Bregada Berard ::: Bon Nadal Occitania

Bon Nadal Occitania, is a collection of compositions from the tradition conceived to commemorate Christmas. This is the unusual soundtrack for the upcoming Festivities recommended by BREGADA BERARD, the collective alter ego of Sergio BERARDO, charismatic leader of Lou Dalfin and reputed representative of the Occitany music and culture.
If it might sound an unusual BERARDO what comes out of the first notes of this recording, considered his commitment in organising and discovering of traditional Occitany tune, we do not have to forget that this artist from the Cuneo Valleys has always been, from the start, a severe and passionate researcher of the patrimony of his lands, of which he successfully recomposed the music repertoire for hurdy-gurdy. 
In his new record BERARDO’s wide instrumental musical knowledge thrives, his role as director of the entire operation named BREGADA BERARD is evident. The result is a journey back in time that easily and naturally draws us through the Christmas sounds that used to echo in the Occitany Valleys in medieval times. 
Chants and melodies presented by BREGADA BERARD show us their artistic depth and proves how cantar Nadal or cantar nové used to be deeply rooted in their people’s life.
It is the tradition of the singing nativity to powerfully rise, expression of an authentic popular tradition never choked by ritual restrictions, oozing spirituality and shared participation. BERARDO dots the record with multiple instrumental gems (hurdy-gurdy in D, hurdy-gurdy in G, semiton (melodeon), piva d’Estròp, boha, bodega, clarin, flabuta and ton-ton, fifre, fluta de cabra, aboés, saz) together with talented musicians who unconditionally supported the project: Valeria Benigni and her remarkable voice, Francesco Giusta and Federico Silvestri (ghironde), Roberto Fesia (keyboard), Dino Tron (musetas), Riccardo Serra (drums), Mario Poletti (mandolin, bouzouki), Emma Rouault (cello), Luca Biggio (sax), Marco Martinetto (harmonium), Patrick Rougeot and Jean Paul Faraut (galobet-tamborin), the Choir l’Escabòt directed by Fabrizio Simondi, Color Brass directed by Diego Vasserot
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Sergio Berardo - hurdy gurdy, bagpipes, melodeon, fifre, saz, vocals
Valeria Benigni - vocal
Francesco Giusta - hurdy gurdy
Federico Silvestri- hurdy gurdy
Roberto Fresia - organ
Dino Tron - musetas (bagpipes)
Riccardo Serra - drums
Mario Poletti - mandolin, bouzouki
Emma Rouault - cello
Luca Bigio - sax
Marco Martinetto - harmonium
Patrick Rougeot & Jean Paul Faraut - galobet-tamborin (percussion)
Coro l’Escabòt lead by Fabrizio Simondi
Color Brass lead by Diego Vasserot 
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01 Anen anen a nosto damo (2.17)
02 Venes Venes (3.34)
03 La Vierge s es acouchado (6.34)
04 Marcho di Rei (2.06)
05 Gazeta (3.13)
06 Reveille-toi, pauvre berger (2.32)
07 La bono nouvelo (2.18)
08 Pastre placas voste troupeu/Quand li bergie (2.40)
09 Cantem Nadal (2.44)
10 Pastre dei mountagno/Nove' dau sidobre/Ah, la bono nouvelo (2.58)
11 Lo jove pastre (5.20)
12 La terra es freja (1.49)
13 Dui (2.04)
14 L offerta de li festin (3.27)
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2009 • Felmay Records Fy 8162
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Bon Nadal Occitania

