Castrignano, Antonio / Fomenta - Ilenu De Taranta
Album: Fomenta - Ilenu De Taranta   Collection:World
Artist:Castrignano, Antonio   Added:Nov 2014
Label:Ponderosa Music & Art  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2015-01-04 Pull Date: 2015-03-08 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Mar 8 Mar 1 Feb 22 Feb 15 Feb 8 Jan 18 Jan 11
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Recent Airplay
1. Mar 07, 2015: Music Casserole
Pizzica Di Uccio
4. Feb 11, 2015: 2-11-2015
Fomenta, La Ciuccia Nera
2. Feb 28, 2015: Music Casserole
Core Meu
5. Feb 10, 2015: Clean Copper Radio
La Ciuccia Nera
3. Feb 16, 2015: Clean Copper Radio
Fontana Gitana
6. Feb 02, 2015: DSD
Pizzica Di Uccio

Album Review
DeVoss
Reviewed 2014-12-15
Album Review:
– General Description: FANTASTIC, exotic to your typical Western ear with distant-sounding male voice singing in the style of pizzica bands (a type of tarantella) from Salento, Italy; the musicianship and rhythmic motives are top-notch, enthralling and exceedingly sexy
– Musicians: Antonio Castrignanò is an Italian who is well-known as a Pizzica musician, composer for films, and vocalist
– Notes: instruments include tamburreddhu (frame drum), tapan and darbuka drums; kemane, mandola, and mandoloncello (strings); ciaramella (double reed)
– FCC Compliant: YES
– Recommended Tracks: all, but 2 and 8 especially
– Track Reviews:
1. (5:34 ) Core Meu (My Heart) - exotic violin and male voice singing in the gypsy style of pizzica
2. *****(4:41) Fomenta (Foment) - spirited; amazingly fast vocals
3. ***(4:39) Funtana Gitana (Gypsy Fountain) - animated with elephant-like horns circus-style; great vocals, makes you wants to dance and tell wild stories
4. (4:27) Sciamune (Let's Go) - medium-fast; more middle-of-the-road sounding compared to the previous 3 tracks
5. (3:31) Nu Me Lassare (Don't Leave Me) - more middle-of-the-road sounding compared to the previous 4 tracks
6. ***(5:59) Pizzica Di Uccio (Uccio's Pizzica) - medium-fast and dignified; a straight recitative song at first with the instruments shining through & then unique frog-use of the voice for effect and a multi-tiered chorus
7. (4:40) Li Culuri De La Terra (The Colors Of The Land) - quick walking tempo moving to vivace; smooth faraway singing and then a pizzica dance
8. *****(4:09) La Ciuccia Nera (The Black She-Ass) - slow to fast; oompah as only the Italians can do it, really fun
9. ***(3:55) Stornelli (Starlings) - very fast; The Godfather on speed

Track Listing
1. Core Meu   6. Pizzica Di Uccio
2. Fomenta   7. Li Culturi De La Terra
3. Fontana Gitana   8. La Ciuccia Nera
4. Sciamune   9. Stornelli
5. Nu Me Lassare   .