Tito Rinesi & the Dargah Ensemble – Ilahi (La Levantina Records, 2024)
Tito Rinesi & The Dargah Ensemble have dropped Ilahi, the final chapter in their Sufi music trilogy. This album, the third in their series, presents twelve hypnotic tracks sung in ancient Turkish, wrapping up their exploration of Sufi sounds.
These spellbinding pieces are performed on a mix of traditional Middle Eastern instruments, oud, saz, ney, Turkish lyra, yayli tambur, rebab, and frame drum percussion, alongside western classical violin and viola. The lyrics are sourced from legendary Sufi poets and mystics, covering works from the 13th to the 18th centuries.
The complete Sufi Trilogy by Tito Rinesi & the Dargah Ensemble includes Ilahi (2024), Rameshgar (2021) and Dargah (2020).
The following musicians collaborated on the recordings of the Sufi trilogy: Piero Grassini on oud, Persian tar; Flavio Spotti on dayereh, saghat, tar, zilli def, riq, tombak, daff; Fabio Resta on ney; Gabriele Coen on clarinet; Renè “Rashid” Scheier on ney; Giordano Antonelli on ribeca, Turkish lyra; Jeff Greene on yayli tambur; Carlo Cossu on violin, viola, dilruba; Camilla dell’Agnola on viola; Roberta Righetti on esraj, dilruba; Giovanni d’Ancicco on daff, tombak; Ylenia Notaro on vocals; Diego Resta on Turkish tanbur, rebab; Desiree Infascelli on accordion; Valerio Bruni on santur; and Tito Rinesi: vocals, saz, bouzouki, djura, arrangements and musical direction
Buy Ilahi.
Author: Iliana Cabrera
