aurunca - Trad., Campania
14 Gloria di Montedoro - Trad., Sicilia
15 Chi vol lo mondo despreççare - Lauda, Cortona Ms 91
16 Submersus jacet Pharao - Benedicamus Trope
17 O Lylium convallium - Benedicamus Trope
18 Madonna Santa Maria - Lauda, Cortona Ms 91
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2000 • Opus 111 30-277
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Cantico della Terra part 1
Cantico della Terra part 2

Antonio Infantino ::: Magic tarantella

disc 1 - Active memories - Signs of eternity

Tarantella segreta
01 Doodendans - Memento mori (Thysius/1600)
02 Antidotum tarantulae (Kircher/1673) 
03 Trillo del diavolo (Tarantini /1692-1770)
Tarantella alla viggianese
04 Stiglianese (Iyrics A. Infantino)
05 Capuanese (trad)
06 Rondò (S. Storace/7753) 
07 Tarantellas (trad./1700) 
08 Sorrentina (trad./7840) 
09 Fnestra ca luciv  (trad)
Tarantella alla siciliana 
10 Ciuri-ciuri (trad) 
11 L'ergastolo (trad) 
12 La vicariota (trad) 
13 La picuraru (trad) 
14 Abballati (trad) 
15 Sefardita (trad)
Tarantela alla calabrese
16 Verginella (trad) 
17 Ra Maronna (trad)
18 Viddanedda (Iyrics A. Infantino) 
19 Viddanedda (trad) 
20 Bersagliera (trad)
Tarantella alla pugliese
21 Pizzica indiavolata (trad)
22 Pizzica sorda (trad)
23 Rusciu ru lu mar (trad) 
24 Kalinifta (trad)
25 Carpinese (trad)
26 Garganica (trad)
Tarantella alla lucana 
27 Ru mont (trad)
28 Balestra (trad)
29 Cuscia (Iyrics A. Infantino)
30 Lucana (trad)
31 Pizzica-pizzica (A. Infantino)
Tarantella all'abruzzese 
32 Cade l'uliva (trad)
Tarantella alla napoletana
33 Te vogn'ben (trad)
34 Iamm-iamm (trad)
35 Alla fiera (trad)
36 Cicirinella (trad)
37 La danza (G. Rossini/1792-1868)
Tarantella ariosa (all'Italiana)
38 Cari luoghi (G. Donizetti/1799-1848)
39 La muta di Portici (F. Liszt/1811-1886)
40 Questa o quella (G. Verdi/1813-1901)
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Music elaboration, project research and arrangements: Antonio Infantino
Antonio Infantino: vocals on Stiglianese, Viddanedda, Pizzica-Pizzica
Katherine E. Whitehouse Infantino: vocals on Lu Picuraro, Abballati, Rusciu ru lu mar, calinifta, Carpinese, Garganica
Filomena Di Dio: vocals on Cuscia 
Katia Magnani: soprano vocals on Iamm-lamm
Chorus
Katherine E. Whitehouse Infantino, Christina Whitehouse Infantino & Filomena Di Dio on Stiglianese, Viddanedda, Pizzica-Pizzica, Iamm-Iamm, Questa o Quella
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An exact aural reproduction of the Tarantella has been made possible for the first time through numeric transposition. Popular Tarantellas that have been passed down orally and classical Tarantellas that belong to the written tradition have been interwoven to create a new backdrop which highlights both rhythm and melody. Add to this the individual characteristics which are singular to each region and the result is a rich and varied tableau. The Tarantella is the coming together of DANCE-SOUND-COLOUR as a means to catharsis. If you dance you will find that each piece will require you to perform different steps until ultimately you feel you are on a path that will lead you to transcend the material, that will take you from the earth to the heavens, from darkness to light.
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Magic tarantella disc 1 part 1
Magic tarantella disc 1 part 2
Magic tarantella disc 1 track 39
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disc 2 - Exorcistic taranta – Between order and chaos

