Sonos

Paolo Fresu & Elena Ledda - Sonos 'e memoria (from the film of Giancarlo Cabiddu)
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 375 MB | Full Artwork: 86 MB | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: ACT # 9291-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2001
Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen | Style: Soundtrack, Fusion, Folk

…That Gianfranco Cabbidu’s and Paolo Fresu’s vision has worked has already been shown by the project’s great international success. The musicians have performed not only in Italy, France, and Spain; they have traveled to Argentina and Brazil. Occasionally they have been supported by musicians like Nguyen Le. Although this “positively one-time” project has already been performed again and again over the last six years, virtually every performance is a new premiere, a new festival of music. It is also a reunion, since the musicians seldom see each other outside of the concerts. So this album is witness to a rare moment, one which the musicians on stage share with their audience. It is witness also to a living culture in search of its own historic roots far outside today’s heavy-trodden musical pathways as it travels on its way to a unified Europe.

It isn’t fictive folk music, it isn’t jazz, it isn’t classical, it isn’t traditional or world music – it’s simply Sardinian music from Sardinian musicians. The idea emerged through the work of the film director Gianfranco Cabbido, who resides in Rome. While doing research some eight years ago in preparation for his film Bakunin’s Children, he was surprised by his discovery of an abundance of film material covering life in Sardinia from the 1930’s to the 50’s. The film was a reflection of what was even for him, as a native Sardinian, an almost forgotten world. He lovingly restored the material, and soon had developed the idea of putting the material together as a sort of documentary. And what made more sense than to have musicians accompany this visual record live on stage?

Russian Moscow based duo Alexander Pavlovich (OkoloSna) & Nick Klimenko (Chronos) have combined their forces to create a collaboration project with fresh & unusual mixture of styles. Powerful psychedelic breaks for the dancefloor combined with many influence. Dubstep, trap, reggae, EDM, techno & more make a solid dance floor vibe with ancient ethnic energies, deep atmosphere, powerful groove, & tribal roots. Sonos Mosaic (Sound Mosaic) is a dynamic collection of 8 tracks - the result of two year collaboration studio work & live playing on festivals around the globe…

The Mystery Men? Bring you their brand of surf music on their first full-length release, Sonos Delirium, melding a traditional sound with a modern approach, ranging from aggressive to western to the dreamy and ethereal.

Lucía Martínez is a young artist with a strong background in classical, world and jazz music. She’s a versatile multi-instrumentalist and composer, and belongs to the new generation of jazz musicians in Europe, but with the flavour from the south. Her style is influenced by folk music from Galicia, flamenco and Mediterranean music, all together with the new avant-garde music.