Lou Tapage ::: Que vos lei far

Lou Tapage (which in the medieval French dialect Langue d’Oc means "the uproar") was born in 1999 with the meeting of seven talented musicians from Saluzzo in northwestern Italy. Their different styles combined to create a sound so unique that a new term has been created to describe their genre: Nu Folk. It is a personal and eclectic sound, deep-rooted but always on the go. A strong but intangible leitmotiv, always present, is the energy of the band itself. At its core, Lou Tapage is in fact an energetic exploration, without preconceptions, into what music is and what it might convey... .. After researching the ancient Langue d'Oc, they decided to compose lyrics in the Catalan, Provençal and Occitan dialects, sometimes mixed with elements of French, Italian and Spanish (Castilian), along with traditional melodies... .. In the past few years, Lou Tapage has performed at many concerts throughout Italy. You can see the complete list on ..www.loutapage.com..... .. In 2003 a five song demo-tape was produced. In December 2005 the album "Lou Tapage" was released by Videoradio (..www.videoradio.org.. -- the label of, among others: Andrew Braido, Faso, Meyer, Menconi, Maxx Furian, Tullio de Piscopo and of the orchestra Symphonic National RAI) and distributed by HotRecords. In 2007 the band's second album, Rêve Etèrne, was released by Folkest disks (..www.folkest.com..). .. .. Songs by Lou Tapage appear on several compilation CDs and have been broadcast nationwide on numerous radio and television stations..
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Paolo Chiotti: drums
Marco Barbero: bass, bagpipe, recorders, mandolin, Jew’s harp
Andrea Bertolotti : voice, percussion  
Monica Rossi: semitoun, hurdy-gurdy
Chiara Cesano: violin, viola
Dario Littera: electric and acoustic guitar
with
Andrea Costamagna: el. Guitar (03, 08)
Roberta Giulia Delfino: voice (06)
Marco Bailone: Jew’s harp (10)
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01 Sensa fin
02 Ma chatina
03 Le temps des bohemiens
04 Cafe Patanu
05 Toss the feathers
06 Terra i mar
07 Que vos lei far
08 Grimes e sospir
09 Le sendrier
10 D’aire
11 Ballo in fa diesis minore
12 Içi
13 En chaminont
14 In nomine
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2009 • Folkest Dischi DF 79 CD
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Que vos lei far

L'offerta de li festin

Just an appetizer( and A easonal gift, full album will be posted next Xmas
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Bregada Berard - Bòn Nadal Occitania - L'offerta de li festin
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L'offerta de li festin

VV.AA. ::: Muzico muzicantes

Subtitled Catalogue sonor de prencipals estruments musicals occitans it was released in occasion of the eponymous exposition
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Sergio Berardo
Dino Tron
Robert Matta
Claude Romero
Jean-Michel Espnasse
jacques Tanis
Riccardo Serra
Edoardo Degianni
Paolo Delfino
Dario & Manuel
Benjamin Melia
Los Birossans
Federica Vacca
Daniela Dalmasso
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01 Seguida de branles
02 La Vierge s'es acochada/Brandi de la Vesubià  
03 Coreuta 'd Notou Vallauri  
04 Branles  
05 Lo jardin dau Papa  
06 A la roá de Rore  
07 La Tricotada  
08 Due Rondeaux  
09 Due Noves  
10 Corenta  
11 Jana D'Aimé  
12 Marcia di S. Julien  
13 Gavotta  
14 L'offerta de li Festins  
15 Les Traversèes  
16 Corenta  
17 Regret  
18 Balet  
19 Triste ei lo ciel  
20 Due Rigodons 
21 Rondeu 
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2002 • viva_qui_sòna vqs_002
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Muzico muzicantes part 1
Muzico muzicantes part 2

A fil de ciel ::: A fil de ciel

The pure air of the Occitanian valleys on the French border of Italy pervades the music of this new Piedmontese band. Their debut album blends traditional and modern sounds, making a new contribution to the native music from this strip of Europe tucked between Italy and France. Special guest Riccardo Tesi adds his two-row melodion
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Davide Arneodo: violin, mandolin, glockenspiel, djémbè, cajon 
Gabriella Brun: hurdy-gurdy, diatonic accordion, recorders
Roberto Fresia: keyboards
Marco Lovera: bagpipes, galoubet, tambourin
Rosella Pellerino: vocals
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Riccardo Tesi: melodeon on Sicut Lupi and Lhi Carn Marinas
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01 Quand lo boier 
02 Oltre le mura 
03 Saltarello 
04 Novè Grassenc/Strumentale I 
05 Marche du roi Renè 
06 L’estaca/Strumentale II 
07 Venetz embe ieu 
08 Sicut lupi/Strumentale III 
09 Lhi carn marinas/Coda 
10 L'estrange deluge/Strumentale IV
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2005 • Folkclub Ethnosuoni ES5345
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A fil de ciel
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Lhi Jari ::: Minoranças