2006 01. L'alba è nuova 
1966 02. Ho la criniera da leone 
 03. Alla mia età  
1970 04. Teatro instabile  - live in Naples 
1975 05. Vuressia  
 06. Pezzca-pezzca 
 07. Cubba-cubba 
 08. Avola 
1976 09. La gatta mammona 
 10. La morte bianca 
1977 11. Grazie tante /A mezzogiorno /Contromalocchio 
 12. Piazza del sud /Vengo da Gerusalemme - live in Florence 
1978 13. Superstrada 
 14. E canto 
1984 15. Fattoria 
1989 16. Werklied (Liberata) 
1994 17. Al mare - live in USA 
 18. Cubba-cubba - live in USA 
 19. Vuressia - live in USA 
2000 20. Pezzca-pezzca/Abbal bell  - live in Bologna 
2004 21. Tar "a ruota"  - live in Rome
 22. Tar "a coppia"  - live in Rome
 23. Tar "a solo  - live in Rome 
2006 24. Tutto scorre 
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vocals: Antonio Infantino, Victoria B. Whitehouse Infantino, Katherine E. Whitehouse Infantino, Christina F. Whitehouse Infantino
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True to the spirit of the Tarantella and Tarantism, Antonio Infantino has travelled around the world achieving real liberation, as if by exorcism, in different spheres be they psychological, social, mystical, philosophical or artistic. This multifacetted approach to life has resulted in a unique, multidimensional achievement. This CD features a LIVE PERFORMANCE because it best conveys the special magical bond which always happens between Antonio Infantino and his audience.
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Magic tarantella disc 2 part 1
Magic tarantella disc 2 part 2
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a couple of very peculiar recordings I don't like very much and a troubled uploading

Hellenic musical tradition in South Italy

This cd was published by the Greek label Peloponnesian folklore Foundation. It contains field recordings about the musical tradition of the Hellenic comunities in Salento, Calabria adn Sicily. Sorry no booklet, only track list. I'll try to scan it soon.

greek musical tradition

Saludos desde Andalucía!

Cantodiscanto ::: Malmediterraneo

courtesy of kramden at SFRP-CJW
a fine Italian ensemble whose musical vision, while sharply focused on their homeland, also takes in cultures from other Mediterranean lands. They have performed all over Europe, including festivals in Germany, Belgium and Portugal
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Roberto Bartoli – double-bass 
Paolo Caruso – percussions 
Guglielmo Pagnozzi – wind instruments 
Guido Sodo – guitars, vocals 
Silvia Testoni – vocals 
featuring : 
Gabin Dabire – vocals 
Faisal Taher – vocals 
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Felice Del Gaudio – double-bass 
Lao Kouyaté – kora 
Carlo Loiodice – accordion 
Massimo Zanotti – trombone 
Corrado Carnevali – viola 
Federico Ferri – cello 
Paolo Mora – violin 
Alessandra Talamo – violin 
Paolo Quilichini – arrangements for the string quartet 
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01. Malmediterraneo (G. Sodo) 
02. I’ te cunzolo (S. Tarallo / G. Sodo) 
03. Bandera (G. Dabire / G. Sodo / S. Tarallo) 
04. A chi vò ’sta guerra (G. Sodo / F. Taher) 
05. Tu m’ he lassato (G. Sodo) 
06. 4 giorni 1 storia (S. Tarallo / G. Sodo) 
07. Figlia d’a luna (G. Sodo / F. Del Gaudio / P. Quilichini) 
08. Ma ch’ ê fari (P. Caruso) 
09. Faisal (G. Sodo / F. Taher) 
10. Hamama (trad.) 
11. Scuorno (G. Sodo) 
12. Dint’ e for a (S. Tarallo / G. Sodo) 
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2003 • Forrest Hill
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mp3 (LAME) files @ 320kbs (not many graphics beyond the covers, sorry to say...but the lyrics are included as Word documents) 
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Malmediterraneo

