Càlic
Formed in 1981, Càlic are accomplished performers and curators of the traditional music of Sardinia (Alghero, Alguer). Personnel have changed somewhat over the past quarter century, but they have continued to develop a repertoire of songs in the local Catalan and Sardinian dialects, while also recovering, reconstructing and integrating a number of island folk instruments into their work.
La Cançó Catalana a Sardenya, their fourth recording, is entirely dedicated to Sardinian songs sung in Catalan, dating from c. 1400 into the present (those who read French or Spanish may be able to decipher something from the transcribed lyrics). Mallorca native and singer of Catalan folksongs María del Mar Bonet lends her striking voice on "Mariner" and "Què teniu vos." North African ("Los Barandons"), Aragonese ("Cobles de 1412"), Sephardic ("Lo matrimoni") and Italian ("Oh Alguer, Alguer") strains echo throughout. Claudio Gabriel Sanna (voice, guitar, mandola, ximbomba) arranged or co-arranged all the material, and his expressive tenor especially brings these songs to life, giving the ensemble its characteristic feel. - Michael Stone
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