The group presents its own folk-rock Occitan music with the idea of blending the enchanting quality of traditional music with the thrilling sound of contemporary music. Lhi JARI set up in 1996 as 'La Bando dal Giari' and in October 2003 changed its name to this one more incisive. A style which stems from the wish to continue on the traditional influence of years gone by, and also from the desire to present the group's original modern style under a newly developed 'electric disguise'. Native from Piedmont (Turin, Italy), the group presents itself as an original interpreter of the 'Occitan' music and finds its own roots in the poetry and lyrics of the ancient troubadours of 'Langue d'oc'. The objective is to present a repertoire of its own composition, in which the traditional form of the Occitan dances is portrayed in the form of rock ska or funk: traditional instruments, such as accordion, bagpipes, violin, hurdy-gurdy and flutes play alongside bass, electric guitar and drums
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Luca Pellegrino: lead vocals, accordion, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, recorders
Daniele Landra: melodeon, recorders, backing vocals
Daniele Dalmasso: violin, melodeon, bagpipes, backing vocals
Diego Giordano: guitar, backing vocals
Fabio Beltramo: bass
Roberto Marengo: drums
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01 Gacha que strano 
02 Minorancas 
03 Lou jour d'apreis 
04 Doumoure d'en bot 
05 Lou diau lo porte 
06 Lou barboun 
07 Jari patanu 
08 La neou 
09 La ruza 
10 Difido 
11 La crus
12 Balet 
13 Aria di Dea 
14 Au pople nostre 
15 Utopis 
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 2004 • Ethnoworld FR CD 138
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Minoranças part 1
Minoranças part 2
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Lou Quinse ::: Lou Quinse

It literally means “The Fifteen” in the Frencoprovençal dialect, the ancient tongue spoken in parts of the Piedmontese valleys (lower Susa Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Orco and Soana Valleys) and in Aosta Valley, and also in French Savoy and in French-speaking Switzerland. The meaning of the name does not stop there. The Fifteen is also the number of the Devil in the tarot cards (its is the fifteenth card) and with this name the Devil is known and called in the French-provençal and Occitan valleys. 
But Lou Quinse perfectly describes the kind of music played by the band: “devilish” heavy metal, which has always been followed by accusations of being satanic, meets a tradition which has never suffered dogma and impositions Music coming from the earth is therefore saved from oblivion by renovation, actualization, without losing its own proud roots. Occitan and French-provençal tunes find new life in the marriage, by some thought to be blasphemous, of traditional instruments (hurdy-gurdy, diatonic accordion, flutes), harmonious and melodic, with the distorted and destructive energy typical of metal, where guitars, bass and drums create a sonic wall able to receive a painting of traditional songs.
Thus, boureias, rigaudons and farandole, with their light-hearted and funny lyrics, which can also become melancholic and thoughtful, meet the darkness of black metal, the power of death metal and the speed of thrash metal in an organic musical experience which has very few, if any, precedents.
Lou Quinse was born in 2006 in Barmes (Balme), a small town in Val d’Ala, when Furio Sguayzer and Daniele Quaranta are asked to take part in the locally well-known folk festival “Barmes Folk” with their band Heretica, readapting traditional music to their style. The two friends soon realize that this cross-over was a sure win and that it would have been a pity to limit this experience to a band which, naturally, would have soon had to return to its original music. They are therefore helped by Simone Cottura and by Abnorma, and they decide to form a new band. Lou Quinse is born.
Furio (semitoun – diatonic accordion), student to Dino Tron, accordion player of the most famous Occitan band (Lou Dalfin), Daniele (vos et brams – vocals and growls) and Simone (baterìa - drums) are integrated with Francesco Cavallero (chitara elétrica – electric guitar), from Vespero, immediately followed by Domenico Santoro (bass - bass).
This first line-up allows Lou Quinse to host their first live gig during one of Vespero’s and Heretica’s. During stage swap the present two songs. The line up is then soon further integrated by Luca Braga from Vespero (flàuts - flutes) and Ivan di Vincenzo from Kynesis (chitara elétrica – electric guitar).
The time is right to present the innovative and traditional music to the public and the band participates in numerous events including High Voltage Fest, DIY Fest and Blood Fest in Turin, and also hosting concerts in Cafasse, Aosta and Busto Arsizio, reaching semi finals in one of Italy’s most notorious underground competitions, Rock on Circle.
In the meantime the line up is completed by the talented hurdy-gurdy player Alexander Parise (vioulo – hurdy-gurdy) from Trigomigo, student to the master of hurdy-gurdy playing Sergio Berardo (Lou Dalfin), which brought the melodic tune and rhythmic growl of his hurdy-gurdy
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Daniele Quaranta: vocals, grim, growl and percussions 
Furio Sguayzer: accordeon and electric guitar
Alexander Parise: hurdy-gurdy 
Luca Braga: flutes and bass 
Francesco Cavallero: electric guitar 
Ivan Di Vincenzo: electric guitar and flutes 
Domenico Santoro: bass and percussions
Simone Cottura: drums
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01 Seguida Pour passar lou Rhône (Dança, Trad. Provençal)/Laou (Rigaudon, D. Tron)
02 Para lo lop (Boreia, Trad. Pyrenèes)
03 Calant de Villafranca (Farandola, Trad. Niça)
04 Ai vist lo lop (la lèbre et lo rainard dançar) (Boreia, Trad. Lemozin)
05 Seguida de boreias à tres temps Lo parpalhol (Boreia 3T. Trad. Auvernha)/Lo seriol (Boreia 3T. S. Berardo, Valle Stura)/Per ben la dançar (Boreia 3T. Trad. Lemozin)
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2006 - selfproduction
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Lou Quinse
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Magnaut Big Band ::: Lous Astronauti