Massimo Ferrante ::: Ricuordi

Approximately one year on from the release of his debut album, U Ciuccio (Felmay fy 8090) MASSIMO FERRANTE is back with another collection of pieces culled from the folk heritage of Southern Italy. With his trusty twelve-string and his inimitable voice, a voice that is strong though never strident, and muscular and passionate enough to do justice to the songs of the Mediterranean, FERRANTE interprets a repertoire of music taken from a variety of geographical and stylistic areas. Navigating between personal memory and new discoveries FERRANTE finds the right balance, interpreting his material in such a way as to bring out the similarities and differences of songs with a decidedly rétro flavour. FERRANTE’s versions steer clear of uniformity and the flatness of a generic Mediterranean, managing in fully exploiting the many nuances and shadings of a composite, heterogeneous cultural region that is nonetheless not without its patches of common ground. His new CD RICUORDI includes songs of protest and other social themes, stornelli, legends set to music, songs of celebration, singer storyteller numbers and dance tunes. Their sources are numerous, ranging from old LPs or tapes bought from village fetes to ethnomusicologists’ collections, while often FERRANTE relies purely on memory, recalling and reproducing songs heard in his youth while playing bingo with his aunt or during festivals and other community gatherings. And there’s no shortage of surprises either, such as his reworking of Georges Moustaki’s “En Méditerranèe” a French ballad from the early 1970s whose chiaroscuro atmosphere FERRANTE captures perfectly; or a somewhat jazzed-up version of “Rosso colore”, a migration song composed by the late and much missed Pierangelo Bertoli. Among the numerous first rate guest musicians who contributed to the recording are Francesco Migliaccio (accordion), Enrico Del Gaudio (drums), Roberto Giangrande (double bass), Francesco Banchini (clarinet), Rino Saggio (flute and sax), Leonardo Massa (cello), whose finely executed parts are brilliantly interwoven in FERRANTE’s seductive, exquisitely produced arrangements. For FERRANTE’s art consists in making universal material that only the most superficial of listens could deem to be the fruit of local cultures
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01  Vijershë 1.03 
02  La Ceserina 3.50 
03  La gallinella 4.44 
04  La leggenda di Colapisci 5.20 
05  Piripiriddri 0.18 
06  ‘A nuvella 4.40 
07  Aria Pianettese 4.32 
08  En Méditerranée 4.21 
09  ‘A strina ara cusintina 5.46 
10  E’ fatta notte 4.29 
11  ‘A tarantula 3.48 
12  Fiore de tutti i fiori 4.59 
13  La Santa Caterina dei pastai 1.47 
14  Rosso colore 5.55 
15  Valljia 3.22 
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2006 • Dunya Felmay Fy 8113
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Ricuordi part 1
Ricuordi part 2
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VV.AA. ::: Lezioni di tarantella

Eugenio Bennato plays alongside some old musicians in this hard to find record
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Antonio Piccinino: vocals
Maccarone Antonio: vocals
Gigi Toma: vocals
Margherita D'Agnese: vocals
Mimmo Gallo: vocals
Nicola Gentile: vocals
Giuseppe Di Mauro: vocals
Giuseppe Gallo: bass
Roberto Menonna: battente guitar
Marco Di Mauro: French guitar
Eugenio Bennato: guitar
Adriano Di Dio: tamburello
Gino Gambale: accordion
Beniamino Palmieri: accordion, vocals
Achille D'Agnese: accordion, vocals
Umberto Cantone: clarinet
Salvatore Megna: big drum, Jew’s harp, vocals
Danilo Gatto: zampogna a chiave, snare drum
Antonio Critelli: pipita
Andrea Sacco: vocals
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01 Montanara 
02 Fanfara 
03 Tarantella montemaranese
04 Lu rusciu de lu mare 
05 Occhi turchini 
06 Rodianella 
07 Montemaranese cantata 
08 Menza cutrisa 
09 Rodianella 
10 Stella lucente 
11 Ninna nanna 
12 Montanara 
13 Ballo per chitarra 
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Most of the tracks at 128 kbps, sorry
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Lezioni di tarantella
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Briganti di frontiera ::: Briganti di frontiera

Subtitled Canti d'ammore e di briganti alla frontiera pontificia 1798-1865 it was released two hundred years after Fra Diavolo dead. He was a famed outlaws, sung in songs, tales and movies
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Pierluigi Moschitti: percussion, winds, frame drums
Stefano Moschetti: acoustic and battente guitars, voice
Emanuela Mastrobattista: voice, clarinet
Antonello Rosati: voice, guitar
Fabio Pannozzo: mandolin, mandola
Federico Iacovacci: meldeon, accordion
Ettore Panno: voice, guitar
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01 - E so' e brigante - 3.12
02 - Mo' che so' giovane - 3.49
03 - Li piedi zoppi - 2.54
04 - Canto di Sanfedisti - 3.59
05 - Michelemmà - 3.44
06 - Frà Diavolo - 4.31
07 - Ninnananna di S. Anna - 3.51
08 - Il brigante Chiavone - 4.16
09 - Amata perla - 4.09
10 - Vulesse addeventare - 3.07
11 - Marinesca - 3.42
12 - All'arrabiata - 4.18
13 - Brigante se more - 3.18
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2006
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Briganti di frontiera 

Eugenio Bennato ::: Sponda sud

Newest one by the founding member of NCCP and Musicanova
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01. Sponda sud 3:38   
02. Ritmo di contrabbando 3:57   
03. Canzone per Beirut 3:09  
04. Lucia e la Luna 4:14  
05. Ogni uno 3:56  
06. Italia minore 4:19   
07. Verso il sole 3:51  
08. Lua napolitana 4:19  
09. Alla festa della taranta 4:03  
10. Angeli del sud 3:14  
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2006 • Taranta Power, Radio Fandango, Lucky Planets
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Sponda sud
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Sponda sud

