Manuela Salinaro – Main Hands (Liburia Records, 2021)
Italian percussionist and producer Manuela Salinaro started to work on her first solo project, “Main hand” in 2020. The captivating album combines trance-like ancient rhythms and harmonies with electronica.
Manuela Salinaro uses a wide range of global percussion, including zarb, daf, darbuka, tar (the African drame drum, not the middle eastern lute), karkabas, udu and soundscapes. “Main hand” also includes various guest instrumentalists: Albanian cellist Redi Hasa; Valerio Daniele, who intertwines strings and electronic harmonization; Morris Pellizzari, who mixes environments and sounds from Africa and the Middle East with saz, kora and electric saz; Giovanni Chirico on soprano sax; vocalist Irene Lungo; and multi-instrumentalist from Caserta, Francesco Di Cristofaro.
Manuela Salinaro founded the band Kërkim In 2013, a project that reinterprets musical traditions from the Balkans, Turkey, Algeria, and Syria.
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.