Cantodiscanto
The connections between southern Italian music and Arabic music have long been explored by artists in Italy, with varying degrees of success. Cantediscanto seem to have found a successful approach. They are adventurously exploring the musical relationship between the open voiced singing of the Catholic tammurriate of Neopolitan tradition, and the Islamic muezz�n. As always, there may be some thin historical connections between the two, but the real purpose of Medinsud is an artistic one. The band is a diverse grouping of oud, guitars, reeds, percussion and bass (with some frequent guests on accordion, percussion and a brief visit from la Banda Roncati), but the voice is the thing, with guest vocal work by Faisal Taher, who contributes the Arabic muezz�n style, in close alliance with or in stark counterpoint to Italian singers Guido Sodo and Silvia Testoni. It comes together brilliantly. - CF
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