Article: Actores Alidos: Canti Delle Donne Sarde.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)

ACTORES ALIDOS

Canti Delle Donne Sarde

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With the recent international success of projects like I Muvrini and Tenores de Bitti, the polyphonic singing style of Sardinia and Corsica experienced a revival of sorts. Yin to that aforementioned Italian yang are Actores Alidos, a group of five female vocalists/percussionists interested in keeping archaic folk traditions alive through devotional and celebratory music. Canti Delle Donne Sarde is a collection of lullabies, carols and religious songs layered with an interesting arrangement of instrumentation: launeddas (flute with three reeds), sulitu (flute), trunfa (Jew's harp) and ...

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