12 years after the release of his debut as a soloist
(My Roots, 2008) Andrea Piccioni is back with a
new album of unreleased songs titled: TAMBURO
E VOCE. As a separate voice the Drum is at the
forefront, it is beat and melody, singing and
pulsating at the same time. The Voice is a pivotal
and characterising feature essential to the album;
it is singing steeped in the past, intimate and
personal.
The instruments of the Italian tradition, such as
tamburello, tammorra, bass drum, Jew’s harp and
castanets rise to prominence thanks to Andrea’s
continuous creations and inventions. In some
songs, electronics is skilfully mixed with archaic
instruments and voice creating some layered
textures. Elsewhere, differently, few acoustic
elements charged with powerful and evocative
sound dominate, emphasized by accurate
recording and a stubborn and conscious mixing
aiming at enhancing every little nuance. Few but
essential companions complete the sonic mosaic
giving it richness and depth.
Andrea Piccioni: voce, tamburello, tammorra, tamburo, marranzano (jaw harp) davul, bendir,
ocean drum, spring drum, castanets, samples, elettronics
Vincent Noiret: chitarra battente, double bass
Pierfrancesco Mucari: soprano and alto sax, marranzano
Sirojiddin Juraev: dutar
Yinon Muallem: oud, cumbus
Matthias Haffner: pandeiro, berimbau