#2126: Barcelona-Born Bagpipes

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

World music from Portugal, Spain, and Italy takes center stage on this edition of New Sounds. Barcelona-born Susana Seivane is one of today’s premiere bagpipe virtuosos, having synthesized the most modern interpretive techniques with the "enxebre" style of the old pipers. Young Italian accordionist and composer Filippo Gambetta draws on a variety of European folk traditions in his disc Pria Goaea. The Simone Guiducci Gramelot Ensemble” intermingles gleefully romantic Italian folk-style themes with generous doses of improvisation, modern jazz structures and small-group arrangements.

PROGRAM #2126 New Music from Portugal, Spain, Italy (First aired on 2/26/03)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Madredeus	Lisbon	Mudar de Vida [1:00]	MetroBlue #81178 Info at www.metroblue.com OR available for purchase at Amazon.com*
Madredeus	Ainda	Miradouro de Santa Catarina [4:00] Guitarra [3:30]	MetroBlue #32636 Info at www.metroblue.com OR available for purchase at Amazon.com*
Susana Seivane	Alma De Buxo	Chao - Curuxeiras [3:30]	Green Linnet #3141 www.greenlinnet.com
Simone Guiducci Gramelot Ensemble	Chorale	Gramelot in 6/8 [7:00]	Felmay #7023 www.felmay.it OR info@felmay.it
Filippo Gambetta	Stria	Stephanie [4:30]	Felmay #8026 www.felmay.it OR info@felmay.it
Filippo Gambetta	Pria Goaea	Diatonic Episode #1 [6:00]	Felmay #8052 www.felmay.it OR info@felmay.it
Bäsk	Bäsk	Liabekken [4:30]	NorthSide #6036 www.noside.com OR available for purchase at *
Trio Eric Marchand	An Tri Breuer	Ton Hir [3:00]	Silex #225 008, Distr by Harmonia Mundi Available for purchase at t Amazon.com*, but best bet is to try www.fnac.com

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