Rock d'OC. A band (now disbanded, I think... but I have no news!) from the Piedmontese Occitan valleys.
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Valeria Tron: lead vocals
Daniele Ronchail: hurdy-gurdy, fifre, flutes
Mauro 'Ragioniere' Bermond: hurdy-gurdy
Roberto 'Giari' Chiavazza: hurdy-gurdy, "cries"
Loris Morero: accordion
Giorgio Manduca: saxes
Massimo Rostan: barytone horn
Davide Pautasso: keyboards
Paolo Gelato: guitars
Gianluca Banchio: drums and percussions
Davide Richetta: bass
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01 Rondò (dessus la nostra trida)
02 Lous Astronauti
03 Jan Misne Man
04 Lou Grilet
05 Extratio Molaris
06 La Maire e la Filho
07 Ringo d'OC
08 Dint la Valà de Pradzalà
09 Marrubio
10 Courento di Lazern ('U Gigi)
11 La Vacho Mairo
12 Me Seou Chatà 'n Mari
13 Caravan Petrol
14 Scottish del Ragioniere
15 La Fiero
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1999 • Magnaut Big Band, self production
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Part 1
Part 2

Prinsi Raimund ::: Lo stallaggio del leon d'oro

This 1979 album was reissued by Nota in 2002.
Prinsi Raimundwas then pioneering the Piedmontese/Occitan folk revival, recuperating tools like hurdy-gurdy, musa and piffero
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Silvio Orlandi: vocals, hurdy-gurdy, dulcimer 
Maurizion Rinaldi: vocals, melodeon, mandola, guitar 
Gianni Vaccarino: violin, recorders, melodeon 
with 
Marco Astarita: drums
Marco Bonino: bass
Ciro Buttari: tablas, percussion
Guido Scategni: clarinet
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01 Barun Litrun 
02 A la meiro/Curenta/Balet 
03 Meienziet 
04 Bureo vieio/Bureo de San Martin/Balet 
05 Ungino bell'ungino/Banle des pois/Branle des lavandieres 
06 El pui e la pules 
07 Cecilia 
08 Curenta di Robilante/Curenta di Vernante
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1979 • LP STL679 • CD NOTA 321 
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MP3
Lo stallaggio del Leon d'oro mp3
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FLAC
Lo stallaggio del Leon d'oro flac 1
Lo stallaggio del Leon d'oro flac 2
Lo stallaggio del Leon d'oro flac 3
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Prinsi Raimund - Il moro saraceno

Formatasi nel 1978, in questi anni di attività il gruppo "Prinsi Raimund" ha fatto conoscere le ballate e le danze tradizionali del Piemonte attraverso numerosi tenuti in Italia, dove è anche intervenuto in rassegne di musica popolare ( "Cantè i euv" 79 e 80 a Bra, "Fiesta di Chementi" 79 e 80 a S. Daniele del Friuli, "Settimana Celtica" 79 a Milano, "Folk concertus" 79 a Firenze, "I suoni della memoria" 81 in Sardegna, "Rassegna di musica popolare cisalpina" 81 a Reggio Emilia) e all’estero, con la partecipazione ad importanti Folk Festivals ("Victor Jara Festival" 78 a Turbigen, "Lenzburg Folk Festival" 79 e 80 in Svizzera, "Winterfolkfestival" 81 in Olanda ecc..). Il gruppo ha anche preparato la colonna sonora dello sceneggiato "Il Candido" di Voltaire con regia di Gozzi per la RAI.

