Giuliano Gabriele – Madre (iWorld, 2015)
Madre (Mother) is the second album by multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer Giuliano Gabriele, one of the rising stars of Italian contemporary folk music. Madre celebrates the tarantella, the spellbinding trance rhythm of the tarantella from southern Italy.
Giuliano Gabriele takes the tarantella to a new level combining tastefully acoustic instruments like accordion, frame drums, zampogna and Calabrian lira with electric guitar, bass and electronic programming.The lyrics are in Italian and various southern dialects.
The lineup on Madre includes Giuliano Gabriele on vocals, diatonic accordion and zampogna (bagpipe); Lucia Cremonesi on viola, electric viola, marranzano (jaw harp) and Calabrese lira; Giovanni Aquino on electric guitar; Eduardo Vessella on tammorra (frame drums) and percussion; Gianfranco De Lisi on bass; and Gianmarco Gabriele on drums.
Guests include Gabriele Russo on viella (hurdy gurdy); Goffredo Degli Esposti on zuffolo con tamburo (Italian fipple flute with snare drum) and buttafuoco (zither); Giuseppe Grassi on mandola; Giola Mignanelli on vocals; Francesco Loccisano on chitarra battente; Antonio Infantino on guitar and vocals; and I Tarantolati Rotanti ensemble on vocals and percussion.
Madre is a fascinating recording that provides a modern vision of an ancient mesmerizing rhythm from southern Italy.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