Otello Profazio ::: Il filo di seta

Otello Profazio has been the most well known Southern Italian folk singer for so many years. Don't mind the orrible cover art
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01 Il filo di seta 0.55
02 Lu chiusu e lu tisu 0.24
03 Serenata 2.25
04 Catarineddha mia 0.42
05 Pilu pilu pilu 1.12
06 Omaggio alla bellezza 0.32
07 Quandu l'aceddhu pizzica la fica 2.53
08 Chiacchiere di cantastorie 1 0.22
09 L’aquila 1.57
10 Chiacchiere di cantastorie 2 0.26
11 L’arcipreviti 0.57
12 Carmilina, nesci ad abballu 0.57
13 Preti, commare e gatti 1.25
14 U cunigliu 2.21
15 Lu ciarrabbaddhazzu 1.29
16 Tarantella cantata 0.39
17 Vitti la beddha mia supra a na' parma 0.50
18 La bampa di lu focu 2.56
19 Gira e vota 2.34
20 La mamma 11.49
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2006 • Elca sound CVCD 1006 
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Il filo di seta

Ambrogio Sparagna ::: Vorrei ballare

Courtesy of gattona at SFRP forum - Classic, Jazz, World 
The Italian accordionist explores tarantella and songs from the Appenines in his own compositions and traditional songs and ballads, joined by a BIG banda organetti (melodeons - I count about 15-20?) with percussion, harp, voices, bass, ciramella and chitarra battente. It's quite a sound - if you think there is such as thing as too many accordions, then this CD is not for you! 
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01 Vorrei ballare
02 Il gallo silvestre
03 L'asino che balla
04 La rana guardiana
05 Fiore d'aprile
06 Gira la canzone
07 La pecora fedele
08 Attaranta
09 Dormi piccola carina
10 Il cinghiale distratto
11 E' festa
12 La rondine aurunca
13 Le galline in girotondo
14 La palomba gentile
15 Il fischio della papera
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2001 • Finisterre FTCD14
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a mere 128 kbps, no covers
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Vorrei ballare
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Vorrei ballare

L'Arpeggiata ::: La tarantella. Antidotum tarantulae

A fascinating, original crossover of folk and classical, with the musicians of the early music ensemble L’Arpeggiata joining the illustrious singers Galeazzi and Beasley, performed on modern and ancient instruments including chitarra battente, lutes, harp, psaltry. It's a mix of traditional songs and composed works form the 17th century, which gives it a unique and uncompromising quality. 
With Alfio Antico, Eero Palviainen, Marcello Vitale and many other fine musicians. Includes detailed notes in French and English. 
In 1630 a strange disease called “Tarantism” struck Italy. It was attributed to a spider’s bite with alternating symptoms of exaltation and prostration. Tarantella are enchanting songs and dances meant to heal the patient by creating a state of trance
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Lucilla Galeazzi - chant 
Marco Beasley - chant, tamburi a cornice 
Alfio Antico - chant, tamburi a cornice 
Christina Pluhar - harpe baroque, théorbe, guitare baroque, chitarra battente 
Eero Palviainen - archiluth, guitare baroque 
Edin Karamazov - colascione, archiluth 
Marcello Vitale - chitarra battente, guitare baroque 
Eduardo Eguez - guitare baroque, chitarra battente 
Elisabeth Seitz - psaltérion 
Johanna Seitz - lirone, viole 
Paulina Van Laarhoven - lirone, viole 
Pierre Boragno - cornemuse 
Michèle Claude - percussions 
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01. La Carpinese 
02. Lu gattu la sonava la zampogna 
03. Tarantella Napoletana, tono hypodorico 
04. Lu passariellu 
05. Lamento dei mendicanti 
06. Luna luneda 
07. Ah, vita bella! 
08. Tarantella del Gargano 
09. Pizzicarella mia 
10. Silenzio d'amuri 
11. Tarantella calabrese 
12. Sogna fiore mio 
13. Tarantella italiana 
14. Tu bella ca lu tieni lu pettu tundu 
15. Pizzica ucci 
16. Lu povero 'ntonuccio 
17. Antidotum tarantulae 
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2002 • Alpha 503 • 320 kbps mp3, including full booklet scans 
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La tarantella
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La tarantella