a r t i s t : Musicanti Del Piccolo Borgo
t i t l e : Musicamusicanti
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : RadiciMusic
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Jun/2007
t r a c k s : 14
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 91,10 MB
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The "Musicanti del Piccolo Borgo" can be considered a
historical band in the Italian folk revival. In fact, it was
formed in the middle of the 70s, with the aim, still
unchanged, of collecting and re-interpreting the heritage of
the folk music tradition from Central-Southern Italy.
Particularly in the first period of their activity, the
"Musicanti" have carried out field research, particularly in
the regions Molise and Lazio, which has produced a vast
documentation on the traditional musical repertoire. These
initial campaigns of ethno musical recordings have later
transformed into a more general contact with peasant culture,
and therefore into a deeper knowledge not only of the
examples, but also of the meanings of musical expression
within that culture and the ways in which it is articulated.
One of the areas where the "Musicanti del Piccolo Borgo" have
committed themselves the most during their long activity is
that of organology, having learned to use the musical
instruments most closely linked to our agropastoral world,
like the piffero (a kind of shawm), the zampogna (the Southern
Italian bagpipe), the chitarra battente (a kind of folk guitar
from Southern Italy), the melodeon and, recently, the buf∙,
the big friction drum from Molise.
The repertoire proposed by the "Musicanti del Piccolo Borgo"
includes all traditional musical forms typical of
Southern-Central Italy, from lullabies to stornelli (a kind of
lyrical song), from religious songs to saltarelli and
tarantella. It presents both lyrics and melodies collected
during field research, and pieces taken from the existing
discography, in a respectful re-interpretation, which makes
their enjoyment possible in different contexts from the
original one. The "Musicanti", in their CDs and even more so
in their concerts, propose a journey through the sounds of the
traditions of Molise and Lazio in particular, but also,
crossing borders that often make little sense in cultural
terms, of those of Campania, Basilicata, Apulia, Calabria and
Sicily. Evidence of this and of the variety of colours and
musical impact, is the range of the instruments used:
mandolin, mandola, mandoloncello, guitar, chitarra battente,
bass guitar, piffero, bagpipe (with a key and "lame",
surdulina), recorder, violin, melodeon (with two, four and
eight bass keys), castanets, traccole (a percussion
instrument), drums and tambourines (from Campania, Apulia and
Calabria), buf∙ from Molise.
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01-fiore de tutti i fiori [05:22]
02-tarantelle lucane [06:25]
03-la povera cecilia [04:27]
04-saltarella amatriciana [05:52]
05-pacienza nenna mia [04:51]
06-tarantella di montemarano [06:20]
07-tarantelle del gargano [03:21]
08-ninna nanna molisana [02:58]
09-maitinata e quadriglia [06:25]
10-alla maenzana [05:33]
11-sia maledetta lacqua [02:58]
12-danza in minore - tarantelle campane [06:21]
13-jesce sole [03:31]
14-la santa allegrezza [06:40]
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71:04 min