Formed in 1978, during these years of activity the group "Prinse Raimund" has made known ballads and traditional dances of Piedmont held by many in Italy, where he also acted in popular music ( "Cantè euv the" 79 and 80 Bra, "Fiesta of Chementi" 79 and 80 in S. Daniele del Friuli, "Celtic Week" 79 in Milan, "Folk concertus" 79 in Florence, "The sounds of the memory 81 in Sardinia," Review of popular music Cisalpine "81 in Reggio Emilia) and abroad, with the participation of major Folk Festivals (Festival Victor Jara" 78 to Turbigen, "Lenzburg Folk Festival 79 and 80 in Switzerland," Winterfolkfestival "81 in Holland, etc. ..). The group also prepared the soundtrack of the drama "The Candidate" by Voltaire, directed by Gozzi for RAI.
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Silvio Orlandi - ghironda e canto
Anastasia Miszczyszyna - flauti e canto
Peppino D'Agostino - chitarra acustica
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01 Calisun/Balligurdin
02 Ma tre dol rossiniol/Ductiae
03 Curente di Viù
04 I seitori/Danza dei falciatori
05 Il tamburino
06 Monferrina/Monferrina "o bel bergè"
07 La jeune Isabeau
08 Il moro saraceno
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1980 o 1981 • PLETTRO 003
2002 • CD NOTA 311
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MP3
Il moro saraceno mp3
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FLAC
Il moro saraceno flac 1
Il moro saraceno flac 2
Il moro saraceno flac 3

A fil de ciel ::: A fil de ciel

A mix of melodies old and new, some dating back to the 13th Century, all from the Occitan region. On their debut, A Fil de Ciel show themselves as a band willing to take plenty of chances, updating folk traditions in time-honored fashion, although without adding programmed beats or electronica (except some organ). There's something of a rock sensibility in the arrangements, but without ever being so obvious, and they take full advantage of the beautiful melodies they have as their basis.
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Davide Arneodo: violin, mandolin, glockenspiel, djémbè, cajon
Gabriella Brun: hurdy-gurdy, diatonic accordion, recorders
Roberto Fresia: keyboards
Marco Lovera: bagpipes, galoubet, tambourin
Rosella Pellegrino: vocals
with Riccardo Tesi on "Sicut Lupi" and "Lhi Carn Marinas"
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01. Quand lo boier 
02. Oltre le mura 
03. Saltarello 
04. Novè grassenc / Strumentale I 
05. Marche du Roi Renè 
06. L'estaca / Strumentale II 
07. Venetz embe ieu 
08. Sicut Lupi / Strumentale III 
09. Lhi carn marinas / Coda 
10. L'estrange deluge / Strumentale IV 
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2005 • Folkclub Ethnosuoni ES 5345
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A fil de ciel
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Lou Seriol ::: Reviori

Second production of this "Rock d'Oc" group from the Piedmontese Occitany.
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Stefano Degioanni: vocals
Edoardo Degioanni: diatonic accordion
Giampiero Beltrando: flutes, bagpipe
Adriano Rovere: electric guitar
Marco Ferrua: bass
Roberto Gaia: drums
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01. Paion ven
02. Vira vira
03. Laiseme
04. Au pont de Mirabel
05. Lo mes de mai
06. Adiu paure
07. Ribo routo
08. Servans dal bòsc
09. Testa marsa
10. Ventreska
11. L'ase d'Alegre
12. Corentas
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2005 • self-production LS6/02
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Reviori part 1
Reviori part 2
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Li barmenk ::: Balen a nostra maneri

Courtesy of an Australian friend and a certain Percy
A group from the Northernmost part of Occitan Piedmont, well suitable for dancing
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Enea Berardo: hurdy-gurdy, concertina, voice
Flavio Giacchero: pipes, clarinet, ocarina, recorders
Giulia Inaudi: melodion
Marco Peracchione: trumpet, tuba
Luca Santoro: guitar
Ivana Vottero Reis: drums, percussion
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01 Courende di Balme/Courenda delle valli di Lanzo 2.51
02 Suite di circoli 4.30
03 Scottish 4.59
04 Polka di Viù/Polka di Balme 3.20
05 La marghèra 0.50
06 Mazurka di Saint Andieu 4.46
07 La boulangère 3.53
08 Courenda di Sampeyre 4.16
09 Bran les chevaux 4.25
10 La cianssoun dii couscrit/La rana 4.19
11 Mazurka di Balme/Mazurda de Freigne 4.23
12 Pour passer le Rhone 3.28
13 Qui a dis ... 1.13
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Balen a nostra maneri part 1
Balen a nostra maneri part 2

