
Editor's Note
Our October BF-Choice is “Maestrale”, the latest album by a trio from Liguria, Filippo Gambetta (diatonic accordion), Sergio Caputo (fiddle) and Carmelo Russo (guitar). It is a work of newly composed instrumental music characterised by masterful, elegant acoustic textures. The Genoese virtuoso organetto player has spoken to us about the new release. For our world music page we pay tribute to the remarkable Chartwell Shorayi Dutiro, recently departed. He has been one the main ambassadors of the mbira music of the Zimbabwean Shona people. It follows the review of Öngtupqa’s “Sacred Music of the Hopi Tribe”, whilst from India we meet the joyous “Times of Maharajas”, released by Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan. We move to Europe for this week’s recommended record, which is “Metamodal”, the comeback of Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet, where jazz, impro and classical music meet folk forms. Back on the paths of Italian music with propose “Bluesanza”, a new released by the Abruzzo singer Setak. Our live music covers the 2019 edition of “Li Ucci Festival”, held in Cutrofiano (Lecce) from 8 to 22 September. The jazz column brings to you a focus on keyboardist Riccardo Fassi, with a triptych of reviews: “Riccardo Fassi Tankio Band meets Fabio Morgera”, "Riccardo Fassi Tankio Band plays Zappa. The Return of the Fat Chicken” and “Portraits of Interior Landscape”, recorded with his quartet. We then deal with Paolo Paglia’s “Stabat Mater”. The saxophonist Stefano Di Battista, seen from the lens of Valerio Corzani closes issue # 426. Finally, we say goodbye to the jazz musician and improviser Gianni Lenoci, an extraordinary figure of pianist, composer and jazz teacher at the Conservatory of Monopoli, who passed away aged 56 on September 30th.
Ciro De Rosa
Direttore Editoriale di www.blogfoolk.com
BF-CHOICE
WORLD MUSIC
VIAGGIO IN ITALIA
I LUOGHI DELLA MUSICA
SUONI JAZZ
CONTEMPORANEA
CORZANI AIRLINES
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