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Saturday, October 29, 2005
  • Tenores de Oniferi, Photo by Silvia Giachello/www.holywood.it
    Tenores de Oniferi (Silvia Giachello/www.holywood.it)

    Sardinian Voices

    Small-group polyphonic singing in Sardinia, rooted in the pastoral world of the Italian island, is a rich tradition dating back thousands of years. Four male voices, a soloist singing the melody, and three harmony parts sung in a highly nasal manner, combine for a music filled with harmonies and overtones, sometimes with sung poetry improvised on the spot. Enjoy a rare treat on this edition of New Sounds, as the Tenores Di Oniferi, one of the outstanding vocal groups of “cantu a tenores,” perform this ancient and unusual music in the WNYC studio.

PROGRAM # 2235, Music from Sardinia & Corsica (First aired 1-12-04)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Tenores di Oniferi

AS'omine

AS'omine, excerpt [1:30]

Ideas#0001 Available at Amazon.com* or CDRoots.com

Enzo Favata

Voyage En Sardaigne

Boche E Notte [3:00]

Felmay #7013, www.felmay.it

Elena Ledda

Sonos

Sett'ispadas [3:00]

Dunya #8030, www.felmay.it

Enzo Favata

Voyage En Sardaigne

Sa Pippia [2:00]

See above.

Elena Ledda

Sonos

Su Dillu [3:30]

See above

Tenores Di Oniferi

Live

Ninna Nanna De Anton'Istene [2:30]
S'incontru Fortunadu [4:00]
Pao Ite Tottu Custu [5:00]

"Ninna nanna" is on the CD AS'omine See above for info on Tenores Di Oniferi recordings

I Muvrini

Au Zenith '93

Terzettu [3:00]

Columbia (France) #476942 Available at www.muvrini.com

Tra Ochju E Mare

Chants Corses

I Mulatteri D'ulmetu [3:30]

Silex/Auvidis #225004, out of print

Donnisulana

Per Agata

E Sette Galere [4:30]

Silex/Auvidis #225019 Available through Amazon France, www.amazon.fr

*, ** - Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

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