Lou Dalfin & Sustraia ::: Radio Occitania Libra

Lou Dalfin:
Sergio Berardo: hurdy-gurdy, diatonic accordion, flutes, vocals
Enrico Damilano: bass
Alfredo Piscitelli: guitars
Riccardo Serra: drums and percussions
Dino Tron: accordion, diatonic accordion, bagpipes

Sustraia:
Jean-Marc Beretche: drums, vocals
Christain Barbe: guitars
Patrick Mitchelena: vocals, percussions
Candido Fernandez: accordion, keyboards, vocals
Jaye Proctor: bass, vocals
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01 Radio Occitania Libra
02 Bandits 
03 Joan Peiròl 
04 Pakita 
05 Marxta II 
06 Seguida de Rigaudons: de Saint-Bonnet - Sant'Anhes - La dançarem pus
07 Jan d'l'Eiretto 
08 Lo gibós 
09 Bila zure baitan barna 
10 Fandango + Carnival de Lanz 
11 Lo pal (L'estaca) 
12 Seguida de boreias: Iasc / Vascon
13 Li penjats 
14 Scottish del gatto (Leva leva) 
15 Leva leva (Radio Version) 
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1997 • Baracca & Burattini-Sony 487849-2
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Radio Occitania Libra part 1
Radio Occitania Libra part 2

Lou Dalfin ::: Lo viatge

Sergio Berardo: hurdy-gurdy, diatonic accordion, flutes, vocals
Enrico Damilano: bass
Alfredo Piscitelli: guitars
Riccardo Serra: drums and percussions
Dino Tron: accordion, diatonic accordion, bagpipes

guests:
Stefano Degioanni: vocals
Alessandra Soglio: cello
Francesco Moneti: violin
Simona Clerico: flute
Ivano Del Pozzo: clarinet
Flavio Gallesco: flugelhorn
Marco Massano: bassoon
Stefano Trucco: baritone
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01 Seguida de rigodons
02 Chans d'abandon
03 Set saut
04 Seguida de corentas
05 Bel jovenet
06 Lo viatge
07 Dançum
08 Seguida de boreias
09 Chanson di esposas
10 Sa chanta
11 La frema lorda
12 Granda aiga
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1998 • Noys/Sony CDL481847
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Lo viatge

Lou Dalfin ::: I Virasolelhs

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Sergio Berardo: hurdy-gurdy, diatonic accordion, flutes, guitar, bagpipe, saz, vocals 
Riccardo Serra: drums, percussions 
Dino Tron: accordion, diatonic accordion, bagpipes
Daniele Giordano: bass, guitar, vocals
Enrico Gosmar: guitar 
Mario Poletti: mandolin, bouzouki, banjo 
Luca Biggio: tenor, alto and soprano sax, clarinet 
Diego Vasserot: trumpet 

guests 
Papet J: vocals
Choir of L'Escabot 
Fabio Biale: violin 
Stefano Profeta: double-bass 
Flavio Meistro: vocals 
Las Trobairitz d'Oc (Valeria Benigni and Paola Lombardo): vocals
Color Brass (Daniele Gaido: trumpet; Aldo Marietti: French horn; Stefano Badariotti: trombone; Alessandro Faccin: tuba)
U.G. Pedona Rugby: shouting 
Marco Martinetto: keyboard, vocals
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01 Occitania e basta    
02 Plòu a Marselha    
03 Galerian    
04 I corsaris    
05 Braçabòsc    
06 Little Fish    
07 Pels d'òr    
08 Boreia    
09 Quora duermes    
10 A la broa     
11 Turbin    
12 La maire    
13 San Joan    
14 Saré dura 
15 I virasolelhs    
16 Chamina 
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2007 • Musicalista-Self LOUD002
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I Virasolelhs part 1
I Virasolelhs part 2

