Massi i Stefano

Hungarian conductor Pál Németh seems to be starting a series of larger-sacred works by Viennese composer Antonio Caldara. Coming on the heels of his Paschal work La passion di Gesù Cristo , likewise on Hungaroton, this particular oratorio features something that should resonate in Budapest, since it focuses on King Stephen, the country’s patron saint. Regardless of the subject matter, however, the work conforms to the typical Italian oratorio of the early 18th century, that is to say, a sacred mirror of the opera seria consisting of a series of da capo arias following recitatives.

Hector Zazou, Barbara Eramo & Stefano Saletti - Oriental Night Fever (2010)
Disco Remake/Lounge/World | MP3 | VBR 192-320kbps | 52:14 | 95 MB

Born from an idea of Hector Zazou’s with the singer Barbara Eramo and the multi-instrumentalist Stefano Saletti, the ORIENTAL NIGHT FEVER project is a re-interpretation of various Disco ‘classics’ from the seventies: "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer, "Y.M.C.A." by the Village People, "Night Fever" and "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees, "You Make me Feel" by Sylvester, "Disco Inferno" by the Trammps, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, "Heart of Glass" by Blondie, "I Want your Love" by Chic and "Ring my Bell" by Anita Ward. Electronic music played on traditional Mediterranean and Oriental instruments to create a mix that reinvents 1970s Disco without losing its original musical energy.

El-Mutakallimun (Masters of the Word) mixes, and only Souad knows how to do this, folk and rock, singing in Arabic whilst combining Fado style and African soul music. Her melodic songs are universally appealing, covering topics from love to politics. On "El Mutakallimun", Souad Massi has immersed herself in Arabic poetry and used some of the most significant poems from across the Millennium as the lyrics for her most beautiful collection of songs.