Rough Guide to Italia Nova

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For most Americans, their knowledge of the music of Italy begins with Andrea Bocelli and ends with The Godfather or one of the tacky Mob Hits compilations flogged on late-night TV. However, authentic Italian music is incredibly diverse; each province harbors a specific culture and some populations even speak a separate dialect. Nowadays, younger artists have co-opted hypnotic, tambourine-driven Tarantella trance music from Salento or Neapolitan laments about Mafia victims. With an arsenal of manipulated voices and icily precise beats, they are grafting universal modernity onto proudly isolationist traditions. A few of the tunes, notably "Aradanse" by Alpha Bass (featuring Mascarimini), have intense Arabic or Turkish overtones, not at all surprising considering the history and geography of certain regions. Overall, these 13 tracks are among the most minutely calibrated, breathtakingly inventive folk/club hybrids ever created; past and future are twisted into an ascending helix, revealing each while improving on both. --Christina Roden

Rough Guide to Italia Nova,Various Artists,World Music Network,Int'l & World Music,Italian,Italy,Pop,V/A Compilations

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Rough Guide to Italia Nova Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Network ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cafe Roma, Vol. 2 The Rough Guide to the Music of Italy Café Roma: An Italian Chill Out Experience The Rough Guide to Mediterranean Cafe Music Rough Guide: The Music of Japan ASIN: B0001W30DQ Release Date: 2004-05-17

Tracks:

1. Come L'Aria - Banda Ionica
2. Ronde Noe - Nidi D'Arac
3. Anime Candide - Daniele Sepe
4. Segesta - Lino Cannavacciuolo
5. Aradanse - Alpha Bass
6. Mascare (Witch Mix) - Faraualla
7. Tangerine Cafe - Luigi Cinque
8. Quand Lo Rossinhols Escria - Gai Saber
9. Ta Travudia (The Rootsman Remix) - Rosapaeda
10. Su Dilluru - Mario Rivera
11. Su Dillu Est Goi - Tazenda
12. Cantamaggio - Novalia
13. Tu Chi Strascini - Fratelli Mancuso

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For most Americans, their knowledge of the music of Italy begins with Andrea Bocelli and ends with The Godfather or one of the tacky Mob Hits compilations flogged on late-night TV. However, authentic Italian music is incredibly diverse; each province harbors a specific culture and some populations even speak a separate dialect. Nowadays, younger artists have co-opted hypnotic, tambourine-driven Tarantella trance music from Salento or Neapolitan laments about Mafia victims. With an arsenal of manipulated voices and icily precise beats, they are grafting universal modernity onto proudly isolationist traditions. A few of the tunes, notably "Aradanse" by Alpha Bass (featuring Mascarimini), have intense Arabic or Turkish overtones, not at all surprising considering the history and geography of certain regions. Overall, these 13 tracks are among the most minutely calibrated, breathtakingly inventive folk/club hybrids ever created; past and future are twisted into an ascending helix, revealing each while improving on both. --Christina Roden

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