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Silvia Tarozzi, Deborah Walker

Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d‘amore

Label: Unseen Worlds

Format: CD

Genre: Experimental

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*In process of stocking* Silvia Tarozzi and Deborah Walker have emerged as one of the most interesting duos in contemporary improvised music. First introduced to Unseen Worlds through their performance on the Philip Corner recording "Extreemizms: early & late", Tarozzi and Walker elevated recent recordings, Eliane Radigue "Occam Ocean 3", Pascal Criton "Infra", and Tarozzi’s own "Mi specchio e rifletto" to greatness. Their finely tuned sound makes even the most adventurous tones compelling.

With "Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d‘amore" the duo add folk music to their contemporary classical and improvised music roots, reinterpreting songs from their youth in rural Emilia that originated from the emancipation of working class women and the partisan Resistance in World War II, especially ones sung by choirs of female rice field workers, called Mondine or Mondariso. Their songs tell a story of hard, poorly paid work, love, the hypocrisy of society, protests, war, the challenge of working far from home, the violence of oppression and the need for political awareness. Following years of incorporating, reinventing, and transforming these songs within their practice, Tarozzi and Walker unlock emotional territory where their relationship with Emilia resonates in concert with other sounds and places.

 

Details
Cat. number: UW045CD
Year: 2022

Format

Silvia Tarozzi – violin, voice, bicycle bells

Deborah Walker – cello, voice, bicycle bells

Ola Obasi Nnanna – voice on track 6

Andrea Rovacchi – mbira on track 6

Artwork by Sun Pal: Lina Müller and Luca Schenardi

Release notes

Recorded ... between September 28th and October 1st 2020. Mixed ... between March and April 2021. Mastered ... in October 2021.

Tracklist
1Country Cloud3:33
2La Lega2:29
3Pietà L‘È Morta5:02
4Parziale2:29
5Il Bersagliere Ha Cento Penne3:19
6Il Bersagliere Ha Cento Penne4:29
7Meccanica Primitiva4:19
8Dondina6:03
9La Campéna Ed San Simòn - Ignoranti Senza Scuole8:33
10Fa La Nana4:34
11Tita3:12
12Sentite Buona Gente5:05
Credits
Lina Müller
Artwork
Luca Schenardi
Artwork
Deborah Walker
Cello, Voice, Bells [Bicycle Bells], Mixed By
Andrea Rovacchi
Mbira (6), Recorded By, Mastered By, Mixed By
Silvia Tarozzi
Violin, Voice, Bells [Bicycle Bells], Mixed By
Ola Obasi Nnanna
Voice (6)