Bella Maria

The charming voices of the Fratelli Mancuso are combined here with the buoyant saxophone sounds of Antonio Marangolo to create a fresh musical idiom based on a capella, rosaries and folk compositions.

“Bella Maria” presents a unique and vibrant portrait of their native Sicily and includes tracks from the movie by Antony Minghella THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, a Paramount Pictures production.

“Bella Maria” lifts its anchor in a sea of sand and clay, travelling through villages and along roads unchartered by the commonplace navigator.
On their voyage, the Fratelli Mancuso unveil vestiges left by men gone by, gently blowing on the layers of clay dust that hide them.
Not only do they depict the open-air theater of Sicily in all its imagery, customs and traditions, but also the Sicily that becomes a meeting place for a myriad of musical realities.

On this CD the voices of earth and iron (by no means incapable of buoyancy and charm), of the Fratelli Mancuso merge with the saxophone of Antonio Marangolo (himself a weathered navigator of other seas), and together they embark on a voyage between air and ground revealing a newly-discovered Sicily.

Guests:

Antonio Marangolo

TRACKLISTING:

• TI PREU MARIA (1:38)
• BELLA MARIA (7:08)
• SI DUMANI IA MURISSI (4:09)
• MARIA DI LI GRAZZI (3:52)
• ABBRAZZU (6:06)
• RUSARIU DI LA ‘MMACULATA (2:53)
• TIMPA (2:58)
• CUMU È SULA LA STRATA (5:02)
• ALI DI CARTA (6:15)
• A NAPOLI FANNU STRUMMULI (3:44)
• NI QUALI CIELU, STIDDA (3:06)