VV.AA. ::: Tribù italiche 6 - Piemonte

Another region with a huge folk scene, Piedmont
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01 Meteo - Ariondela
02 La bello vinnho - Compagnons Roulants 
03 El pui e la pules - Prinsi Raimund 
04 Bàica 'n po' - Laura Conti e Ombra Gaja 
05 Il ritorno - Le Vijà 
06 Al mercà - Trelilu
07 Galantone - Tendachënt 
08 La fenno louerdo - La Cantarana 
09 Re Gilardin - La Ciapa Rusa 
10 La rondine importuna - Teresa Viarengo 
11 La tempesta - Tre Martelli 
12 Curenta di cuscrit - Franco Romana e Silvio Vallauri 
13 La vacha malha - Corenta Val Vermenanha - Lou Dalfin
14 Chanter, boire et rire, rire - La Lionetta 
15 Finalmente si balla - Carlo Actis Dato Quartet 
16 Il ratto della chitarra - Fausto Amodei 
17 Ballantonio - Aberto Cesa 
18 La reino Jano - Senhal 
19 La presò de Tibi/Tibi - Urbalia Rurana 
20 Se chanta - L'Escabot 
21 Vitaphone uno - Fabio Barovero 
22 Venite adoriamo - Ensemble del Doppio Bordone 
23 Sentiment embrolhat - Gai Saber 
24 Italiano - Giorgio Li Calzi 
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2002 • World music magazine WM028
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Piemonte part 1
Piemonte part 2

Gai Saber :: Three Recordings (of four)

The group GAI SABER is born in the Occitan linguistic-cultural area, that is those Piedmontese valleys where the ancient Oc language is spoken. The name comes from an ancient poetic challenge between poets of the XIV century; words and music draw their inspiration from the very rich oral tradition and the rhythms of the Occitan dances. The project started with this aim in 1992 as Kalenda Maia. Since 1996 the name has become Gai Saber with the spirit of a continuous inspiration to the original Occitan music. 
The group takes its first steps in the modern Occitan folk and folk-rock, moving slowly toward more experimental atmospheres. With their last works the group deeply conjugates the rhythms of the dance traditional Occitan music with electronic music, jungle and trip-hop atmospheres, but also mediterranean and Latin flavours.
http://www.gaisaber.it/
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Discography
• Troubar R'Oc (1997)
• Esprit de frontiera (1999) 
• Electroch'òc (2002) 
• La fàbrica occitana (2006) 

Gai Saber KM ::: Troubar R'Oc

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Chiara Bosonetto: vocals
Elena Giordanengo: harp, galoubet, tamborin
Giulia and Teresa Ferrero: galoubet, tamborin
Maurizia Giordanengo: diatonic accordion
Paolo Brizio: diatonic accordion, mandolin
Maurizio Giraudo: bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica, flutes, vocals
Alessandro Rapa: guitars, bodhran, vocals, sampling and digital sound
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01 Guilhem de Peitieou - Vida
02 Farai un vers de dreit nient
03 Checalot  
04 La Merla Bianca 
05 Per Elena  
06 A l'entrada del temps clar 
07 Mariabissoula  
08 Gigo vitouno /  Balet  
09 Sen mountanhol / I 'm mouc mac / Dijo Jouantoun  
10 Cant Amour troubèt partit 
11 Sansa sust  
12 La Liza 
13 Al festin ëd S. Lourans / Dré ëd la gézia 
14 Jouan bala mei que Perou  
15 Diàou 
16 Bernart de Ventadourn - Vida 
17 Tant ai moun cor plen de joia
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1997 • Ousitanio Vivo OV007
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Troubar R'Oc

Gai Saber ::: Esprit de frontiera

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Chiara Bosonetto: vocals
Paolo Brizio: diatonic accordion, mandolin, vocals
Giulia Ferrero: galoubet, timbale, harp
Teresa Ferrero: galoubet, tamborin, djembé
Elena Giordanengo: harp, galoubet, tamborin
Maurizia Giordanengo: diatonic accordion
Maurizio Giraudo: bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, diatonic accordion, flutes, vocals
Alessandro Rapa: acoustic guitar, percussions, vocals, keyboards, sampling and digital sound
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01 Pas de rais 
02 Mirèio 
03 O Maire 
04 Parpaioun e abeie 
05 Oubriè d'Ousitànio 
06 La joustra 
07 Lèu chançoneta 
08 Malincounia 
09 La Mare de Déou 
10 Balet e courenta Jan Braguettou 
11 Rassa 
12 Esprit 
13 In foe zhmouort 
14 Àousa i bras 
15 L'ostou ëd Macallé  
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1999 • Gai Saber GS01
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Esprit de frontiera