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Porta del Vento

Al Funduq

Porta del Vento

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Release date: May 2007
Price: 15.0€
Ref: IGL195

It started as a personal journey, a search for the Sicilian roots of sax-player Pierre Vaiana. His maternal grandfather – like all his brothers – was a carter in the province of Palermo. Sicilian carters travelled long distances and stopped at taverns called funnacu, where legendary jousts involving love poems were held. The funnacu belongs to the Euro-Mediterranean tradition of the Funduq (in Arabic), taverns for travelling tradesmen that have existed since Ancient Greece (the pandocheion).

In this project, Pierre Vaiana offers new compositions largely inspired by the colours and aromas of both sides of the Mediterranean, such as the tarantella, tammuriata and pizzica.

The group's rhythmic inspiration feels free to dip into Indian and African rhythmic circles. The musician's playing leaves lots of room for inspiration and a spirit of freedom, spontaneity and openness.

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Tracks

  1. 4min 45s U suli cadi tranquillo
  2. 9min 31s Bahria - Porta del vento
  3. 5min Incontro
  4. 5min 40s Ballu da curdedda - Madonna, Madonnella ♫
  5. 9min 36s al Jazaïr
  6. 2min 29s Traino - Etnanjaro
  7. 7min 20s Gira, vota e firria
  8. 5min 49s Chiacchiara ccu mia ♫
  9. 4min 53s â Kalsa ♫
  10. 13min 19s A ciascuno il suo
  11. 40s Sant'Antoninu
Total duration 1h 9min 2s